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FTSE / DOW YTD

Morning!


In the US last night, the Dow rose 227 points to 18,076 the Nasdaq rose 46 points to 4,983 and the S&P 500 rose 26 points at 2,099.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently down 67.92 points at 19,476.56 and the Hang Seng up 294.63 points at 24,414.71.

WTI crude oil traded at $44.66 a barrel and Brent at $55.91.

Gold settled at $1,151.40 an ounce.

Trade well and prosper!

Fed opens door wider for rate hike but downgrades economic outlook

Just a reminder, the high for the FTSE this year was 6,974.26 on 02nd March.

Quite a few opening gaps - looking to be closed later?

Opening Market Summary

US Futures

Midday Report

FTSE reading in the Midday Report is obviously balderdash!

Looks like the reading is correct @6955.08 but the points change incorrect.

That's what I meant...about 10 points higher is hardly 'mildly firmer'
but it says 29.88. Who does these things?

No idea - you could try contacting Ian.

USD Unemployment Claims 291K 295K 289K

USD Current Account -113B -103B -100B

I thought FTSE was going to make it through 7000 today on the bank of the oil stocks moving up this morning.

Oil is slipping yet again...

EU to tell Greece time, patience running out

UK think tank sees 'remarkable' change of tack by Osborne

BoE chief economist flags chance of interest rate cut

Hmm...!

A new all time high of 6982.79 and a new closing high of 6962.63.

Closing Market Summary