Short interest on the Nasdaq rose 0.83% in late September, the exchange said on Monday. As of Sept. 30, short interest rose to about 11.105 billion shares, compared with 11.014 billion shares as of Sept. 15.
* Energy stocks hit highest since Jan 2020. * Southwest (LUV) falls on canceling several flights. * Big banks set to start reporting results from Wednesday. * Indexes up: Dow 0.49%, S&P 0.42%, Nasdaq 0.49% By Shreyashi Sanyal and Devik Jain.
* Southwest (LUV) falls on canceling many flights. * Big banks set to start reporting from Wednesday. * Indexes up: Dow 0.43%, S&P 0.40%, Nasdaq 0.43% By Shreyashi Sanyal and Devik Jain. U.S. stock indexes rose on Monday as growth stocks gained, shrugging off inflation worries in the run up to third-quarter earnings reports from later this week.
* Southwest (LUV) falls on canceling many flights. * Big banks set to start reporting from Wednesday. * Futures down: Dow 0.05%, S&P 0.22%, Nasdaq 0.49% By Shreyashi Sanyal. U.S. stock indexes were set to open lower on Monday as surging commodity prices added to inflation worries, clouding expectations for third quarter earnings season set to start with Wall Street banks later this week.
* Graphic: World FX rates https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E. * Oil leads energy complex higher, stokes inflation risk. * Dollar reaches highest on yen since late 2018. By Tom Arnold. Stagflation jitters stunted growth in global shares on Monday, while bets that major central banks will tighten monetary policy pushed up bond yields and lifted the dollar to a near three-year peak against the Japanese yen.
* Graphic: World FX rates https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E. The dollar soared to its highest in nearly three years versus the Japanese yen on Monday as investors remained confident the U.S. Federal Reserve will announce a tapering of its massive bond-buying next month despite softer U.S. payrolls figures. Friday's jobs data pushed U.S. bond yields higher.
Employment Trends Index for September; Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans speaks at the Lawrence R. Klein Award virtual ceremony; U.S. Columbus Day, bond markets are closed; Canada Thanksgiving holiday, financial markets are closed. Stock futures ticked lower, while prices for crude oil and natural gas extended their climb.
* Graphic: World FX rates https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E. The dollar rose to its highest in nearly three years versus the yen on Monday as investors remained confident the U.S. Federal Reserve will announce a tapering of its massive bond-buying next month despite softer U.S. payrolls figures.
* Graphic: World FX rates https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E. * Oil leads energy complex higher, stokes inflation risk. * Dollar reaches highest on yen since late 2018. By Tom Arnold and Wayne Cole. World shares edged higher on Monday courtesy of gains in China, while rising Treasury yields lifted the dollar to a near three-year peak against the Japanese yen.
Italy Industrial Production; UK Regional PMI; IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings; updates from Bunzl, Flughafen Wien, Fresenius Medical Care. Europe may struggle for momentum early Monday despite a generally upbeat session for Asian stocks. Ahead of the open, oil, the dollar and bond yields were higher while gold was flat.
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