Market Report - Us
US open: Stocks drift lower, Dow Jones at 20,000 proves too much to ask for
Wall Street was drifting lower in light-volume trading following the release of a weaker than expected reading on the state of factory activity in the US Midwest.
US open: Stocks little changed as Dow drifts from 20,000
US stocks were little changed on Thursday as a slew of data was released, while the Dow’s advance to the 20,000 mark loses speed.
US open: Stocks in the red as Dow edges away from 20k, oil prices gain
US equity markets were in the red on Wednesday as the Dow edged away from the elusive 20,000 mark, while oil prices gained on the expected production cut coming into effect in the new year.
US open: Stocks flat in thin volumes ahead of Christmas
US stocks were little changed on Friday amid thin volumes, with many traders already away form their desks for the Christmas break, as the Dow pulled further away from the 20,000 mark.
US open: Stocks dip despite upbeat GDP data; Dow pulls away from 20,000 mark
US stocks nudged lower on Thursday despite data indicating the country’s economy was in rude health, as the Dow drifted further away from the 20,000 mark it has been flirting with recently.
US open: Stocks low while Dow shy of 20,000 mark
US equity markets were down on Wednesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average remained at touching distance of the 20,000 mark, while the dollar fell.
US open: Stocks in the green as dollar rebounds; Dow flirts with 20,000
US equity markets were in the green on Tuesday as the dollar rebounded and the Dow flirted with the 20,000 mark.
US open: Stocks rise as investors eye Yellen speech
US equity markets nudged up on Monday, as investors eyed Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen’s speech less than a week after the central bank hiked interest rates by 25 basis points.
US open: Stocks up as dollar stabilises after recent gains
US stocks were higher on Friday as the dollar stabilised following gains in the wake of a more hawkish-than-expected Federal Reserve on the rate outlook this week, while oil prices advanced.
US open: Markets higher as investors mull Fed rate hike
US stocks were on the front foot on Thursday as investors mulled the second interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve in a decade, while a stack of data was released.
US open: Stocks in the red as Fed rate hike looms
US equity markets were in the red on Wednesday as an expected 25 basis point rate hike from the Federal Reserve looms over investors.
US open: Stocks rally as investors price in Fed rate hike
US stocks rallied on Tuesday as investors priced in a rate hike by the Federal Reserve for the second time in nearly 10 years, with the tone of the accompanying statement likely to be scrutinised for further clues.
US open: Oil stocks diverge as investors take profits ahead of Fed's hike
US equity markets were mostly down on Monday, as investors looked towards the Federal Reserve policy meeting later this week.
US open: Stocks rise as ECB extends QE
US stocks ticked higher on Thursday following the prior day's record gains, while the European Central Bank announced it will extend its quantitative easing programme but taper its purchases after March 2017.
US open: Stocks mostly higher on hope of rescue for Italy's banks
US equity markets were mostly higher on Wednesday on the coattails of its European peers which advanced on the hope of bailout for its struggling banks.
US open: Stocks mixed as Monte dei Paschi state bailout looms
US stocks were mostly down on Tuesday, as investors monitored the plight of Italy’s banks, while a state bailout for its oldest looms.
US open: Stocks higher as investors shrug off Italian referendum result
US equity markets were on the front foot on Monday, largely shrugging off the ‘no’ vote from the Italian referendum on constitutional reform and the resignation of its Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
US open: Stocks mostly higher as non-farm payrolls rise
US stocks were mostly higher as data revealed that unemployment fell to its lowest level in nine years, with the Federal Reserve on course for an expected rate hike in a fortnight.
US open: Stocks mostly down after Wednesday's OPEC gains
US equity markets were mostly down on Thursday, as investors digested the deal reached by OPEC members to cap oil production in a bid to push up prices.