Archive for the March 1, 2019
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Malaysian palm oil futures recorded a fifth straight day of losses on Thursday, hitting their lowest in two months, as exports weakened and inventories remained high. The benchmark palm oil contract for May delivery on
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Gold prices on Thursday held near two-week lows touched in the previous session, as the dollar recouped losses after cautious comments from US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer dented investors' hopes for a closure to the
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Gold retreated to a two-week low on Thursday as the dollar recouped losses after stronger-than-expected economic data from the United States, setting bullion on course for its first monthly decline in the last five. As
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US soyabean prices fell on Thursday despite stronger-than-expected export sales as investors worried that an eagerly awaited trade deal between Washington and Beijing remained elusive. Wheat and corn also fell as heavy deliveries against the
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Gold retreated to a two-week low on Thursday as the dollar recouped losses on stronger-than-expected US economic data, setting bullion on course for its first monthly decline in the last five. As of 1:49 pm
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Dubai's stock market slid on Thursday, pulled lower by property and financial stocks, while most major Gulf bourses also fell. The Dubai index fell 1.5 percent, with lender Emirates NBD down 4.2 percent and Emaar
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Tokyo stocks fell Thursday as the US chief trade negotiator poured cold water on market optimism over US-China trade negotiations, while investors were also watching the US-North Korea summit. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped
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Wall Street's main indexes struggled for direction on Thursday as an abrupt end to a US-North Korean summit and a clutch of weak earnings hit sentiment, with a better-than-feared GDP data offering some support. President
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The S&P 500 closed down slightly on Wednesday but well above its session low after testimonies to US Congress from trade and central bank officials as well as President Donald Trump's former lawyer brought few
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Australian shares ended higher on Thursday and posted their best February performance since 2015, helped by gains in heavyweight financial and mining stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.3 percent to 6,169.0 at the close
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