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Wall St. closes higher on robust retail sales data, industrials lead

Wall St. closes higher on robust retail sales data, industrials lead

On Thursday, the 18th of April 2019, Industrials had helped Dow Jones and S&P 500 to post moderate gains, while tech-heavy Nasdaq composite wrapped the day up flatlined, amid some robust US economic data including a lofty US retail sales

European shares hanging around at eight-month high, Wall St. down

European shares hanging around at eight-month high, Wall St. down

On Wednesday, the 17th of April 2019, the most of the major European bourses had winded up the day higher, while Wall St. had failed to maintain the catch-up growth seen earlier this week.

European shares hit eight-month high over sentiment boost in Germany

European shares hit eight-month high over sentiment boost in Germany

On Tuesday, the 16th of April 2019, most of the European stock exchanges had rounded the day off higher, while European shares hit an eight-month high, largely buoyed by an improved investors’ sentiment in Germany

Wall St. edges higher on modest corporate earnings

Wall St. edges higher on modest corporate earnings

On Tuesday, the 16th of April, the Wall St. wrapped up the day marginally higher, while the Standard & Poor 500 had been just a notch shy of its all-time-high

European shares rise for fifth straight day on financials' boost

European shares rise for fifth straight day on financials' boost

On Tuesday, the 16th of April 2019, the European shares rose for fifth straight day, strengthened by retail and financial stocks such as lenders, while China data had reignited the hopes of stabilization

Abu Dhabi Bourse climbs to multi-year high, other gulf stocks mostly weak

Abu Dhabi Bourse climbs to multi-year high, other gulf stocks mostly weak

On Sunday, the 14th of April 2019, the Abu Dhabi Stock market had wrapped up the day 2.4 percent higher, remarking its highest level in four and a half years

European bourse wraps up higher, as autos and bank stocks go up

European bourse wraps up higher, as autos and bank stocks go up

On Friday, the 12th of April 2019, most of the European stock exchanges had rounded off the day higher, as London, Paris and Germany, all scored heavy gains.

Crude oil prices plunge as OPEC ponders output hike pause, US stock boosts

Crude oil prices plunge as OPEC ponders output hike pause, US stock boosts

On Thursday, the 11th of April 2019, both US and UK crude fell more than one percent after sources had revealed that the OPEC, a 14-nation pact of petroleum exporting nations, had been giving a second thought over their production cut policy

Precious Gold sinks more than 1 percent as strong data lifts dollar

Precious Gold sinks more than 1 percent as strong data lifts dollar

On Thursday, the 11th of April 2019, the precious metal, spot gold price had shed more than 1 percent, sliding below its critical support level at $1302, as buoyed US economic data had bolstered the American dollar, dragging down the safe-haven precious

European shares rebound, airline stocks on focus amid a Brexit delay

European shares rebound, airline stocks on focus amid a Brexit delay

On Thursday, the 11th of April 2019, the European stocks had gathered pace after couple of days of muffled momentum, mostly spurred by the gains of financials, in particular banks alongside travel stocks.

Global stocks, Euro edge higher on ECB stance, dovish FOMC

Global stocks, Euro edge higher on ECB stance, dovish FOMC

On Wednesday, the 10th of April 2019, a gauge of global stocks rose higher, while almost all of the major currencies gained against American dollar including Euro, except Japanese Yen and Swiss franc

Wall St. totters on EU-US trade tension, IMF global growth outlook

Wall St. totters on EU-US trade tension, IMF global growth outlook

On Tuesday, all three key indexes of Wall St. had rounded off the day deep in the red, as tensions of US tariffs on $11 billion worth of EU goods had breached the boiling point after testing investors’ nerve throughout the day

European shares hurt by US tariff threat, trembling growth

European shares hurt by US tariff threat, trembling growth

On Tuesday, the 9th of April 2019, most of the European bourses closed the day in the negative territory, after US President Donald Trump had threatened to impose tariffs on $11 billion worth of European goods

ADNOC shines in Abu Dhabi, Saudi Bourse suffers a drop

ADNOC shines in Abu Dhabi, Saudi Bourse suffers a drop

On Sunday, the Abu Dhabi bourse had posted a modest rise, largely led by the gains of ADNOC distributions, and Dubai sustained its winning streak, while Saudi Arabia fell in the wake of a continued weakness in the financing sectors.

European stocks close higher, Irish stocks hit six-month high

European stocks close higher, Irish stocks hit six-month high

On Friday, the 5th of April, most of the European bourses had wrapped up a solid week, as a better-than-anticipated euro-zone data including an upbeat German factory activity, alongside a robust US job data had reinforced the risk appetite

Gold drops to four-week low, as Dollar rises on robust weekly job data

Gold drops to four-week low, as Dollar rises on robust weekly job data

On Thursday, the 4th of April 2019, the spot gold price had slid to a four-week low, as an accordant American dollar had firmed further following reveal of weekly jobless claim data

Wall St. advances as trade talks in focus

Wall St. advances as trade talks in focus

On Thursday, the 4th of April 2019, the benchmark S&P 500 stock index had surged, nearing a six-month peak and Dow had been advancing on optimisms over trade talk progress

European shares extend gains on US-China trade talk progress, Brexit

European shares extend gains on US-China trade talk progress, Brexit

On Wednesday, the 3rd of April 2019, the European shares surged for fourth straight session in a row, boosted by positive investors’ sentiment over a potential Sino-US trade deal, a softer Brexit and robust economic data from euro zone and China.

Oil eases headway on US crude inventory rise, settles near five-months high

Oil eases headway on US crude inventory rise, settles near five-months high

On Wednesday, the 3rd of April 2019, the Crude oil prices fell after US government data had displayed a surprise rise in US crude inventories

World stocks surge to six-month peak, Brent closes in on $70/ barrel

World stocks surge to six-month peak, Brent closes in on $70/ barrel

Although, world stocks remained almost dithered on Tuesday, the 2nd of April 2019, yet the equity indexes had managed to breach a six-month high, as streams of a three-day straight runs of gains stayed animated

Wall St. rallies on upbeat factory data, China data boosts Europe

Wall St. rallies on upbeat factory data, China data boosts Europe

A basket of upbeat US data had pushed the Wall St. higher on Monday, the 1st of April 2019, while European shares had also started the second quarter in a strong note

Abu Dhabi extends losses, Saudi bourse rallies on bank support

Abu Dhabi extends losses, Saudi bourse rallies on bank support

Stock markets of Gulf remained mixed on Sunday, the 31st of March 2019, as Abu Dhabi bourse extended its losses and Saudi bourse kept surging, boosted by financials such as banks.

Lyft shares surge on Nasdaq debut, setting stage for Uber IPO

Lyft shares surge on Nasdaq debut, setting stage for Uber IPO

Despite Lyft Inc.’s frequent loss, criticism over its dual-class share structure and growing concerns on its autonomous driving strategy, Lyft Inc. shares had opened up more than 20 percent higher on their market debut on Friday

Zinc hits 9-month-high on shortage issue, US-China trade optimism

Zinc hits 9-month-high on shortage issue, US-China trade optimism

On Friday, the 29th of March 2019, a stockpile of industrial metals had gained in the wake of a renewed hope of averting an imminent recession risk and declined demand, while Zinc space-dives to a nine-month high

Trade hopes surge Wall St., S&P snatched best quarter since 2009

Trade hopes surge Wall St., S&P snatched best quarter since 2009

On Friday, the 29th of March 2019, US stocks had ended the first quarter of 2019 in an upbeat note, as all three key indexes of Wall St. had posted heavy gains, and the Standard & Poor 500 posted its best quarterly gain since 2009

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