Yesterday’s session was positive for the U.S. stocks as the recent jobless claims, which was better than expected, supported the upwards movement. The Nasdaq, S&P 500, and the Dow Jones were up by the end of the session, with the three of them at their highest levels in years. The NFP release marks the highlight of today’s American session as many traders await to see the results for any indication that may be affect the Federal Reserve’s decision regarding the interest rate. The last Nonfarm Payrolls were better than expected with a result of 295K, while this month’s result is expected to be lower. Despite the release’s importance, low volatility is expected during today’s trading as most of the world’s markets are closed. Nonetheless, the impact of this data may take effect in the markets only on Monday, when the trading is renewed.
European stocks had a fairly negative session on Thursday, where gains were limited as the markets grew quieter by the approach of holidays, and the awaited Nonfarm payrolls data which will be released at 13:30 GMT. While it is still at record levels, the German DAX 30 dropped by 0.28%, getting to the value of 11,967. Elsewhere, the FTSE 100 was amongst the gainers in Thursday’s session as Marks & Spencer gained 4.4% as the fourth quarter sales of the retailer proved to be better than expected, contributing to the latest increase of the index. The European markets, unlike the U.S. ones, continue to be closed on Easter Monday, which delays any effect which the Nonfarm Payrolls data may have on worldwide markets.
Despite the low volatility that was present in almost all markets before the weekend, the Japanese Nikkei was 0.63% higher, reaching the value of 19,435 by the end of today’s session. Sony Corp., due to the recent purchase of a streaming game service, rose by 3.3%, amongst other Japanese stocks which have gained during the last trading session. As for the Hong Kong and the Chinese indices, trading will be paused four days, as both markets are closed on Good Friday as well as on Monday due to the Ching Ming Festival. Although traders were cautious as they were awaiting the NFP results coming out today, the indices performed well prior to the extended weekend, as the Hang Seng was up 0.76%, while the Shanghai was up 1%.
April 3, 2015 – Indices News
Yesterday’s session was positive for the U.S. stocks as the recent jobless claims, which was better than expected, supported the upwards movement. The Nasdaq, S&P 500, and the Dow Jones were up by the end of the session, with the three of them at their highest levels in years. The NFP release marks the highlight of today’s American session as many traders await to see the results for any indication that may be affect the Federal Reserve’s decision regarding the interest rate. The last Nonfarm Payrolls were better than expected with a result of 295K, while this month’s result is expected to be lower. Despite the release’s importance, low volatility is expected during today’s trading as most of the world’s markets are closed. Nonetheless, the impact of this data may take effect in the markets only on Monday, when the trading is renewed.
European stocks had a fairly negative session on Thursday, where gains were limited as the markets grew quieter by the approach of holidays, and the awaited Nonfarm payrolls data which will be released at 13:30 GMT. While it is still at record levels, the German DAX 30 dropped by 0.28%, getting to the value of 11,967. Elsewhere, the FTSE 100 was amongst the gainers in Thursday’s session as Marks & Spencer gained 4.4% as the fourth quarter sales of the retailer proved to be better than expected, contributing to the latest increase of the index. The European markets, unlike the U.S. ones, continue to be closed on Easter Monday, which delays any effect which the Nonfarm Payrolls data may have on worldwide markets.
Despite the low volatility that was present in almost all markets before the weekend, the Japanese Nikkei was 0.63% higher, reaching the value of 19,435 by the end of today’s session. Sony Corp., due to the recent purchase of a streaming game service, rose by 3.3%, amongst other Japanese stocks which have gained during the last trading session. As for the Hong Kong and the Chinese indices, trading will be paused four days, as both markets are closed on Good Friday as well as on Monday due to the Ching Ming Festival. Although traders were cautious as they were awaiting the NFP results coming out today, the indices performed well prior to the extended weekend, as the Hang Seng was up 0.76%, while the Shanghai was up 1%.
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