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Sector movers: Life insurers, Aerospace and Defence pace losses
Life insurance and Aerospace and Defence issues paced losses on Tuesday, as mounting concerns around the ongoing second wave of Covid-19, especially in Southern and Eastern Europe, weakened investor sentiment.
Europe close: Stocks extend losses amid drag from second wave concerns
European shares finished sharply lower on Tuesday, having briefly moved back into positive territory around midday, despite strong earnings figures from corporate giants BP and HSBC.
Wednesday preview: US foreign trade, GlaxoSmithKline in the spotlight
The economic and corporate news-flow is light on Wednesday, although investors will continue to keep an eye on the election polls ahead of the 3 November presidential and Congressional elections in the US.
Eli Lilly falls short of Q3 EPS forecasts
Eli Lilly posted lower than expected quarterly earnings, but reaffirmed its full-year guidance for profits.
Euro area M3 money supply growth accelerates sharply in September
Money supply growth in the single currency bloc accelerated unexpectedly sharply in September, a possible positive signal for short-term growth prospects although it likely came too late to save fourth quarter gross domestic product.
US house prices rise by the most since 1991 in August, FHFA says
US house prices clocked in with their fastest pace of gains since 1991 in August, a closely-followed gauge of home price inflation showed.
US consumer confidence dips in September
Sentiment among US consumers dipped last month but confidence remained solid enough for many of them to be likely to continue to splash out, a widely-followed gauge showed.
Eli Lilly halts late stage trial into Covid-19 antibody treatment, but 'confident' it works
Eli Lilly and researchers at the National Institutes of Health have paused a late-stage clinical trial into a combination of the company's antibody treatment against Covid-19 in combination with Gilead Science's Remdesivir in severely ill patients.
Upside surprise for US durable goods orders for September
Outlays on investment goods continued growing at a steady pace last month, boosted by orders for transportation equipment.
Santander beats on Q3 net profits, adds to capital buffers
Spain's largest lender posted better-than-expected third quarter profits even as it strengthened its capital buffers.
Rolls Royce reportedly preparing temporary closures
Rolls Royce is reportedly preparing temporary closures and cuts to hours as part of plans purportedly aimed at offsetting the impact on the industry from the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and Brexit.
BP turns in a quarterly profit despite drop in oil trading results
BP managed to turn in a profit of $0. 1bn on a replacement cost basis, despite a "significantly" lower result in its oil trading arm, following the prior quarter's $6. 7bn loss.