Archive for the February 22, 2018
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Gains in technology shares powered Wall Street's main indexes on Wednesday ahead of minutes of the Federal Reserve's most recent policy meeting. The Fed left rates unchanged at the January meeting, but investors will look
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The Dow and S&P 500 fell on Tuesday to snap a six-session winning streak as a sharp decline in Walmart weighed heavily, but gains in Amazon and chip stocks helped the Nasdaq hold near the
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Sri Lankan shares ended higher for a fifth straight session on Wednesday led by bluechips on hopes of political stability after two key parties decided to remain in the ruling coalition, allaying fears of a
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US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday with the benchmark 10-year yield hovering near a four-year peak as investors made room for this week's deluge of $258 billion of government debt supply. The Treasury Department has
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US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday with the benchmark 10-year yield hovering near a four-year peak as investors made room for this week's deluge of $258 billion of government debt supply. The Treasury Department has
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A wave of buying in beaten down blue-chip stock Emaar Properties boosted the Dubai market on Wednesday while most of the region traded quietly in modest volumes. Dubai's index firmed by 0.5 percent, but remains
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Australian shares finished flat for a second consecutive session on Wednesday, as losses in BHP , the country's biggest company by market capitalisation, offset gains in consumer staples and real estate stocks. The S&P/ASX 200
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Hong Kong's main Hang Seng index ended firmer on Wednesday, tracking gains in Asian markets and ahead of the reopening of mainland China markets the next day. China's H-shares index also closed up. At close
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European shares closed in positive territory on Wednesday, recouping earlier losses as Wall Street opened higher and upbeat earnings published by Lloyds and Glencore gave a boost to financial stocks and miners. New business activity
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Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended in positive territory on Wednesday, with Singapore recording its best close since early February led by financials. Asian peers gained while the dollar advanced as traders' near-term focus shifted
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