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European stocks opened nearly 1 percent lower on Friday, with interest rate-sensitive technology stocks negatively affected by expectations the Federal Reserve will continue tightening monetary policy, while Mercedes-Benz and Sica rose thanks to a strong earnings announcement. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.9% by 0813 GMT, with technology …

European stocks opened higher on Thursday, supported by Airbus, which also lifted the French blue-chip index to near a record high, while mining companies led sectoral gains as commodity prices rose. The Stoxx 600 index of European shares rose 0.7 percent, and the French CAC 40 index rose 0.9 percent, …

Japan’s Topix index closed Thursday at a 2-1/2 month high as auto and tire makers rebounded after the yen fell, and Wall Street’s rally at the close last night lifted market sentiment. The broader Topix index rose 0.71 percent to close at 27,696.44 points. The yen hovered near a six-week …

Oil, Crude, trading

A bullish tendency dominated the movements of the Canadian dollar yesterday. However, as a reminder, we remained neutral for the moment due to the conflict between the technical signals, explaining that activating buying positions depends on confirming the breach of 1.3380 to target 1.3410 & 1.3460, to suffice for recording …

Oil, Crude, trading

The price of US crude oil futures witnessed mixed movements during the last trading session to start achieving the expected bearish scenario during the middle of yesterday’s session, touching the required target 77.30, to return to the bullish rebound to test the resistance level of 79.00. Technically, the price moved …

The single European currency declined significantly against the US dollar, within the downside track, as we expected during the previous technical report, touching the first target to be achieved at 1.0680, to record its lowest level at 1.0660. On the technical side today, we find the EUR/USD pair achieved some …

European stocks opened lower on Wednesday, with British bank Barclays falling after it reported disappointing earnings and French luxury group Kering falling after revenue from its Gucci brand slumped. The Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 0.3 percent, while Barclays fell 8.1 percent to the bottom of the index. The banking …

The Nikkei fell on Wednesday, tracking lower US stock futures as investors digested hawkish rhetoric from the Federal Reserve (Central Bank of America) after the US inflation report. A jump in US bond yields overnight contributed to the rise in Japanese bank stocks, but hurt real estate stocks. The Nikkei …