Asian markets have had a calmer day of trading Thursday as China’s markets are closed for a two-day break while most of the other major indexes have closed broadly flat
Asian markets have had a calmer day of trading Thursday as China’s markets are closed for a two-day break while most of the other major indexes have closed broadly flat.
Toronto and Wall Street are set for higher starts to trading following gains in the previous session. Data is also in focus in the US as jobless claims and a trade report are among the releases.
European markets are higher ahead of the latest policy statement from the European Central Bank and following PMI data which showed the highest growth in four years for the Eurozone.
Toronto and Wall Street are set for higher starts to trading following gains in the previous session. Data is also in focus in the US as jobless claims and a trade report are among the releases.
European markets are higher ahead of the latest policy statement from the European Central Bank and following PMI data which showed the highest growth in four years for the Eurozone.
| Latest | 1 month ago | 1 year ago | |
| North America (previous session) |
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| US Dow Jones | 16,351.38 (+1.82 per cent) | -7.08 per cent | -4.26 per cent |
| TSX Composite | 13,545.25 (+0.47 per cent) | -6.38 per cent | -13.49 per cent |
| Europe (at 6.15am ET) |
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| UK FTSE | 6,173.16 (+1.48 per cent) | -7.71 per cent | -10.19 per cent |
| German DAX | 10,207.30 (+1.58 per cent) | -10.80 per cent | +6.03 per cent |
| Asia (at close) |
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| China CSI 300 | 3,365.83 (+0.11 per cent) | -12.10 per cent | +39.73 per cent |
| Japan Nikkei | 18,182.39 (+0.48 per cent) | -11.51 per cent | +15.60 per cent |
| Other Data (at 6.15am ET) |
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| Oil (Brent) | Oil (WTI) | Gold | Can. Dollar |
| 50.34 (-0.32 per cent) |
46.18 (-0.15 per cent) |
1129.90 (-0.33 per cent) |
U$0.7536 |
| Aus. Dollar |
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| U$0.7015 | |||
