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Sector movers: Technology issues, Homebuilders pace gains
Technology issues performed best on Tuesday helped by fresh record highs for the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index on Wall Street.
Wednesday preview: China CPI, Fed's Powell in focus
Financial markets' focus in the middle of the week will shift to readings for consumer price inflation from around the world and speeches from the heads of several of the world's main central banks.
Europe close: Oil and Gas, Travel names drag on indices
European shares finished on a mixed note on Tuesday as investors booked profits following the rally seen during the last few days, driven by vaccine roll-outs and hopes the US Covid-19 relief package would make swift progress through Congress.
US job openings and 'quits' rate rise in December
US companies hired fewer people at the end of 2020, but in a slightly positive omen for the economy, the number of job openings increased.
US small business confidence dips in January, survey shows
Small business confidence in the US dipped at the start of the year with many company owners downbeat after Democrats won the presidential election and new Covid-19 cases surged, the results of a closely-followed survey revealed.
BofA double upgrades Asos to 'buy'
Analysts at Bank of America sounded a very 'bullish' on shares of Asos, adding them to their 'What's Big Small and Midcap Europe' list as well.
'Jury still out' on whether world needs new Covid-19 vaccines, Oxford's Pollard says
It remains to be seen whether the world needs new vaccines to fend off the new strains of novel coronavirus, a top researcher said.
AstraZeneca vaccine protects against severe Covid-19 from SA variant, ShoreCap says
The novel coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford is likely effective in preventing severe cases of Covid-19, or those requiring hospitalisation, analysts at Shore Capital said.