analyst
(Updates prices)
By Sumita Layek
April 14 (Reuters) - Gold prices were little changed on
Wednesday as global equity markets held near record highs,
offsetting support for bullion ...
* Rouble extends gains after 1.8% jump on Tuesday. * MSCI EM stocks eye best day in two weeks. * Polish zloty supported by strong data, rate hike hopes. By Ambar Warrick. Falling global bond yields helped lift emerging market currencies and stocks on Wednesday, with Russia's rouble extending gains on hopes of easing tensions between Moscow and Washington over Ukraine.
* European stocks up 0.1% * U.S. earnings on the radar. * Bond yields retreat to three-week lows. * Bitcoin hits record high, dollar weakens. By Tom Arnold and Kevin Buckland. Global stock markets pushed to record highs on Wednesday as bond yields eased, after data showed U.S. inflation was not rising too fast as the economy re-opens.
U.S. stock futures edged up ahead of the beginning of corporate earnings season, with several major banks set to report before the opening bell. Futures on the S&P 500 gained 0.1% and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures traded flat. Changes in equity futures don't necessarily predict market moves after the markets open.
* Chinese stocks lead gains in Asian equities. * Bond yield retreat boosts tech shares. * Bitcoin hits record high, dollar weakens. By Kevin Buckland. Global stock markets rose to a record high on Wednesday as bond yields eased after data showed U.S. inflation was not rising wildly as the economy reopens.
Global stock markets pushed to record highs on Wednesday as bond yields eased, after data showed U.S. inflation was not rising too fast as the economy re-opens. With fears receding for now that a strong inflation reading might endanger the Federal Reserve's accommodative stance, European shares opened 0.1% higher.
* Chinese stocks lead gains in Asian equities. * Bond yield retreat boosts tech shares. * Bitcoin hits record high, dollar weakens. By Kevin Buckland and Herbert Lash. Global equity markets rose to a fresh record high on Wednesday as bond yields eased after data showed U.S. inflation was not rising wildly.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average wobbled Tuesday as investors tried to gauge the impact of a halt in the rollout of Johnson& Johnson's Covid-19 vaccines and an uptick in inflation. The blue-chip index inched down 68.13 points, or 0.2%, to 33677.27, stung by a 1.3% fall in J&J shares. The S&P 500 ticked up 13.60 points, or 0.3%, to 4141.59, setting a record closing high.
* Market 'yawns' at jump in consumer price index. * Treasury yields ease, lifting tech stocks. * Bitcoin sets record high. * China imports rise at fastest pace in 4 years. * Graphic: Global asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn. * Graphic: World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. By Herbert Lash.
Nasdaq on Tuesday set a reference price of $250 per share for Coinbase Global Inc, projecting a value for the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange at $49.19 billion ahead of its landmark stock market debut on Wednesday. The reference price is not an offering price for investors to purchase shares, but rather a benchmark for performance when the stock starts trading the exchange on Wednesday.
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