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US open: Stocks mostly down as earnings season approaches
Ahead of the approaching corporate earnings season, US stocks were mostly down on Monday as the Dow backed away from the 20,000 mark amid a rising dollar and lower oil prices.
US close: Markets mostly lower ahead of earnings season
Ahead of the approaching corporate earnings season, US stocks were mostly down on Monday as the Dow backed away from the 20,000 mark amid a rising dollar and lower oil prices.
Bonds: Yields fall amid Fedspeak, analysts see euro area surprise in 2017
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
Sector movers: Bond proxies lead gains
So-called 'bond proxies' led the advance in the stockmarket in a generally risk-off session for shares that saw government bond prices gain, pushing their yield lower.
Commodities: US rig count, Iraqi output weigh on crude oil futures
Data showing continued increased US oil and gas exploration activity weighed on energy futures, more than offsetting a tailwind from a slight retreat in the US dollar.
Europe close: Stocks finish in the red
European stocks finished the day with modest losses dipped despite the release of better-than-expected unemployment figures out of the single currency area.
Sareum Holdings receives milestone payment
Sareum Holdings, an AIM listed specialist cancer drug discovery and development company, has announced the attainment of a $2m milestone payment as part of the Chk1 license agreement between its co-investment partner the CRT Pioneer Fund and Sierra Oncology, formerly known as ProNAi Therapeutics.
London close: FTSE hits longest record-setting streak in 33 years
The FTSE 100 closed at an eighth consecutive record high on Monday as the pound plunged in response to fresh Brexit fears sparked by remarks from Prime Minister Theresa May.
Small cap round up
Integrated property services and project delivery company Styles&Wood announced on Monday that it has acquired the entire issued share capital of specialist mechanical, electrical and environmental consultancy services provider, The GDM Group, for an initial consideration of £4m to be satisfied in cash and shares.
Clinigen enters into second agreement with Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
Clinigen Group, an AIM listed global pharmaceutical and services company, and Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, a US specialty pharmaceutical company have entered into their second exclusive agreement to commercialise the oncology support drug Totect in the US.
Monday broker round-up
Reckitt Benckiser: Berenberg reiterates hold with a target price of 7300p.
FTSE 250 movers: Halma gets healthy boost; metals stocks down
The FTSE 250 index was 0. 23% higher at 18,384. 09 in the late afternoon.
Instem appoints new COO
Instem, a provider of IT solutions to the global early development healthcare market, has appointed MaryBeth Thompson as chief operating officer with immediate effect.
May backtracks on Hard Brexit stance
British prime minister Theresa May has cooled talk of a Hard Brexit after her comments on Sunday sent the pound falling to a ten-week low against the euro on Monday.
Kennedy Ventures appoints mining veteran as CEO
AIM-listed Kennedy Ventures appointed mining veteran Larry F. Johnson as a director and chief executive of the investment firm.
Elections likely as NI Deputy First Minister McGuinness resigns in protest
Northern Ireland's power-sharing government is on the brink of collapse following the resignation of Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness on Monday, in protest over the conduct of First Minister Arlene Foster and her Democratic Unionist Party.
FX round-up: Cable lower as markets focus on PM's remarks
Cable continued its recent push lower following remarks by the Prime Minister over the weekend which some market commentary took to mean the chances of a so-called 'hard' Brexit had increased.
Fiat Chrysler plans to create 2,000 jobs with plant modernisation
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said it plans to invest more than $1bn in the modernisation of two plants in the US Midwest, creating 2,000 jobs in the process.
Director dealings: Second Next NXD makes small purchase
A second Next director has bought a handful of shares in the retailer as the prince wallowed around four year lows.
Nektan unlocks next level of revenue in second quarter
Nektan, the business-to-business (B2B) gaming solutions and services provider, played its way towards a 71% rise in net gaming revenue (NGR) to £3. 6m in the three months ended 31 December 2016.