1 May 2014
Markets in red on US results
FXStreet (Edinburgh) - Mixed results from the US calendar on Thursday are weighing on investors’ sentiment, dragging the indices mostly lower.
Both the DowJones and the S&P500 are trading on the back footing, down 0.18% and 0.03%, respectively, while the tech benchmark is advancing 0.26%. The DXY, which gauges the greenback vs. its main competitors, is extending yesterday’s sharp pullback around the 79.50 area.
Bourses in Euroland also closed in a mixed tone, with the FTSE100 advancing the most buoyed by positive earnings reports, up 0.43% and followed by the DAX, 0.20%. On the other side, the CAC40 led the losers, 0.88%, and seconded by the IBEX35, down 0.02%. The shared currency has now eased from session peaks near 1.3900 the figure, currently hovering over 1.3870/65 amidst anemic trade due to Labour Day.
In the commodities’ land, the ounce troy of the precious metal is losing almost 1% around $1,280 while the barrel of WTI is navigating the mid-$99.00s, losing 0.3%.
Both the DowJones and the S&P500 are trading on the back footing, down 0.18% and 0.03%, respectively, while the tech benchmark is advancing 0.26%. The DXY, which gauges the greenback vs. its main competitors, is extending yesterday’s sharp pullback around the 79.50 area.
Bourses in Euroland also closed in a mixed tone, with the FTSE100 advancing the most buoyed by positive earnings reports, up 0.43% and followed by the DAX, 0.20%. On the other side, the CAC40 led the losers, 0.88%, and seconded by the IBEX35, down 0.02%. The shared currency has now eased from session peaks near 1.3900 the figure, currently hovering over 1.3870/65 amidst anemic trade due to Labour Day.
In the commodities’ land, the ounce troy of the precious metal is losing almost 1% around $1,280 while the barrel of WTI is navigating the mid-$99.00s, losing 0.3%.