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Bolstered by Better-than-expected Earnings, 3M Shares Jump Nearly Shares of 3M Co. rallied nearly 3 percent in premarket trade on Tuesday after the multinational conglomerate corporation reported profit and revenue for the third quarter that beat expectations. 3M’s shares jumped 2.91 percent...

Daily Report on October 23, 2017 Global shares and the U.S. dollar advanced on Monday with the odds of U.S. tax overhaul remaining in focus. Japanese shares extended their rally in the face of a softening Yen that came after Shinzo Abe’s election victory over the weekend. Indeed, Japan’s...

Daily Report on October 20, 2017 Global share markets edged higher on Friday with the Stoxx Europe 600 index reversing from a loss in the previous session. Particularly, the stock benchmark index added 0.2 percent as supported by gains in financial and industrial shares. The Stoxx Europe 600...

Nervousness Ahead of New Government Formation Sends Kiwi To Nearly-five-month Lows New Zealand dollar tumbled broadly against its major rivals on Thursday as market participants were waiting for the country’s announcement on the new government following an inconclusive election on September...

Daily Report on October 18, 2017 European shares opened modestly higher on Wednesday after mixed trading in Asian equities earlier. Despite fresh records for U.S. stocks in the previous trading session on Tuesday, the MSCI Asia Pacific Index was little change with Australia’s S&P/ASX 500...

Euro Falls to One-week Lows As Trump Reportedly Favors A Policy Hawk As Next Fed Chair The euro extended its downbeat rally to a fourth consecutive trading session on Tuesday after the dollar strengthened following a report showed U.S. President Donald Trump was favoring a policy hawk as the...

Daily Report on October 13, 2017 Shrugging off downbeat U.S. equities that closed lower on Thursday, European shares rose to their highest level in nearly four months while Asian stocks also advanced on Friday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 finished the week at the highest since 1996 after adding 1...

Daily Report on October 12, 2017 Tracking U.S. stocks that hit record highs in the previous session, Asian shares advanced on Thursday. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 0.4 percent with Japanese stocks extending gains. While Japan’s benchmark Topix index increased 0.2 percent to touch the...

Daily Report on October 11, 2017 Asian shares surged strongly on Wednesday while European equities struggled for direction. Particularly, the Nikkei Stock Average reached a two-decade closing high as boosted by stronger earnings, not to mention an improved economy as well as a better...

Daily Report on October 10, 2017 Shrugging off modest losses on Wall Street, Asian shares rose on Tuesday as traders returned from holidays. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index jumped 0.6 percent, led by an increase of 1.6 percent of South Korea’s Kospi index. Whereas, Japan’s Topix index gained 0.5...

Daily Report on October 09, 2017 Asian shares were mostly higher on Monday while European stock market gains, led by equities in Spain. The Shanghai Composite Index soared 0.76 percent while the Shenzhen Composite Index jumped 1.3 percent after a weeklong holiday. However, Hong Kong stocks...

Daily Report on October 06, 2017 Global shares jumped higher on Friday after U.S. stocks notched record closing highs again in the previous session. Asian shares soared and European equities opened higher while gold extended losses as dollar lingered at seven-week highs against other major...

Euro To Break the 1.1700 Handle as Political Turmoil Persists, Dollar Supported by Rate Hike Prospects The euro reversed lower against the greenback on Thursday after two days of closing higher in a row. While the single currency was fragile amidst rising political turmoil and pessimism over...

Daily Report on October 04, 2017 Asian shares traded higher on Wednesday, boosted by strong manufacturing activity across much of Asia, Europe and the United States which rose optimism about global growth. Meanwhile, Chinese central bank on Saturday freed up liquidity by cutting the amount...

Daily Report on October 03, 2017 Tracking overnight strength on Wall Street, Asian shares were broadly stronger while European stocks opened higher on Tuesday. Stocks in Hong Kong and Japan led gains with Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stocks Average jumping 1.1 percent to the highest close since August...