Category: Market Summary
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Relatively Tame Inflation Data Contributes To Strength On Wall Street
Stocks moved mostly higher during trading on Tuesday, extending the upward move seen over the course of Monday’s session. With the continued advance, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 once again reached their best closing levels in over a year, while the Dow set a four-month closing high. The major averages finished the day off…
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Tuesday’s Wall Street Highlights: CPI, Manchester United, Oracle, Toyota, Apple and more
The inflation rate hit its lowest annual level in about two years in May, with the CPI rising just 0.1% for the month. However, excluding food and energy, core inflation rose 0.4% on the month and 5.3% year-on-year. These numbers are in line with consensus estimates. At around 8:32 AM, Dow Jones (DOWI:DJI) futures were up 23 points,…
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North American Morning Briefing: Investors Brace for Key CPI Data
Market Wraps Watch For: CPI for May; Janet Yellen testifies to annual House committee hearing on The State of the International Financial System Today’s Top Headlines/Must Reads: – Fed-Rate Projections Could Rise to Underscore Inflation Anxieties – Inflation Has Likely Been Cut in Half but Is Still Too High – The Profit Squeeze Is On…
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US Futures, European Stocks Rise Ahead of Inflation Data
In the U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.2% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.1% Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 0.5% in morning trading. DocMorris added 5.3% and Hexagon Series B rose 4.3%. On the…
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Nasdaq, S&P 500 Reach Best Closing Levels In Over A Year
Stocks moved mostly higher during trading on Monday, adding to the modest gains posted last week. With the upward move on the day, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 reached their best closing levels in over a year. The major averages finished the day just off their highs of the session. The Nasdaq surged 202.78…
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Monday’s Wall Street Highlights: UBS, Illumina, Oracle, Salesforce, Chinook and more
US Index Futures advanced in premarket trading on Monday. The FOMC announces its decision on Wednesday and derivatives this Monday point to a 75.9% chance that the interest rate will be maintained between 5% and 5.25% in the US, while the high bet of 0.25 percentage point is at 24.1%, according to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s…
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North American Morning Briefing: Rate Decisions, Inflation Data Headline a Busy Week
Market Wraps Watch For: No major data scheduled; Oracle earnings Today’s Headlines/Must Reads – Jerome Powell’s Big Problem Just Got Even More Complicated – Wall Street Firms Up Bets on U.S. Consumers – U.S. to Allow South Korean, Taiwan Chip Makers to Keep Operations in China – A Bellwether Climate Case in Montana Seeks to…
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US Futures Up, European Stocks Gain as Investors Await Rate Decisions
In the U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.2% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.1% Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.4% in morning trading. Ocado Group rose 5.6% and CD Projekt added 4.9%. On the…
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U.S. Stocks Close Slightly Higher As Fed Meeting Looms
Stocks fluctuated over the course of the trading session on Friday before eventually ending the day modestly higher. With the uptick on the day, the S&P 500 reached its best closing level since mid-August. The major averages swung back and forth before closing slightly above the unchanged line. The Nasdaq rose 20.62 points or 0.2…
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US Futures Down, European Stocks Mostly Flat as Investors Look to Next Week’s Central Bank Rate Decisions
In the U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.3% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.3% Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 was flat in morning trading. Auto1 Group climbed 4.9% and Uniper rose 3%. On the other…