HANOI, April 19 Reuters Copper prices advanced on Monday as rampedup vaccine rollouts and more countries easing lockdowns boosted hopes of a steady global economic recovery and higher demand for metals. Threemonth copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 1.9 at 9,384 a tonne by 0729 GMT, while the mosttraded June copper contract on […]

Gold futures contracts were under pressure Monday, easing back after posting their biggest weekly climb since December. Gold is looking for direction at present, said Jeff Wright, chief investment officer at Wolfpack Capital, with no one strong moverinfluencing or driving prices. The short covering from last week is over for now and gold is seeking […]

Earnings will be the major focus for investors in the week ahead, as they home in on whether rising costs are squeezing margins and signaling a build in inflationary pressures. From CocaCola and IBM to Johnson Johnson and Netflix, investors will hear from a broad swath of corporate America. So far, with one week in, […]

SYDNEY, April 19 Reuters The Australian and New Zealand dollars started the week slightly lower on Monday, tracking losses in oil and copper as COVID19 infections rise globally, and in spite of bullish sentiment in broader Asian equities markets. The resourcesensitive Australian dollar recovered to stand around flat at 0.7735 at midday, reversing morning losses […]

European stocks inched higher on Monday, extending their recordsetting rally, as optimism about a solid start to the earnings season offset a worrying resurgence in COVID19 cases globally. The panEuropean STOXX 600 index rose 0.1 after marking its seventh straight week of gains on Friday, while an index of euro zone shares rose 0.1 to […]

Reuters Automation tech startup UiPath on Monday boosted the price range for its initial public offering IPO in New York, and is now targeting a valuation of nearly 28 billion, setting the stage for yet another highprofile tech listing this year. UiPaths planned debut comes amid a flurry of major tech listings from the Silicon […]