PREVIOUS TRADING DAY EVENTS 03 Oct 2023 The JOLTS report took the market by surprise with way more than expected job openings in August amid a surge in demand for workers in the professional and business services sector, pointing to a stilltight labor market. An increase of three straight monthly declines in job openings. The […]

Gold hits lowest since early March US job openings unexpectedly rise in August Oct 3 Reuters Gold prices languished near a sevenmonth low on Tuesday, weighed down by a robust dollar and elevated bond yields as the likelihood of U.S. interest rates staying higher for longer dominated sentiment. Spot gold was down 0.1 at 1,825.09 […]

BENGALURU, Oct 4 Reuters Indian shares fell on Wednesday after mixed cues from September sales dragged auto stocks down, while information technology IT stocks fell on worries of a prolonged high interest rate regime in the U.S. The NSE Nifty 50 index was down 0.69 at 19,393.55, as of 0955 a.m. IST, and the SP BSE […]

Euro outlook deteriorates on high oil prices Don39;t rule out a move to parity, analysts say Euro shed 3 in Q3, on track for 3rd year of losses LONDON, Oct 4 Reuters Resurgent oil prices hurting a deteriorating economy and renewed concerns about Italy39;s fiscal position mean headwinds for the euro are getting stronger, raising […]

SINGAPORELONDON, Oct 4 Reuters The yen rose slightly on Wednesday, moving away from the closely watched 150 per dollar mark, after a shortlived surge in the previous session stoked speculation that Japanese authorities could have intervened to support the currency. The Japanese currency was up around 0.12 at 148.93 per dollar in early European trading, after unexpectedly surging nearly […]

Sandoz valued at 10.3 bln francs on market debut Shares dip following debut at 24 francs apiece Fragile stock markets make for difficult backdrop Oct 4 Reuters Sandoz shares dipped on their market debut on Wednesday after the generic and biosimilar drugmaker was valued at a lowerthanexpected 10.3 billion Swiss francs 11.2 billion in its spinoff […]