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U.S Equity Markets were only open for a half-day on Friday. Markets closed mixed as the Dow made a new recovery high, closing with a gain of 0.45% while the NASDAQ 100 finished the session with a loss of 0.70%. Volume as you would expect was non-existent. European...
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With American Markets closed yesterday and only open for a half-day today, trading was subdued across the board. European Markets closed higher, led by the 0.70% gain in the German DAX, while the FTSE again struggled which is no surprise given the ramp higher in...
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U.S. Equity Markets finished Wednesday higher led by the 0.97% gain in the NASDAQ 100. Markets finished positive following a rather uneventful trading day before the Thanksgiving holiday. Investors were given optimistic news from the Federal Open Market...
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U.S. Equity Markets finished Tuesday led by the 1.48% rally in the NASDAQ 100. Markets finished higher – reversing Monday’s losses as investors received a slight boost from positive retail earnings on this holiday-shortened trading week. Momentum continues to build...
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U.S. Equity Markets finished Monday lower led by the 1.06% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Despite the lower closes, the VIX also closed lower by over 2%. Markets had a quiet start to a holiday-shortened trading week. A surge in COVID-19 cases in China quelled burgeoning...
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U.S. Equity Markets finished Friday higher after a quiet end to the week, led by the 0.59% gain in the Dow. Markets finished higher following a late rally, albeit it was an uneventful Friday. No major economic highlights were reported. Fedspeak was rather calm as well...
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U.S. Equity Markets finished Thursday lower led by the 0.31% fall in the S&P 500 after a volatile session. Markets finished lower as hawkish “Fedspeak” dominated headlines Thursday. St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said interest rates...
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U.S. Equity Markets finished Wednesday lower, led by the 1.45% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Markets finished lower, as investor focus shifted from the cooler-than-expected inflation print to retail giant Target’s (TGT) earnings miss. The company also forecasts a...
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U.S. Equity Markets surged yesterday, led by the incredible 7.49% gain in the NASDAQ 100. This across the board rally saw the VIX close lower by 10% at a price of 23.53. Markets ended the session higher after October headline and core Consumer Price Index...
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U.S. Equity Markets finished lower Wednesday led by the 2.37% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Markets ended lower following several factors in yesterday’s trading session. Some weakness in equities is attributable to the underperformance from Republicans in the U.S. midterm...
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U.S. Equity Markets finished Tuesday higher, led by the 1.02% gain in the Dow. U.S. Mid-Term elections were the main focus of the day. Investors are anticipating the real possibility of a split Congress, which could spur a rally for stocks as further government...
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U.S. Equity Markets finished Monday higher led again by the 1.31% gain in the Dow. Markets ended higher following a rather quiet day, with investors awaiting Tuesday’s Mid Term elections. Despite uncertainty around any impacts that politics may have on the...
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U.S. Equity Markets finished Friday higher after another volatile trading session. The NASDAQ 100 led the gains, closing higher by 1.56%. Markets ended higher following an eventful day of trading. October payroll data and the Bureau of Labour Statistics’...
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U.S. Equity Markets finished Thursday lower led by the 2% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Markets ended the day lower in their continued reaction to the Federal Reserve’s fourth-consecutive rate hike of 75 basis points. Investors worry about Fed Chairman Jerome...
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