Toronto Market Falls for 2nd Day as Investors Book Profits

TSX ends down 0.6 at 23,126.98 Materials group falls 2.1 Technology ends 1.6 lower RBC notches record high after profit beat Reuters Canada39;s main stock index extended its pullback from a record high on Wednesday, as profittaking in most sectors of the market offset gains for financials after strongerthanexpected earnings for two of Canada39;s major […]
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Euro Slips after German Inflation Data

Aug 29 Reuters The euro fell versus the dollar after German inflation data led investors to increase their bets on the European Central Bank interest rate easing cycle. Inflation fell in six important German states in August, preliminary data showed on Thursday, suggesting that national inflation could decline noticeably this month. Spain39;s inflation fell to its slowest […]
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Tech Stocks Prod STOXX 600 Towards Record Highs

STOXX 600 up 0.5 European economic and business sentiment due at 0900 GMT German consumer prices figures due at 1200 GMT French spirits makers jump after China drops provisional measures on brandy Aug 29 Reuters European shares were within touching distance of a record high on Thursday, with technology stocks leading the charge, despite Nvidia39;s […]
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Asian Firms Earnings Outlook Improves as Chip Sector Shines

Aug 29 Reuters A key Asia stock index has gained its biggest lift in earnings projections in more than three years, as the region39;s semiconductor firms benefit from the boom in generative artificial intelligence. Also helped by robust secondquarter results across a wide range of industries, the average of 12month earnings per share forecasts for […]
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