Bloomberg India’s benchmark equity index extended gains with the highest close in more than five months after two opinion polls showed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition would be close to getting the seats needed to form a government, when election results are announced in May. The S&P BSE Sensex climbed 1.3 percent to 37,535.66 at the 3:30 p.m. close ...
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Technology rally lifts US stocks as Treasuries slip
Bloomberg US stocks bounced back from the worst week of the year, as the latest retail-sales data boosted confidence that the economy isn’t headed for a downturn. Treasuries slipped and the dollar held steady. The S&P 500 rose for the first time in six days, while the Nasdaq 100 jumped after Nvidia agreed to a deal and Apple was upgraded. ...
Read More »Sensex advances as India sets date for national polls
Bloomberg Indian stocks rose, with the benchmark equity index climbing to a more than five-month high, after the election commission set a date range for national polls, and said the result will be unveiled on May 23. The S&P BSE Sensex advanced 1 percent to 37,054.10, its highest close since September 19. The gauge rose 1.7 percent last week for ...
Read More »$10trn global stock rally gets realty check from slow growth
Bloomberg A $10 trillion global stock rally is showing signs of fragility, and you can blame the economy. Both the American and European benchmarks posted their biggest weekly losses since the darkest days of December’s sell-off, with the S&P 500 dropping 2.2 percent. While the week ended with the European Central Bank’s (ECB) dovish turn and President Donald Trump predicting a ...
Read More »Goldman Sachs cops to misstep on dollar call, eyes yen trade instead
Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was half right about what it expected to happen with a more dovish-sounding Federal Reserve. But that didn’t save its US dollar trade — so it’s trying a different tactic. The firm’s recent recommendation to short the US Dollar Index (DXY) hit its stop — the level at which a trade is halted so losses ...
Read More »US stocks edge lower as dollar rallies for fifth day
Bloomberg US stocks edged lower as investors struggled to find inspiration after a torrid start to the year. The dollar rallied for a fifth day. The S&P 500 Index fell 0.1 percent. Equities opened lower amid a lack of progress on the US-China trade deal before briefly erasing losses on home-sales and service-industries data that beat estimates. General Electric Co. ...
Read More »A $1trillion rally’s reward is billions of ETF outflows
Bloomberg European stocks may be off to a roaring start this year, but exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking them aren’t immune to the outflows that hit US equity funds earlier in the quarter. Despite an 11 percent surge for the Stoxx Europe 600 Index, ETFs targeting region’s shares have bled more than $4 billion in 2019. Among the biggest losers: benchmark ...
Read More »Global stocks drift, dollar climbs as trade news awaited
Bloomberg Global stocks drifted alongside US index futures on Tuesday, as investors searched for fresh direction after China lowered its growth forecasts and as speculation endured that a Sino-American trade deal is near. Treasuries fell while the dollar strengthened for a fifth day. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index reversed an earlier gain, with automakers and banking shares dragging the gauge ...
Read More »Greece to sell €2.5b of 10-year bonds
Bloomberg Greece marked a milestone in its recovery from a bruising financial crisis after agreeing to sell 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 billion) of 10-year bonds for the first time in nine years. The syndicated offer for the 2029 notes will price to yield 3.9 percent, less than an initial target of about 4.13 percent, a person familiar with the matter ...
Read More »Stocks, US futures climb on trade-deal optimism
Bloomberg US equity futures advanced alongside global stocks after the US and China were said to close in on a trade deal that may end American tariffs in return for Chinese concessions. The dollar edged higher with Treasuries, while commodities were mixed. Gains in media and construction shares led the Stoxx Europe 600 Index to the highest level in five ...
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