Market Pulse - Usa
US close: Stocks closes higher as data suggests manufacturing slowdown is easing
Wall Street stocks closed higher on Monday, kicking off the month on a positive note as an unexpectedly strong reading on Chinese manufacturing overnight and some encouraging data back Stateside boosted sentiment.
FX round-up All eyes on Parliament as pound bounces back, Turkish lira finds a bid
Sterling jumped back at the start of the week, even as investors waited on the results of Monday night's indicative votes in the House of Commons.
Kellogg's offloads Keebler and Famous Amos brands to Ferrero
Food manufacturer Kellogg's revealed on Monday that it will be selling its Keebler, Famous Amos and fruit snacks businesses to Nutella-maker Ferrero for a total of $1. 3bn.
US open: Stocks open higher as Chinese data boosts sentiment
Wall Street trading kicked off the month of April on a positive note, helped by an unexpectedly strong reading on Chinese manufacturing overnight and some encouraging data back Stateside.
America's FDA approves Circassia's latest respiratory treatment
Circassia Pharmaceuticals announced on Monday that the US Food and Drug administration had approved its latest treatment for obstructive pulmonary disease called Duaklir.
US retail sales volumes dip unexpectedly in February
US retail sales volumes dipped unexpectedly last month, amid a sharp drop in sales of building materials, although the prior month's reading was revised sharply upwards.
Bonds: Strong China manufacturing PMI sees risk appetite pick up
These were the movements in some of the most closely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.