Wall Street dropped on Friday after a Chinese agriculture delegation canceled a planned visit to Montana next week, dampening optimism about U.S.-China trade talks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 160.19 points, or 0.59%, to 26,934.6, the S&P 500 lost 15.08 points, or 0.50%, to 2,991.71 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 65.21 points, or 0.8%, to 8,117.67. Source : Reuters
Hong Kong stocks ended the week with another loss Friday as investors fret over the impact of weeks of sometimes violent protests on the city's economy. The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.13 percent, or 33.28 points, to 26,435.67. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.24 percent, or 7.17 points, to 3,006.45 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, added 0.16 percent, or 2.72 points, to 1,675.35. Source : AFP
Oil prices inched higher on Tuesday, though gains were checked amid an escalation in the trade war between the United States and China.
Brent crude futures were at $70.27 a barrel at 0104 GMT, up 6 cents, or 0.1%, from their last close. Brent ended the previous session little changed.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $61.17 per barrel, up 12 cents, or 0.2%, from their previous settlement. WTI closed the last session steady on the day.
Analysts said the U.S.-China trade war was overshadowing the market, though market fundamentals provided some support.
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Wall Street dropped on Friday after a Chinese agriculture delegation canceled a planned visit to Montana next week, dampening optimism about U.S.-China trade talks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 160.19 points, or 0.59%, to 26,934.6, the S&P 500 lost 15.08 points, or 0.50%, to 2,991.71 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 65.21 points, or 0.8%, to 8,117.67. Source : Reuters
Hong Kong stocks ended the week with another loss Friday as investors fret over the impact of weeks of sometimes violent protests on the city's economy. The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.13 percent, or 33.28 points, to 26,435.67. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.24 percent, or 7.17 points, to 3,006.45 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, added 0.16 percent, or 2.72 points, to 1,675.35. Source : AFP