* World stocks extend record run. * Russia's ruble falls as much as 2%, then rebounds. * Oil steadies after 5% surge, commodity currencies benefit. By Herbert Lash and Marc Jones.
Russia's rouble slumped on Thursday,
after Washington announced new sanctions targeting the country's
sovereign debt, while most other emerging market currencies
rose, with Mexico's ...
The dollar index edged higher
on Thursday in choppy trading as investors balanced bullish data
showing U.S. retail sales rebounded sharply in March against a
continued drop in U.S. Treasury yields.
-The Dow industrials closed above 34,000 for the first time on Thursday as the blue-chip benchmark and S&P 500 posted fresh record highs on a tech stock rally fueled by falling bond yields and strong March U.S. retail sales.
Canada's main stock index rose on Thursday as gold prices jumped on the back of lower Treasury yields and a weaker dollar, while Barrick Gold Corp (GOLD) gained on a positive earnings forecast.
U.S. Treasury yields fell on
Thursday despite better-than-expected March retail sales data
and a bigger-than-projected drop in initial jobless claims, as
the economy fueled by the COVID-19 vaccine ...
The Canadian dollar edged
higher for a third straight day against its U.S. counterpart on
Thursday, as equity markets rose and domestic data showed home
sales setting a record high in March.
Canada's main stock index rose on Thursday as gold prices jumped on the back of softer Treasury yields and a weaker dollar, while crude oil levels fueled hopes for a faster economic rebound. * At 14:31 a.m. ET, the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 97.3 points, or 0.51%, at 19,268.96.
* Ireland sells 20-year bond as long-dated sales continue. * German 10-year yield falls after rising to four-week high. * Little impact on bonds from U.S. data. By Yoruk Bahceli. Benchmark German bond yields fell from four-week highs on Thursday as the market turned its focus back to issuance with a long-dated bond sale by Ireland.
Futures for Canada's main stock index rose on Thursday as gold prices jumped on the back of softer Treasury yields and a weaker dollar, while crude oil levels lent support to faster economic rebound hopes.
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