SHANGHAI, April 22 Reuters China stocks weakened on Thursday, as SinoU.S. tensions dampened sentiment, offsetting a series of upbeat corporate earnings for the first quarter. The bluechip CSI300 index fell 0.2 to 5,089.24, while the Shanghai Composite Index shed 0.2 to 3,465.11. A bipartisan U.S. congressional push to counteract China picked up steam on Wednesday […]

April 22 Reuters European stocks moved towards record highs on Thursday after stumbling earlier in the week, as a set of strong earnings reports brightened sentiment ahead of the European Central Banks policy decision. The panEuropean STOXX 600 index rose 0.4 by 0707 GMT, extending gains for a second straight session after fears of a […]

Rates as of 0500 GMT Market Recap CAD was center stage overnight, with a press disaster around the Bank of Canada meeting capturing everyones attention. According to the website Zero Hedge About 9 minutes before the 10am press release, Bloomberg blasted what appears was a fat fingered and false MT Newswires headline which said Bank […]

Gold futures edged lower Thursday, after pushing to a nearly twomonth high in the previous session as investors weighed surging COVID19 cases outside the U.S. Gold for June delivery was down 5.70, or 0.3, at 1,787.40 an ounce on Comex. May silver was off 13.5 cents, or 0.5, at 26.435 an ounce. Gold was pausing after two […]

Reuters Torontobased semiconductor group Alphawave said on Thursday it was planning to apply for a London listing of its shares, adding that the cornerstone agreement with certain investors gave it a valuation of up to 4.5 billion. The initial public offering would include issuing new shares, raising roughly 500 million, as well as an offer […]

MILAN, April 22 Reuters Euro zone government bond yields were broadly unchanged on Thursday ahead of a European Central Bank ECB policy meeting, with investors looking for clues on how the central bank will react to an expected economic recovery. The blocs borrowing costs tracked U.S. Treasury yields, flat after falling in early London trade […]

TOKYO, April 22 Reuters Japanese shares jumped on Thursday as investors scooped up cyclical and chiprelated shares after they fell sharply in the previous two sessions, with sentiment aided by an upbeat finish on Wall Street overnight. The Nikkei share average jumped 1.9 to 29,050.73 by 0152 GMT, while the broader Topix rose 1.59 to […]