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Dollar Drops on Yellen Comments, China Shares Rise: Markets Wrap
January 20th, 2017
Shanghai equities advance as GDP growth tops forecasts Gold heads for fourth weekly gain before Trump inauguration The dollar weakened after Janet Yellen said it’s prudent for the Federal Reserve to gradually adjust policy over time, while Chinese equities extended ...
Oil prices rise as markets eye OPEC, non-OPEC production cuts
January 3rd, 2017
Oil prices rose in the first trading hours of 2017, buoyed by hopes that a deal between OPEC and non-OPEC members to cut production, which kicked in on Sunday, will be effective in draining a global supply glut. International ...
CMC reports Net operating income down 4%
November 23rd, 2016
For the six months ended £ million (unless otherwise stated) 30 September 2016 30 September 2015 Change Net operating income 75.5 78.9 (4%) Profit before tax 18.8 26.5 (29%) Earnings per share (pence) 5.1 7.2 (29%) Number of trades ...
European stock markets rallied
November 7th, 2016
European stock markets rallied with the UK’s FTSE 100 jumping nearly 103 points or 1.5% to 6,793 as investors expressed relief at the FBI’s announcement that it would take no action against Hillary Clinton over emails linked to the Democrat ...
Markets brace for ‘black swan’ impact of US presidential election
November 1st, 2016
The reopening of the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails may result in a surprise outcome of the US presidential election on November 8, which could shock global stock markets worse than any ‘black swan’, Citi analysts warn. “With ...
Emerging Markets Rally as Fed Bets Pulled; Japanese Stocks Fall
September 7th, 2016
Weak U.S. economic data slashes odds of a September rate hike Japanese shares retreat as yen strengthens; oil near $45 Emerging-market stocks and currencies rallied with European equity index futures after a slew of weak U.S. economic data quelled ...
Asia markets erase early losses as traders digest ECB easing
March 11th, 2016
Asia markets reversed early losses to trade mostly higher on Friday, as traders digested fresh easing from the European Central Bank (ECB) overnight. The Japanese benchmark Nikkei 225 erased losses to close up 86.52 points, or 0.51 percent, at 16,938.87. The ...
FTSE and European markets edge higher ahead despite Asia decline
January 21st, 2016
UK and European stocks wavered early on 21 January before gradually edging into the black, as they successfully shrugged off a disappointing session in Asia, where equity markets fell across the board. Midway through the session, London’s FTSE 100 ...
FTSE 100 at lowest since 2013 as markets panic over China’s downfall on ‘Black Monday’
August 24th, 2015
The FTSE 100 fell below the 6,000 mark for the first time since 2013 as global stock markets have responded to the free fall of shares in Asia on what has been dubbed ‘Black Monday’. After the Shanghai Composite, ...
ESMA agrees to further renewal of short selling ban by Greek HCMC
July 21st, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued its official opinion agreeing to a further renewal, for a period of seven days, of the emergency short selling prohibition originally imposed by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) under ...