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IG Markets, Afternoon Thoughts
Monday, 24 January 2011, 5:43 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets have started the week mixed following the supportive US leads and the general feeling that the worst of European sovereign debt crisis is behind us. The Nikkei 225 and Kospi are the best performers, up 0.3% and 0.1% ... More >>
IG Markets: Morning Prices
Monday, 24 January 2011, 12:06 pm | IG Markets
In the US on Friday, the major indices finished mixed as strong results from General Electric lifted the broader market. However, weakness among technology names weighed on the NASDAQ. More >>
IG Markets - Afternoon thoughts
Friday, 21 January 2011, 6:45 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are mixed despite mostly weaker leads from the US and fears over further tightening measures in China. The Kospi and Nikkei 225 are the worst performers, down 1% and 0.9% respectively while the Hang Seng is 0.1% lower. ... More >>
IG Markets Morning Prices
Friday, 21 January 2011, 10:51 am | IG Markets
In the US overnight, most stocks finished flat to modestly weaker, but well off their lows as investors tried to balance mixed economic and corporate news with further tightening concerns in China. The technology sector retreated for a second straight ... More >>
IG Markets Morning Prices
Thursday, 20 January 2011, 11:31 am | IG Markets
In the US overnight, the market finished with broad-based declines as a number of disappointing Q4 earnings reports, mainly from the financial sector weighed on the bourse. Lower-than-expected housing starts also dragged on confidence. More >>
IG Markets Morning Prices
Wednesday, 19 January 2011, 11:13 am | IG Markets
On Wall Street overnight, US stocks hit fresh multi-year highs on their way to another positive session as strength among energy and material names helped offset a worse-than-expected Q4 result from Citigroup. After the bell, IBM and Apple smashed expectations. Sentiment ... More >>
IG Markets Morning Prices
Tuesday, 18 January 2011, 10:44 am | IG Markets
With US markets closed for the Martin Luther King Jnr. holiday overnight, local markets are likely to take their cue from European and Asian trade. In Europe, the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index finished the session flat amid lower-volume trade as participants ... More >>
IG Markets Afternoon Thoughts
Monday, 17 January 2011, 4:48 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are mixed despite the very strong leads from the US session. The Shanghai Composite is the worst performer, down 1.9% while the Hang Seng and Kospi are both down more than 0.1%. The Nikkei 225 is flat on the session. More >>
IG Markets Morning Prices
Friday, 14 January 2011, 11:08 am | IG Markets
On Wall Street overnight, the major US indices finished modestly lower, albeit off their lows as worse-than-expected economic data halted yesterday’s rally. Drug maker Merck weighed on the Dow Jones Industrial Average after it reported problems ... More >>
IG Markets Afternoon Thoughts
Thursday, 13 January 2011, 5:00 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are mostly higher after improving investor sentiment following a successful bond auction in Portugal saw European and US markets post solid gains. The Hang Seng and Nikkei 225 are the top performers, both up 0.5% while ... More >>
IG Markets Morning Prices
Thursday, 13 January 2011, 11:45 am | IG Markets
In the US overnight, stocks finished at new record highs as the Federal Reserve reported improving economic conditions across the country and Portugal’s bond auction went well, with yields declining. Upbeat earnings outlooks for the banks also helped to ... More >>
IG Markets Morning Prices
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 11:03 am | IG Markets
On Wall Street overnight, the major indices finished the session modestly higher after upbeat earnings and rising commodity prices boosted investor confidence. In Europe, news that the ECB had been aggressively buying Portuguese debt and that Japan ... More >>
IG Markets Morning Prices
Tuesday, 11 January 2011, 12:24 pm | IG Markets
In the US overnight, the major indices finished the session mixed, but off session lows as renewed fears of European sovereign debt contagion emerged and as investors awaited Alcoa’s Q4 2010 earnings to kick off the latest round of earnings. More >>
IG Markets Morning Prices
Monday, 10 January 2011, 10:47 am | IG Markets
On Wall St on Friday, stocks posted modest declines as participants digested the weaker than expected nonfarm payrolls report and looked ahead to this week’s start of the US Q4 earnings season, which kicks off this evening with bellwether Alcoa. More >>
IG Markets - Afternoon thoughts
Friday, 7 January 2011, 6:48 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are mostly higher despite the predominantly weaker overnight leads and nervousness ahead of tonight’s US nonfarm payrolls figure. The Shanghai Composite is the standout performer, up 0.5% while the Hang Seng and ... More >>
IG Markets: Morning Prices
Friday, 7 January 2011, 1:45 pm | IG Markets
On Wall Street overnight, the major US indexes finished mixed as the US dollar rallied on a slightly better-than-expected jobless claims figure and as participants positioned themselves ahead of what’s expected to be quite a strong nonfarm payrolls number ... More >>
IG Markets, Afternoon Thoughts
Thursday, 6 January 2011, 6:07 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are mixed despite the positive leads from the US and sharply stronger-than-expected private-sector jobs data. The Nikkei 225 is the standout performer, gaining 1.2% to hit another the highest level in nearly 8 months. Elsewhere, ... More >>
IG Markets: Morning Prices
Thursday, 6 January 2011, 12:23 pm | IG Markets
In the US overnight, most stocks finished at fresh two-year highs as investors cheered the stronger-than-expected ADP jobs report and the ISM Non-manufacturing index. In a very encouraging sign, the jobs report showed 297,000 new jobs had been added to ... More >>
IG Markets: Morning Prices
Wednesday, 5 January 2011, 1:25 pm | IG Markets
On Wall Street overnight, US stocks finished the session mixed after hitting multiyear highs and despite positive economic news in the form of stronger-than-expected factory orders and comments from the FOMC minutes saying the economy hadn’t improved enough ... More >>
IG Markets - Afternoon thoughts
Tuesday, 4 January 2011, 7:47 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets have started the New Year on the front foot following the positive leads from Wall Street. The Nikkei 225 is the best performer, up 1.6% as the improving global outlook drove demand Japanese blue chips. Elsewhere, the ... More >>
