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European stocks opened higher on Thursday as chipmakers rose on expectations of increased sales from US semiconductor company Nvidia. Shares of ASM International, BE Semiconductor and Extron rose between 1.6 and 3.2 percent, boosting the European technology sector 0.9 percent. Nvidia Corp. projected first-quarter revenue higher than Wall Street estimates …

Deutsche Telekom reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday, citing customer growth in Germany and strong performance from T-Mobile US, and forecast a slight rise in profits this year. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation after leases (EBITDA AL) of 9.96 billion euros ($10.58 billion) for the quarter, slightly …

Negative trading dominated the movements of the EURUSD pair during the previous trading session, within the expected bearish context in the last technical report, touching the first target of 1.0630, recording its lowest level near the psychological barrier of 1.0600. On the technical side today, and with a closer look …

On Wednesday, the dollar index rose by +0.39%. The dollar moved moderately higher and is just below last Friday’s 6-week high. A slump in stocks Wednesday boosted the liquidity demand for the dollar. Also, the hawkish minutes of the Jan 31-Feb 1 FOMC meeting supported the dollar, with policymakers anticipating …

Shares in Danone SA rose on Wednesday after the French food products group reported better-than-expected fourth quarter sales that were fueled by higher prices. Total sales during the three months to the end of December jumped by 12% on a reported basis to €7.01B (€1 = $1.0644), mainly driven by stronger pricing and …

European stocks opened lower on Wednesday, weighed down by a drop in mining stocks due to a fall in metals prices, and strong economic data raised concerns that interest rates will remain high for a longer period. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.4 percent by 0809 GMT. Investors …

The Japanese Nikkei index closed at its lowest level in a month on Wednesday, affected by a broad wave of selling amid global political tensions and fears that raising interest rates in the United States will lead to a slowdown in the global economy. The Nikkei index lost 1.34 percent …

The technical outlook remains unchanged, and the movements of the Euro-dollar pair did not change, within a sideways path between 1.0630 and above 1.0700. Technically, today, the euro-dollar pair is still stable below the resistance level of the psychological barrier 1.0700. However, upon closer look at the 240-minute chart, we …

European shares opened lower on Tuesday, with the impact of cautious expectations from HSBC on the Stoxx 600 index, while the optimistic performance of Engie shares mitigated some losses after the French energy company announced large annual profits. The European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.2 percent in the first hour …

Japanese stock markets ended lower on Tuesday, as investor confidence was shaken after a survey of companies showed that the country’s manufacturing activity contracted at the fastest pace in 30 months in February. The Nikkei index fell 0.21 percent to close at 27,473.10 points, and consumer goods stocks led the …