Markets jump post-Trump... Markets prepare for Snap IPO pricing...
Markets jump post-Trump
The markets are reacting Wednesday to President Trump’s speech to Congress but analysts say that the lack of any real surprises means no significant impact on the markets.
Attention has turned back to regional issues with Asian markets generally higher, although Seoul was closed for a public holiday.
Tokyo jumped on exporters’ gains from a weaker yen while Sydney has gained following Australian GDP figures which beat expectations in the fourth quarter at 2.4 per cent year-over-year. Chinese manufacturing producer prices rose by more than expected at 51.6.
European markets are also trending higher despite some weaker data on German employment and manufacturing in the Eurozone. There was also mixed data on the UK economy with mortgage lending and PMI lower.
Wall Street and Toronto are expected to open higher.
The Bank of Canada is announcing its interest rate decision and there is also manufacturing PMI data due. US data includes manufacturing, oil and gasoline inventories and the Fed’s Beige Book.
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North America (previous session) |
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US Dow Jones |
20,812.24 (-0.12 per cent) |
+4.63 per cent |
+23.40 per cent |
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TSX Composite |
15,399.25 (-0.42 per cent) |
-0.02 per cent |
+18.62 per cent |
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UK FTSE |
7,317.66 (+0.75 per cent) |
+2.95 per cent |
+18.93 per cent |
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German DAX |
11,981.16 (+1.24 per cent) |
+2.76 per cent |
+23.30 per cent |
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China CSI 300 |
3,458.44 (+0.16 per cent) |
+2.08 per cent |
+18.01 per cent |
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Japan Nikkei |
19,393.54 (+1.44 per cent) |
+1.28 per cent |
+20.57 per cent |
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Can. Dollar |
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56.79 (+0.50 per cent) |
54.23 (+0.41 per cent) |
1245.30 (-0.69 per cent) |
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Markets prepare for Snap IPO pricing
There will be an air of anticipation for the markets Wednesday as the price for the long-awaited Snap Inc. IPO is revealed.
The owner of social media and messaging platform Snapchat is expected to price its 200 million shares at between $14 and $16 dollars with the offer set to bring in around $3 billion when it goes live on the NYSE Thursday.
The valuation of the firm is expected to be in the range of $19.5 billion and $22.3 billion. Snap will price its shares following the closing bell on Wall Street.
