Archive for the December 31, 2016
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US stocks fell on the last trading day of 2016, eating into gains for the year, following a decline in technology stocks. The S&P 500 technology sector's 0.7 percent fall put the broader index on
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Wall Street was little changed on Thursday as bank share declines were countered by gains in utilities and other defensive groups in quiet holiday trading as traders looked to position for the new year. US
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US Treasury yields fell across the curve and most hit two-week lows on Thursday as investors bought safe-haven government debt after a strong seven-year note auction on the last full trading day of the year.
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US Treasury yields fell across the curve and most hit two-week lows on Thursday as investors bought safe-haven government debt after a strong seven-year note auction on the last full trading day of the year.
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Australian shares closed lower on Friday, but ended having had their best quarter this year and their best yearly run since 2013. The S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 0.58 percent, or 33.27 points, at 5,665.8
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Indian shares rose in the last trading session of 2016 and were set to post a yearly gain as they recover from the final quarter's losses, which took the shine off the gains made earlier
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Chinese stocks rose slightly on Friday, the last trading day of 2016, but the bluechip index ended the year more than 11 percent lower despite signs of resilience in the world's second-largest economy. The Chinese
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European shares posted a small loss for 2016, though strong gains among mining stocks and the oil & gas sector as well as a turnaround in banks in the latter part of the year lent
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Sri Lankan shares fell on Friday, posting a yearly decline of about 10 percent, in thin trade due to year-end holidays, while investors waited for directions from the central bank on the rupee and interest
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Most Southeast Asian stock markets finished higher in the last trading session of the year, with Thailand notching its sixth straight gain, and biggest yearly jump in four years. Thai shares closed 0.3 percent higher
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