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Most Japanese stocks fell on Tuesday, as the country’s financial sector shares were affected by the tension surrounding the US banking system, while shares of export companies got a boost from the weaker yen. Brokerage firm Nomura Holdings fell 1.98 percent, hitting a new low for the current year. Banking …

The US dollar rose in early holiday-affected European trade Monday, kicking off a week that features policy-setting meetings from the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, as well as the monthly US employment report. The dollar index, which measures the value of the US currency against a basket of …

The Japanese Nikkei index rose to its highest level in more than eight months on Monday, surpassing the key level of 29 thousand points, after the Bank of Japan continued its easy monetary policy that pushed the yen to its lowest level in nearly two months. The railways and airlines …

European stocks rose on Friday, echoing overnight gains on Wall Street, supported by strong corporate earnings as investors awaited first-quarter GDP growth estimates in the euro zone to assess the strength of the region’s economies. The pan-European Stoxx 600 rose 0.3 percent, but was on track for its first weekly …

Japan’s Nikkei rose to an eight-month high on Friday after the Bank of Japan kept its ultra-loose monetary policy unchanged, boosting the index further after a series of strong corporate results boosted it. The Nikkei index rose to 28,879.24 points for the first time since August 19, and closed near …

The Canadian dollar approached the first target during the previous trading session at 1.3650, recording its highest level at 1.3645. Technically, and by looking at the 4-hour chart, we renew that the pair started to exit from the ascending channel, and we find that the relative strength index started to …

Oil, Crude, trading

Mixed trading tended to be positive, dominating the movements of the US crude oil futures contracts during the previous trading session, trying to take advantage of the support base for the psychological barrier of 74.00 within limited attempts to achieve some bullish rebound. Technically, the simple moving averages continue to …

A limited bearish tendency dominated the movements of the EUR/USD pair during the previous trading session due to the selling pressure around the 1.1060 resistance level, which led the pair to retest the 1.1000 support. On the technical side today, and with a closer look at the 4-hour chart, we …

Most Japanese stocks rose on Thursday, led by manufacturing companies, on profit optimism, while concerns about the banking sector weighed on financial companies. The Nikkei index rose 0.15 percent to close at 28,457.68 points, recovering from a drop of 0.6 percent at the beginning of the session. The broader Topix …