The dollar held firm on Monday after data showed surprise strength in the U.S. jobs market, but the currency was restrained from moving higher by worries about an escalation in the U.S.-China trade war. The dollar index stood almost flat at 97.704 in early Asian trade on Monday, after rising 0.3% on Friday. The euro traded at $1.10575 , after hitting a one-week low of $1.10395 on Friday. The dollar changed hands at 108.57 yen . It had lifted to 108.92 yen on the U.S. jobs data before losing...
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday extending rallies on Wall Street after strong jobs data, as investors closely watched key events this week including central bank meetings and the UK elections. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.34 per cent or 79.11 points to 23,433.51 in early trade, while the broader Topix index was up 0.36 per cent or 6.11 points at 1,719.47. Source : AFP
Gold held a decline after a better-than-expected U.S. payrolls report on Friday led to a surge in equities, damping demand for haven assets. Job gains roared back in November and wages topped estimates, giving the Federal Reserve more reason to hold interest rates steady after three straight cuts. Payrolls jumped 266,000 last month, the most since January, according to a government report that topped all forecasts in a Bloomberg survey. In focus this week are the Fed™s and...
Oil retreated from a 12-week high as optimism spurred by Saudi Arabia's surprise output cut was overshadowed by demand concerns. West Texas Intermediate for January delivery fell 28 cents, or 0.5%, to $58.92 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange as of 9:47 a.m. in Singapore. The contract closed at $59.20 on Friday, the highest since Sept. 17. It climbed 7.3% last week, the most since mid-June. Brent for February settlement dropped 23 cents, or 0.4%, to $64.16 a barrel on the...
Hong Kong stocks edged up at the start of business on Monday following a blockbuster US jobs report and on lingering hopes for the China-US trade talks. The Hang Seng index added 0.06 per cent, or 15.60 points, to 26,513.97. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.08 per cent, or 2.45 points, to 2,914.46 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, rose 0.23 per cent, or 3.83 points, to 1,644.16. Source : AFP
Shares in Shanghai ended firmer on Tuesday, after having dithered either side of flat, ahead of a key speech by U.S. President Donald Trump at the Economic Club of New York that may offer clues on the likelihood of a trade deal with China.
At the close, the Shanghai Composite index ticked up 0.2% to 2,914.82 points, while the blue-chip CSI300 index finished the session at 3903.69, largely unchanged from Monday™s close. CSI300™s financial sector sub-index closed higher by 0.2%, the consumer staples sector gained 0.4%, while information technology shares ended 0.2% lower.
The smaller Shenzhen index gained 0.2% and the start-up board ChiNext Composite index weakened by 0.1%.The market maintained a cautious stance awaiting clues on the Sino-U.S. phase-one trade deal, ahead of a speech by U.S. President Trump at the Economic Club of New York scheduled for later in the day.
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Hong Kong stocks edged up at the start of business on Monday following a blockbuster US jobs report and on lingering hopes for the China-US trade talks. The Hang Seng index added 0.06 per cent, or 15...
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday extending rallies on Wall Street after strong jobs data, as investors closely watched key events this week including central bank meetings and the UK elections. T...
Hong Kong closed more than one percent higher Friday, boosted by renewed hopes that China and the United States will eventually reach a partial trade deal. The Hang Seng index added 1.07 percent, or ...
U.S. stocks closed solidly higher Friday, helping to wipe out or chip away at weekly losses, after an key employment report for November ignited bullish buying on Wall Street, adding to some modest pr...
European stocks closed higher Friday as investors digested a better-than-expected nonfarm payrolls report from the U.S. The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed higher 1.16% to 407.35 with every sector in t...
The dollar held firm on Monday after data showed surprise strength in the U.S. jobs market, but the currency was restrained from moving higher by worries about an escalation in the U.S.-China trade war. The dollar index stood almost flat at 97.704 in early Asian trade on Monday, after rising 0.3% on Friday. The euro traded at $1.10575 , after hitting a one-week low of $1.10395 on Friday. The dollar changed hands at 108.57 yen . It had lifted to 108.92 yen on the U.S. jobs data before losing...
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday extending rallies on Wall Street after strong jobs data, as investors closely watched key events this week including central bank meetings and the UK elections. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.34 per cent or 79.11 points to 23,433.51 in early trade, while the broader Topix index was up 0.36 per cent or 6.11 points at 1,719.47. Source : AFP
Gold held a decline after a better-than-expected U.S. payrolls report on Friday led to a surge in equities, damping demand for haven assets. Job gains roared back in November and wages topped estimates, giving the Federal Reserve more reason to hold interest rates steady after three straight cuts. Payrolls jumped 266,000 last month, the most since January, according to a government report that topped all forecasts in a Bloomberg survey. In focus this week are the Fed™s and...
Oil retreated from a 12-week high as optimism spurred by Saudi Arabia's surprise output cut was overshadowed by demand concerns. West Texas Intermediate for January delivery fell 28 cents, or 0.5%, to $58.92 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange as of 9:47 a.m. in Singapore. The contract closed at $59.20 on Friday, the highest since Sept. 17. It climbed 7.3% last week, the most since mid-June. Brent for February settlement dropped 23 cents, or 0.4%, to $64.16 a barrel on the...
Hong Kong stocks edged up at the start of business on Monday following a blockbuster US jobs report and on lingering hopes for the China-US trade talks. The Hang Seng index added 0.06 per cent, or 15.60 points, to 26,513.97. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.08 per cent, or 2.45 points, to 2,914.46 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, rose 0.23 per cent, or 3.83 points, to 1,644.16. Source : AFP