Euro zone August business activity gains from Olympics lift Commerzbank slips as German government aims to reduce stake UK insurer Direct Line falls after profit miss STOXX 600 off 1 Sept 4 Reuters European stocks hit a twoweek low on Wednesday, as global markets were rattled by concerns of an imminent slowdown in the United […]

FTSE 100 down 0.7, FTSE 250 off 0.9 Sept 4 Reuters UK39;s main stock index hit a threeweek low on Wednesday amid a broadbased decline, after concerns over U.S. economic performance hit market sentiment ahead of a slew of central bank monetary policy decisions later this month. The bluechip FTSE 100 index was down 0.7, as […]

Previous Trading Days Events 03.09.2024 Switzerland Inflation MoM Consumer prices remained flat in August 2024, missing expectations of a 0.1 uptick, after a 0.2 drop in July. Switzerland GDP Growth GDP expanded by 0.7 in Q2 2024, outpacing forecasts and Q1s 0.5 growth, driven by a 2.6 surge in manufacturing. US ISM Manufacturing PMI PMI […]

BENGALURU, Sept 3 Reuters Indian shares steadied near record highs on Tuesday, ahead of a raft of data that may determine how deeply the U.S. will cut interest rates later this month. The Nifty 50 index was largely unchanged at 25,259.3 points, while the SP BSE Sensex dipped 0.1 to 82,490.79. The bluechip Nifty 50 gained 4.7 […]

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 3 Reuters The South African rand was weaker in early trade on Tuesday, ahead of the release of second quarter gross domestic product GDP data. At 0659 GMT, the rand traded at 17.8875 against the dollar , about 0.4 softer than its previous close. Statistics South Africa is set to release the country39;s […]

MUMBAI, Sept 3 Reuters The Indian rupee declined on Tuesday, tracking weak Asian peers, but the central bank39;s repeated intervention at current levels in the recent past meant that the losses were fairly limited. The rupee was at 83.9475 to the U.S. dollar at 1102 a.m. IST, down from 83.9175 in the previous session. Asian […]

LONDON, Sept 3 Reuters The pound eased on Tuesday, edging lower against both the dollar and the euro, as investors booked some profit on sterling39;s largest monthly rally in 10 months ahead of a key read of the U.S. jobs market later this week. Data on Tuesday showed summery weather in August helped boost UK […]

US dollar holds close to twoweek high Gold could scale 2,640 this year analyst Platinum, palladium down 1 Sept 3 Reuters Gold prices eased on Tuesday, while investors awaited a slew of U.S. economic data to gauge the size of the Federal Reserve39;s expected interest rate cut this month. Spot gold fell 0.2 at 2,495.50 […]

FTSE 100 up 0.2, FTSE 250 up 0.1 Sept 3 Reuters A recovery in aerospace and defence stocks lifted UK39;s main index on Tuesday, while investors braced themselves for a slew of global key economic data that could shape bets on the pace of potential rate cuts from major central banks this month. The bluechip […]

Rolls Royce shares recover after Cathay Pacific inspection UK39;s Ashtead gains on Q1 rental revenue growth STOXX 600 flat Sept 3 Reuters Europe stocks struggled for direction on Tuesday as investors remained cautious ahead of a raft of economic data in the runup to the allimportant U.S. jobs report on Friday, while German stocks hit […]