Tag: Investors
Wall Street Scores Again its Worst Week of the Year
Wall Street again today scored its worst week of the year burdened by the slowdown of China’s economy during the first quarter and concerns about the situation in Spain, which prevented investors celebrate the best results from JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the benchmark of New York park, closed on [...]
The Brent rises by 0.4 percent to close at $122.88
A barrel of Brent crude rose 0.4 percent today, to $ 122.88 in the London market, the weakening of the dollar and optimism about recovery in the eurozone. The North Sea oil, the European benchmark for May delivery ended in the Intercontinental Exchange Futures (ICE) with a $ 0.49 increase over the previous session. The [...]
Wall Street closes with a decrease of 0.6 percent
Wall Street closed in negative territory today and the Dow Jones Manufacturers, the main index lost 0.6% driven by the energy sector on a day marked by disappointing data on industrial activity China and the euro zone. This indicator, which groups 30 major U.S. public companies played down 78.48 points to end at 13,046.14 units, [...]
Wall Street opens with a moderate increase of 0.13 percent in the Dow Jones
Wall Street opened today with a moderate upward trend and a half hour after the start of the session the Dow Jones Manufacturers, the main indicator, rose by 0.13%, driven by better than expected results technology of Oracle. This index, which brings together thirty of the largest U.S. publicly traded companies, added 17.18 points at [...]
Portugal pays 25 percent less than a month ago to place its debt to one year
Portugal managed to place today 1,610 million euros in debt to a year in exchange for an interest rate of 3.65 percent, 1.3 percentage points from just last month, which amounts to a proportional reduction of 25 percent. According to data provided by the Treasury Luso, also sold another 382 million euros in letters to [...]
The Nikkei is above 10,000 points for the first time in seven months and a half
Tokyo stocks rose today and closed above the psychological barrier of 10,000 points for the first time in seven months and a half, boosted by a weaker yen, which benefited the major exporters. The benchmark Nikkei rose 151.44 points, or 1.53 percent, and was at 10,050.52 points, while the Topix index, which groups all the [...]
The Kospi grows by expectations of flexibilization in the U.S.
Seoul’s stock market closed today’s session with solid gains, boosted by widespread optimism among investors, who expect further monetary easing measures from the U.S. Federal Reserve. The Kospi benchmark rose 22.54 points, or 1.13 percent, to 2025.04 units in a session in which they moved 4,960 million, while the technological Kosdaq added 2.35 points, 0.44 [...]
