U.S. stocks moved higher Feb. 10, as global market participants responded to the most recent news surrounding Greece’s negotiations with the eurozone. The Nasdaq Composite increased 1.3 percent to 4787.64, while […] The post US Stocks Climb amid Latest Greece Developments appeared first on | HY Markets Official blog. Related Posts:Financial future on the horizon: US […]
Asian stocks and the Euro fell on Thursday as markets erred on the side of caution over the ongoing Greek debt negotiations amid conflicting headlines on progress in the talks. Meanwhile, in the US the Dow fell 6 points to close at 17,862, while the S&P500 stayed roughly level, closing at 2,068. The Euro dipped […]
European markets have opened mostly higher today. However, concerns over Greece’s debt situation persist as the country’s new government and Eurozone officials failed to yield a solution for its soon-to-end bailout programme. Closer home, data from RICS indicated that house prices in the UK rose in January at their slowest annual pace since May 2013. […]
February 11, 2015 – Stock Market News Samsung is already gearing up for the release of the next members of the Galaxy line. Two different versions are set to be unveiled next month. Information has been discretely leaked, claiming that one will have a three-sided screen and both will have state of the art processors. […]
February 11, 2015- Daily Market News During today’s early trading session, Asian markets were lower as concerns over Greece weighed down on sentiment. Investors await to see whether the government will reach a compromise before the current bailout expires later this month. Despite positive Australian Home loans data, currency markets traded with low volatility this […]
February 11, 2015 – Forex News EUR/USD On Tuesday, the EUR/USD declined and tested its support level at 1.1270. The pair was first driven by nervousness on the market as no deal was reached with Greece. However, later in the day, several reports stated that the EU Commission will propose a six-month debt extension. This calmed […]
Asian stock markets turned cautious on Wednesday while the U.S. Dollar crept higher as looming Euro zone meetings to discuss the Greek debt crisis threatened to produce more confusion than clarity. U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday on hopes that Greek debt negotiations could result in a deal that stabilizes Europe, while Apple helped lift both […]
European markets have opened mostly higher today. Traders brace themselves for the outcome of the emergency meeting of Eurozone finance ministers in Brussels to discuss Greece’s debt crisis. With no major economic releases in Europe and the US today, market participants look forward to GDP data from the Eurozone and Germany along with the Bank […]
February 10, 2015 – Stock Market News Today’s quarterly earning report put Coca Cola stocks in a positive light after the beverage mega giant posted earnings slightly higher than expected. While the $0.44 return per share was still lower than the $0.53 from previous reports, it beat expectations by a small $0.02. The result, however, […]
February 10, 2015 – Indices News U.S markets ended lower yesterday as Greek negotiations dominated sentiment. Speculation began that Greece would be forced to leave the Eurozone as the Greek Prime Minister showed no signs of backing down and requested a bridging loan. Weak Chinese data also hit sentiment where exports slid 3.3% and imports […]
February 10, 2015- Daily Market News During today’s early trading session, Asian markets were mixed after weak data out of China. The yearly CPI, monthly CPI and yearly PPI all showed lower than expected figures. The Nikkei share average ended 0.33% lower and closed at 17,652, whilst the Hang Seng Index was up slightly by […]
Asian equities were lower across the board on Tuesday as nervousness over Greece potentially withdrawing from the Euro and escalating conflict in Ukraine sapped risk appetite, whilst the Dollar lost steam after its payrolls-inspired rally. U.S. stocks fell on Monday as investors worried about Greek debt negotiations and disappointing Chinese economic data on top of […]
European markets have opened mostly in positive territory today. However, gains were capped, amid increased concerns over Greek debt problems, rising tensions in Ukraine and following disappointing Chinese economic data. Closer home, data from the BRC indicated that retail sales in the UK rose less than expected last month. Later today, traders will keep a […]
February 9, 2015 – Stock Market News After peaking with its Singles’ Day shopping spree in early November, Alibaba has been steadily decreasing. Recently, it has dipped back under the initial listing price it had back in September, and with a current price of $85.68 per share on the New York Stock Exchange, it has […]
February 9, 2015 – Indices News U.S markets closed lower despite strong labour data being released from the U.S. The Non-farm Payrolls report showed that 257,000 jobs were created during the past month, exceeding the predicted figure of 234,000. In addition Average Hourly Earnings increased by 0.5%, higher than the expected 0.3%. The data fueled […]
February 9, 2015 – Weekly News EUR/USD Last week, the EUR/USD peaked twice before falling back to 1.1300. The pair first reacted to positive news from Europe as a deal between the new Greek government and the European union was widely expected. The pair was pulled above 1.1500 for the first time since Mario Draghi […]
February 9, 2015- Daily Market News During today’s early trading session, Asian markets were slightly higher after a stronger Dollar weakened the Yen, however, gains were limited as Chinese data showed a decline in imports and exports during the month of January. The Nikkei share average ended 0.36% higher and closed at 17,711. Following the […]
February 9, 2015 – Forex News EUR/USD On Friday, the EUR/USD experienced a very steep fall and erased almost 200 pips. The pair was driven by the surprisingly good U.S. Non-farm payrolls data which was expected to be weak. The pair rebounded around 1.1300 and slightly corrected up to 1.1335 during the Asian session. Today, […]
Wall Street stocks fell on Friday as a better-than-expected U.S. jobs report raised expectations that the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates by midyear, while renewed worries over Greece’s debt negotiations added to the bearish tone. The Dow fell by 60 points to close at 17,824 for the week, the S&P500 lost 7 points to […]
European markets have opened in the red today, as disappointing Chinese imports and exports data highlighted concerns about the world’s second largest economy and amid ongoing uncertainty over Greece’s debt situation. With no major domestic economic releases today, traders will track Eurozone Sentix investor confidence data which is likely to indicate an improvement for February. […]
February 6, 2015- Daily Market News During today’s early trading session, Asian markets traded higher after the price of oil rebounded after yesterdays decline. The Nikkei share average ended 0.8% higher and closed at 17,648. Following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Monetary Policy statement, the AUD rose after officials signalled the economy will continue to […]
February 6, 2015 – Stock Market News As a giant built on expansion, Pfizer announced a $17 billion to acquire generic drug manufacturer Hospira.The significance of this deal, besides expansion of Pfizer’s sales to hospitals, but means that Pfizer will be expanding its precious biotech drugs. The latter are difficult to produce, let alone develop, […]
February 6, 2015 – Indices News U.S markets climbed buoyed by a rebound in oil prices which pushed through $50/barrel again, deal news and upbeat quarterly earnings. Hospira Inc. rallied 35% after Pfizer announced plans to buy the company in a $16 billion all-cash deal, Pfizer shares also added 2.9%. Twitter also rallied 10% after adjusted fourth quarter earnings. […]
February 6, 2015 – Forex News Hot asset for today: EUR/USD EUR/USD Yesterday, the EUR/USD pair surprisingly increased to 1.1500. The pair first climbed after a report that the European Central bank agreed on emergency funding for Greek banks. During the American session, a second climb was seen as the chief U.S. economist at JPMorgan […]
Asian shares edged higher on Friday and oil prices continued to rebound, but investors remained wary ahead of the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report for January later in the session. U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday as energy shares bounced with oil prices, while news that Pfizer is to purchase Hospira in a massive deal further boosted […]
European markets have opened in negative territory today, amid ongoing concerns over Greece’s debt situation. Meanwhile, traders look forward to today’s US non-farm payrolls report which is expected to show that the US economy added fewer jobs in January compared to the previous month. Closer home, market participants will keep a tab on UK trade […]
February 5, 2015 – Stock Market News Tesco continued to struggle to catch back up after its revenue miscalculation was revealed this summer. Today, it was announced that a new regulator will be investigating Tesco, in a probe regarding its behavior towards suppliers. This probe will also be aimed at other supermarkets. In Tesco’s case, […]
February 5, 2015 – Indices News U.S markets were mixed as markets reacted to slumping oil prices, mixed data and the ECB’s decision on Greece. Oil dropped almost 9% as U.S stockpiles data unexpectedly showed a climb of 6.3 million barrels over the past week pushing energy shares down once again. The ADP Nonfarm Employment […]
February 4, 2015- Daily Market News During Today’s early trading sessions, Asian markets traded lower despite upbeat earnings reports from Toyota and Sony. The Nikkei share average was down by 0.98% and closed at 17,504. Following the release of the Australian monthly Retail sales data, the AUD traded higher against the Dollar despite the lower […]
Asian stocks were mostly lower and the Euro slipped on Thursday after the European Central Bank said it would not accept Greek bonds as collateral – a robust early response to Athens’s efforts to renegotiate bailout terms with creditors. US stocks were mixed on Wednesday, snapping a two-day rally as energy shares slid with oil […]
