April 24, 2014 – Stock Market News

Today’s Hot Assets – Las Vegas Sands & Caterpillar

Stocks in Europe are currently still trading slightly higher, as we head towards the end of the session. Positive German economic data combined with comments for the European Central Bank president Mario Draghi aided the upwards movement. There has been a certain degree of caution taken by most investors which is why the gains have slightly curtailed towards the end of the day. However, this caution doesn’t look like it will be enough to shed away the gains amassed earlier in the session.

Stocks in Asia traded lower during the early session today. Shares in Japan traded sharply lower today as, the Yen strengthened slightly against the U.S. dollar. This will usually lead to a decline in the Nikkei 225 index and today’s movement has proved likewise.

Stocks in the U.S. have opened for the day trading slightly higher. There are numerous pieces of economic data due to be released during the session today combined with company earnings figures. This is guaranteed to create lots of volatility throughout today’s session, as investors react to all the data. Today’s session should be great for binary options traders, as they can take advantage of the quick price reversals with short term positions.

Today’s hot assets are, Las Vegas Sands and Caterpillar. Both companies are due to release their quarterly company earnings figures today putting themselves directly in the investors spotlight. This should make both assets extremely active creating lots of attractive trading opportunities.

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