Jan 3 (Reuters) - Australian shares are seen edging higher on Wednesday after a quiet entry into the year, with investors expected to take heart from Wall Street's strong start to 2018.Material stocks are likely to buoy the Australian market, riding on a rally in metal prices.The local share price index futures rose 0.1 percent or 8 points to 6,030, a 31.3-point discount to the underlying S&P/...Read More
Jan 3 (Reuters) - Stock MarketsNet ChngStock MarketsNet ChngS&P/ASX 200** 6,061.3-3.8NZX 50**8,398.08 -10.45DJIA**24,797.4477.47 NIKKEI**22,764.94-19.04Nasdaq**6,997.17593.941FTSE**7,648.1-39.67S&P 500** 2,691.50 17.87 Hang Seng** 30,515.31596.16SPI 200 Fut 6,026.00.07STI** 3,430.327.38SSEC**3,349.05241.8799 KOSPI** 2,479.65 12.16------------------------------------------------------------...Read More
Jan 2 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed at record highs on Tuesday in the first session of the new year as investors were optimistic that 2018 will bring more gains for the market.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 104.42 points, or 0.42 percent, to 24,823.64, the S&P 500 gained 22.2 points, or 0.83 percent, to 2,695.81 and the Nasdaq Composite added 103.51 points, or 1.5 pe...Read More
ALL TIMES IN EST/GMT -------------------------------------------------------0700/1200: The USDA issues weekly world rice price.1000/1500: The Commerce Dept. issues Construction Spending for November.No set time: The Association of American Railroads issues Weekly Traffic of Major Railroads.1400/1900: The Federal Open Market Committee issues minutes from its Dec. 12-13 meeting.1630/2130: The Americ...Read More
* ECB's Coeure sees chance bond buys will not be extended* Wall Street gains add upward pressure on bond yields* U.S. Treasuries gained 2.3 pct in 2017 vs 19.5 pct for S&P 500 By Kate DuguidNEW YORK, Jan 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields rose on Tuesday on strong Wall Street gains and in line with European government yields after a European Central Bank official said the ECB's massive bond p...Read More
TESARO Inc (NASDAQ:TSRO) stumbled to the finish line in 2017, shedding 2% in December alone. To make matters worse, the biotech stock is starting off 2018 reacting to a flurry of bearish analyst attention -- sending the shares even deeper into the red.Piper Jaffray and Cowen and Company both issued price-target cuts to $80 for Tesaro this morning. As such, TSRO stock has dropped 8.8% at last check...Read More
* Dollar pressured by doubts about Fed rate hike outlook* Euro rises as ECB seen normalizing rate policy* Yen rises vs dollar (Adds comment, updates prices)By Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK, Jan 2 (Reuters) - The dollar dropped on Tuesday to its lowest in more than three months, weighed down on the first trading day of 2018 by expectations of a slower pace of interest rate increases by the Feder...Read More
Gold price outlook is as strong it has been in a long time.Gold's latest rally is further solidified by a bullish crude oil price outlook.The return of inflation may serve as gold's biggest driver in 2018. Gold prices soared to three-month highs on the last trading day of 2017 and were on track for their best year since 2010. The late-year rally in gold was fueled by a weaker dollar, short...Read More
Stocks have kicked off 2018 on a high note, with tech shares leading the path higher. Among other names making big moves are pharma stock Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), biotech Achaogen Inc (NASDAQ:AKAO), and fast casual dining name Chanticleer Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BURG). Here's a quick look at what's boosting shares of ABT, AKAO, and BURG.ABT Stock Earns a Pair of High-Profile UpgradesAbbott Lab...Read More
(Updates share prices, adds analyst comment)By Liz HamptonHOUSTON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Shares of Weatherford International Plc fell 18 percent on Tuesday after the oilfield services companyabandoned a proposed joint venture with Schlumberger and instead sold its hydraulic fracturing business to Schlumberger, a bigger rival.The deal with Schlumberger, worth $430 million, gave Weatherford roughly $10...Read More
(Corrects headline, first paragraph to show index slightly higher in morning trade, not lower)* TSX up 5.91 points, or 0.04 percent, to 16,215.04* Six of the TSX's 10 main groups move lower TORONTO, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index was slightly higher in morning trade on Tuesday, with gold miners and marijuana producers pushing higher while financial stocks weighed. * At 10:03 a.m. ET...Read More
* Dollar starts 2018 on back foot, still boosting gold* Spot gold chart shows overbought conditions-technicals* Palladium hits record after 56 pct rally in 2017 (Updates prices, comment; adds byline, NEW YORK dateline)By Chris Prentice and Jan HarveyNEW YORK/LONDON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Gold extended its rally into the new year on Tuesday, touching late September highs on a softer U.S. dollar, while...Read More
* European stocks close lower* U.S. stocks higher, boosting global shares* Euro, sterling gain while dollar drops (Updates to European market close; adds commentary)By Stephanie KellyNEW YORK, Jan 2 (Reuters) - European stocks closed lower on Tuesday, the first trading day of 2018, while Wall Street advanced and the U.S. dollar fell to its weakest in over three months against key currencies. MSCI'...Read More
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Argentina collected 235.210 billion pesos ($12.61 billion) in tax revenue in December, the AFIP tax agency said on Tuesday, bringing the total take for 2017 to 2.537 trillion pesos ($136.07 billion). (Reporting by Walter Bianchi; Writing by Hugh Bronstein; Editing by Chris Reese) Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and may not re...Read More
Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) is starting off the year with an impressive slew of analyst attention, as the athletic apparel stock received no fewer than three price-target raises today. Telsey Advisory Group hiked its forecast to $92 from $84, while J.P. Morgan Securities upped its target to $87 from $79. The third raise, to $88 from $78, came from Citigroup -- despite the brokerage firm...Read More
1. There are very few sellers leftThere were very few sellers left in January 2016 when the devastating "forever bear" was about to end. Six months later and a 150% rebound in the large caps and 200% rise in the juniors (GDXJ) provided sellers an opportunity. They drove the miners and juniors down by 40% to 45% in less than five months. However, both GDX and GDXJ have been able to hold above that...Read More
(Recasts lead paragraph, adds quote)By Richard LeongNEW YORK, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Traders increased their purchases of U.S. three-month Treasury bills at a record-size auction on Tuesday in a sign they expect Congress to reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling by late March.A measure of overall demand at the latest three-month bill sale rebounded to its strongest in a month from its below-average le...Read More
FRANKFURT, Jan 2 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank may end its stimulus programme this year if the euro zone economy continues to grow strongly, ECB rate-setter Ewald Nowotny told a German newspaper.The ECB has said it will buy bonds at least until September and it is widely expected to wind down the 2.55 trillion-euroscheme, the centrepiece of its efforts to revive inflation in the euro zone,...Read More
(Bloomberg) - Gold is starting the new year on the front foot. Bullion advanced for an eighth session to head for the longest stretch of gains since mid-2011, building on an annual surge.Bullion for immediate delivery advanced 0.9 percent to $1,315.08 an ounce at 2:15 p.m. in New York, according to Bloomberg generic pricing. Last year, the commodity climbed 14 percent, the best performance in sev...Read More
(Kitco News) - Gold prices ended the U.S. day session moderately up and hit a more-than-three-monthhigh Tuesday. Silver made slight gains and hit a five-week high. A slumpingU.S. dollar index that hit a better-than-three-month low today is a bullishelement for the precious metals. Gold and silver markets also saw safe-havendemand come from heightened geopolitical risks. February Comex gold was las...Read More