Nasdaq 100 futures fell slightly Monday evening after stocks bounced in the afternoon and ahead of Big Tech earnings. Futures tied to the tech focused index fell 0.1%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures and S&P 500 futures were little changed.In regular trading Monday, the Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.3%. The Dow …
Read More »US stocks extend losses for the second day
US stock index futures continued to decline for the second day in a row, as US stock indices declined significantly ahead of Wednesday’s trading session, affected by the latest negative escalations in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Where the futures contracts for the Dow Jones decreased to 34,411.00 …
Read More »S&P 500 Touches Monthly Gains Despite Profit Taking
US equities are modestly lower across the board on Wednesday, as investors take profit following the recent impressive run higher. Waning Russo-Ukraine optimism, robust US data that solidified Fed tightening expectations and yield curve inversions were all cited as worries.The S&P 500 currently trades just above 4600 and on course …
Read More »US Stocks Gain Momentum In Last Hour Trading
US stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow and S&P notching their fourth straight session of gains, on optimism some progress was being made toward a deal to resolve the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.Russia pledged to cut down on military operations around Kyiv and in northern Ukraine, while Ukraine …
Read More »US Equities Rally For Best One Week Gain Since November
US equities are higher for a fourth session, with the S&P 500 breaking to its highest levels since Russia invaded Ukraine. The index is trading in the 4430s, up 0.6% on the day and over 5.5% on the week. That would mark the best week of gains since November 2020.US …
Read More »US Dollar Surges Over Putin’s Positive Comment On Peace Talks
The US dollar edged higher on Friday while other safe-haven and commodity-linked currencies declined, after Russian President Vladimir Putin said there had been some progress in talks between Moscow and Ukraine.Putin said in a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko that there had been “certain positive shifts” in negotiations …
Read More »US Dollar Surges Over Putin’s Positive Comment On Peace Talks
The US dollar edged higher on Friday while other safe-haven and commodity-linked currencies declined, after Russian President Vladimir Putin said there had been some progress in talks between Moscow and Ukraine.Putin said in a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko that there had been “certain positive shifts” in negotiations …
Read More »US Economic Optimism Tumbles As Investors Become Gloomier
Optimism on the US economy dived to an 18-month low as omicron infection levels exploded in addition to the hot inflation hitting unprecedented highs according to the latest IBD/TIPP Poll.The major shift came among investors, who are suddenly feeling more bearish about the US economic scene than they have been …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 27 Dec.
Investors and traders quietly resumed activity immediately after turning from a long weekend, with a thrust of optimism as reports suggest that the Omicron variant is much less serious. Before the end of the trading session, news came from France about the reintroduction of restrictions on Omicron Covid-19 spike, the …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 23-12-2021
For the second day in a row, positive sentiment has dominated financial markets worldwide on the back of some important US economic data and positive news about Covid-19.It is expected that the volume of transactions in the financial markets will witness a noticeable decline in liquidity rates, starting from Friday, …
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