[ad_1] As the US stock market prepares to open for the holiday shortened week, the major indices are looking to open little changed. The Dow is up 49 points after closing up 184.74 points on Wednesday The S&P is up 0.88 points after closing up 18.45 points on Wednesday The Nasdaq is trading -9.5 points
[ad_1] The major European indices are closing the day marginally higher: German Dax, +0.22% France CAC, +0.20% UK FTSE 100, +0.06% Spain’s Ibex, +0.34% Italy’s FTSE MIB, +0.68% Euro Stoxx, +0.30% For the trading week, Spain’s Ibex led the upside, while the UK FTSE 100 and Italy’s FTSE MIB closed lower for the week. :
[ad_1] Share: The New Zealand Dollar continues cruising higher on broadly positive market sentiment. The Kiwi rises in line with global equities as Oil continues its downtrend and US PMIs come in mixed. NZD/USD ends the week on a high note, rising to within close proximity of the 200-day SMA at 0.6100. The
[ad_1] The major US indices are closing mixed on the day with the Dow leading the way higher. The broader S&P is little changed, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq is down marginally. The final numbers are showing: Dow Industrial Average is up 117.12 points or 0.33% at 35390.14 S&P is up 2.70 points or 0.06% at
[ad_1] Share: The 1.8% decline in the US Dollar Index (DXY) last week was the largest since the second week of July. Economists at Société Générale analyze Greenback’s outlook. DXY at risk of a deeper retracement towards 102.55 A close below the 200-DMA (103.62) put the DXY at risk of a deeper retracement
[ad_1] Closing changes on the day: Stoxx 600 +1.0% German DAX +0.8% UK FTSE 100 +1.2% French CAC +0.9% Italy MIB +0.8% Spain IBEX +1.0% On the week: Stoxx 600 +2.8% German DAX +4.5% UK FTSE 100 +1.9% French CAC +2.7% Italy MIB +2.7% Spain IBEX +4.1% This article was written by Adam Button at
[ad_1] Share: The AUD/JPY saw a late break higher in Friday’s broad-market sentiment recovery. The Aussie is catching a bounce from the 200-hour SMA and a rising trendline. The technicals are leaning bullish with more upside on the cards, but headwinds remain. The AUD/JPY snuck over the 97.50 level just ahead of the
[ad_1] On the day: S&P 500 +0.1% Nasdaq Comp +0.1% DJIA flat Russell 2000 +1.2% Toronto TSX Comp +0.6% On the week: S&P 500 +2.2% Nasdaq Comp +2.4% DJIA +1.9% Russell 2000 +5.3% Toronto TSX Comp +2.6% That’s a nice weekly gain for the Russell 2000 but it’s a long way to go to get
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[ad_1] Share: The Euro has stepped higher against the Pound Sterling for five straight trading days. The EUR/GBP briefly saw a fresh six-month high on Friday. Economic data has mixed for both the EU and the UK, but the market’s hat tip goes to the Euro. The EUR/GBP wraps up another trading week
