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US stocks advance towards record with rally in big tech

Bloomberg US stocks climbed toward an all-time high as a rally in technology companies tempered a slide in banks. Treasuries rose. The S&P 500 took aim at its February closing record, buoyed fresh Chinese stimulus overnight. The index twice popped above the high last week before fading. The Nasdaq 100 outperformed as a jump in Tesla Inc. and Nvidia Corp. ...

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Hedge funds turning bearish on dollar for first time since 2018

Bloomberg Hedge funds turned bearish on the dollar for the first time since May 2018, an indication that a summer slump in the world’s reserve currency will be prolonged. Net futures and options positions held by leveraged funds against eight other currencies dropped to minus 7,881 contracts last week, according to data aggregated from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The ...

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Indian stocks swing between gains, losses

Bloomberg Indian stocks swung between gains and losses as investors weighed corporate earnings that beat expectations against rising coronavirus infections. The S&P BSE Sensex were little changed at 37,872.50 as of 9:48 am in Mumbai after dropping as much as 0.4% and gaining as much as 0.6%. The NSE Nifty 50 Index swung in a similar range and most recently ...

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