European shares rose on Monday, led by mining and energy stocks as commodity prices rose, while investors awaited a series of business results, as several giant companies are scheduled to announce their results this week. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.02% by 0707 GMT after Asian indices rallied slightly. …
Read More »GBP/JPY: Touches The Target of The Bearish Correction
Negative trades dominated the GBP/JPY, within the bearish correction as expected, touching our target at 156.00, recording the lowest level at 155.93. Technically, we tend to be negative, relying on trading below 156.50 level, accompanied by the RSI gaining more bearish momentum over the short time frames. Therefore, we are …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 22-10-2021
The S&P500 and Nasdaq were down at the opening session on Friday after chipmaker Intel warned of falling profit margins. Snap topped the losses among social media companies after reporting that digital ads had been affected by Apple’s privacy changes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 4.64 points, or 0.01%, …
Read More »Business Results Lead European Shares Higher
European markets opened the session higher, as global sentiment was unexpectedly boosted by interest payments from debt-laden China’s Evergrande Group, while L’Oréal’s strong earnings and tech shares further supported it. The Stoxx 600 index of European shares rose 0.2%, while Asian shares rose after news that the Chinese real estate …
Read More »GBP/JPY: Touches TheTarget And The Negativity in Place
Negative trading dominated the movements of the pound sterling against its Japanese counterpart within the expected bearish path during the previous analysis, touching the awaited target 157.30, recording its lowest level in the last session’s trading session, 156.78. On the technical side today, and by looking at the 60-minute chart, …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 21-10-2021
The European session was mostly quiet, with the dollar holding steady while commodity currencies fell after an early advance in Asia Pacific trading. A slightly weaker risk mood in European morning trade may keep risky trade more cautious, as the Australian dollar fell from 0.7540 earlier today to 0.7480 before …
Read More »European Shares Fall, Affected by Evergrande Crisis
European shares incurred losses at the beginning of today’s session, affected by negative sentiment stemming from renewed concerns about the real estate sector in China and mixed quarterly earnings results. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.4%, retreating from a six-week high. Asian stocks also fell after news of a …
Read More »GBP/JPY: Continues The Bullish Rally
The pair hit the strong resistance mentioned in yesterday’s analysis at 158.20, which we mentioned as an essential condition to complete the bullish trend, pushing the pair to trade negatively again at 157.40. Technically, the bullish trend is still valid and effective. Still, with a closer look at the 60-minute …
Read More »European Shares Falling Affected by Weak Results
European shares fell on Wednesday, as weak earnings from French luxury goods company Kering and Dutch semiconductor ASML outweighed strong results from Nestle and other companies. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.1 percent, although Asian shares rose, supported by a strong Wall Street close on Tuesday. And Kering’s …
Read More »GBP/JPY: Continues The Bullish Rally
The British pound continued to rise against its Japanese counterpart, within the positive outlook, as we expected, touching the target of 158.20, posting a high of 158.20. Today’s technical aspect indicates the possibility of continuing the rise due to building on 157.30 support floor, accompanied by the positive motive for …
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