4 Sep 2013
US equities inch higher ahead of Feds Beige book
FXstreet.com (Lisbon) - The US stock market crept higher Wednesday, as a string of key US data releases leading up to Fridays Nonfarm payrolls commences.
Beginning with the indices and composites, today the NASDAQ rose +0.40% as it settles in region of 3626.61, up +14.33 points in these moments. In addition, the S&P 500 is trading in positive territory, operating at 1644.53, ascending +4.79 points or +0.29% at the time of writing. Finally, the Dow Jones has moved higher at the opening, trading in the zone of 14842.08, presently +0.05% after a movement of +8.12 points.
Moving to commodities, the price of gold has settled at $1392.95 per oz., while silver is now negotiating a spot price of $23.50 per oz. Wednesday.
In terms of FX, the EUR/USD is now trading at 1.3177 (+0.03%), the USD/JPY has settled at 99.54 (-0.02%), the GBP/USD at 1.5603 (+0.29%), and the USD/CHF at 0.9371 (+0.01%).
Beginning with the indices and composites, today the NASDAQ rose +0.40% as it settles in region of 3626.61, up +14.33 points in these moments. In addition, the S&P 500 is trading in positive territory, operating at 1644.53, ascending +4.79 points or +0.29% at the time of writing. Finally, the Dow Jones has moved higher at the opening, trading in the zone of 14842.08, presently +0.05% after a movement of +8.12 points.
Moving to commodities, the price of gold has settled at $1392.95 per oz., while silver is now negotiating a spot price of $23.50 per oz. Wednesday.
In terms of FX, the EUR/USD is now trading at 1.3177 (+0.03%), the USD/JPY has settled at 99.54 (-0.02%), the GBP/USD at 1.5603 (+0.29%), and the USD/CHF at 0.9371 (+0.01%).