U.S. stock futures wobbled, suggesting major indexes will pause after notching records at the end of last week. Futures tied to the S&P 500 fell 0.1%. Contracts linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2% and Nasdaq-100 futures wavered between gains and losses.
Stock Futures Tick Lower to Start the Week. U.S. stock futures edged down to start the week ahead of another batch of earnings reports from major corporations. Cornyn Says Senate GOP Could Be Open to Smaller Infrastructure Bill.
* Reuters Live Markets blog: World shares traded near record highs on Monday, as markets were generally upbeat about the prospects for a global economic recovery from COVID-19, ahead of a busy week for earnings. Europe's STOXX 600 reached a record high and was up 0.2% at 0736 GMT.
U.S. stock futures edged down to start the week ahead of another batch of earnings reports from major corporations. S&P 500 futures fell 0.1% and futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2%. Changes in futures don't necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
Japan's Topix changed course to close lower on Monday, while the Nikkei ended little changed, as concerns around a resurgence of COVID-19 outweighed gains from chip-related shares.
Japanese stocks edged higher on Monday as some investors hoped to benefit from an expected increase in semiconductor production, but worries about rising coronavirus infections capped gains. The Nikkei 225 Index rose 0.16% to 29,731.15 by 0201 GMT, while the broader Topix rose 0.04% to 1,961.58. Stocks opened lower but gradually erased their losses in choppy trade.
Stocks End Week With Fresh Records. U.S. stocks kept moving higher, ending the week with gains, after another volley of blue-chip earnings and more signs of economic growth. Fed's Waller Says Economy Is' Ready To Rip' in TV Interview.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 inched higher and set fresh records Friday amid another volley of blue-chip earnings and more signs of economic growth. The blue-chip index rose 164.68 points, or 0.5%, to 34200.67, its third straight day of gains. The S&P 500 rose 15.05 points, or 0.4%, to 4185.47.
Stocks End Week With Fresh Records. U.S. stocks kept moving higher, ending the week with gains, after another volley of blue-chip earnings and more signs of economic growth. Fed's Waller Says Economy Is' Ready To Rip' in TV Interview.
* MSCI's all-country world index up 0.4% * MSCI, Dow, S&P 500, STOXX 600 hit records. * China Q1 GDP grows record 18.3% * Global asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn. * World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. By Herbert Lash and Simon Jessop.
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