Archive for the January 1, 2019
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Gasoline refining margins rose on Thursday but a sharp rise in regional gasoline inventories capped gains. Gasoline stocks independently held in storage tanks in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp refining and storage hub rose over 20 percent in
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Domestic coffee prices rose further in Vietnam this week as traders hoarded supplies on expectations of higher prices, while trade in Indonesia remained muted. Farmers in the Vietnam sold coffee at 33,800-34,000 dong ($1.46) per
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Prices of steel and steelmaking ingredients in China fell on Friday in lethargic trading, pressured by worries over the outlook for demand amid ongoing concerns about the global economy. Business confidence among entrepreneurs in China
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Dubai's beaten-down stock market rose sharply on Monday as the largest Gulf bourses ended a year in which most outperformed global benchmarks, although soft oil prices cloud the outlook for 2019. The Dubai index, which
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Australian shares finished flat on Monday, capping their worst year since 2011, as gains in miners on higher commodities prices were offset by losses in industrials and consumer stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 index edged 0.1
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US stock indexes faltered after a strong start on Monday in thin trading, as optimism on signs of progress in the US-China trade war was offset by oil prices erasing gains in the last day
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Indian shares ended nearly flat on the last trading day of 2018 amid positive global cues and a stronger rupee, but posted their third consecutive annual gain. The benchmark BSE index closed down 0.02 percent
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Singaporean and Malaysian stocks rose on Monday in thin year-end trading as a phone call between US and Chinese leaders spurred hopes that the two economic heavyweights would reach a deal that could ease their
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Hong Kong shares climbed over 1 percent on Monday, closing an otherwise bearish 2018 on a firm note, on the back of optimism about Sino-US trade relations, and gains in technology stocks. The Hang Seng
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European shares closed slightly higher on Monday as soothing comments from Washington and Beijing about trade frictions between the world's top two economies provided some comfort for investors as a bruising year in equity markets
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