US stocks skyrocketed on US fiscal optimism

Note: This section contains information in English only.
Source: Dukascopy Bank SA
US stocks surged on Monday on rising optimism over the US fiscal cliff. US lawmakers are expected find a compromise on the new US budget till January 1. Moreover, better-than-expected existing home sales last month lifted US equities. The S&P 500 Index rallied 1.99% to close at 1,386.89. All but one sector within the index soared. Technology and basic materials sectors posted the biggest gains. Cisco Systems and Apple jumped 1.72% and 7.21%. Cisco Systems announced that it will buy Meraki for USD1.2 billion as a part of its expansion strategy. Apple rose after Bank of America Merrill Lynch maintained a ‘buy' rating despite cutting a target price to USD780 from USD840. Among basic materials, Allegheny Technologies and CF Industries Holdings climbed 1.69% and 4.13%. At the same time, Cliffs Natural Resources lost 0.11% as it will delay the Bloom Lake project expansion as the firm has to adjust its business to lower coal consumption for steelmaking. Meanwhile, Tyson Foods surged 10.9% after reporting upbeat quarterly results.
Back to articles

Actual Topics

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:57:59 GMT

Loonie advances as IMF consider classifying it as reserve currency

Canada's Dollar strengthened the most in a month versus the U.S. peer as the IMF considers classifying the Lonnie and Aussie as reserve currencies. The Canadian Dollar gained 0.5% to 99.63 cents per greenback after advancing as much as 0.6%, the most since October 17. The Loonie traded below parity with the U.S. Dollar last week and touched the lowest

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:53:00 GMT

Wheat climbs as US winter crop condition deteriorates

Farm commodities advanced on Monday as broadly softer US Dollar boosted appeal of the commodity group. Moreover, a recent fall in prices created bargain buying opportunities for the market players. At the same time, weak demand for US supplies and rising production in Brazil weighted down on rural commodities. Wheat rebounded after the USDA reported that only 34% of the

Subscribe to "Fundamental Analysis" feed

Subscrever
Para saber mais sobre a plataforma de negociação Dukascopy Bank CFD / Forex, SWFX e outras informações relacionadas com negociação,
por favor entre em contato conosco ou faça um pedido de retorno de chamada.
Para obter mais informações sobre uma potencial cooperação,
ligue-nos ou faça-nos um pedido para ser contactado.
Para saber mais sobre as opções binárias do Dukascopy Bank / Plataforma de negociação Forex, SWFX e outras informações relacionadas com Trading,
ligue-nos ou faça-nos um pedido para ser contactado.
Para saber mais sobre a plataforma de negociação Dukascopy Bank CFD / Forex, SWFX e outras informações relacionadas com negociação,
por favor entre em contato conosco ou faça um pedido de retorno de chamada.
Para saber mais sobre a plataforma de Trading / Trading de Crypto/ CFD / SWFX e outras informações relacionadas à negociação,
ligue-nos ou faça-nos uma pedido para ser contactado.
Para saber mais sobre o programa de Introdutor de Negócios e outras informações relacionadas à negociação,
ligue-nos ou faça-nos uma pedido para ser contactado.
Para obter mais informações sobre uma potencial cooperação,
ligue-nos ou faça-nos um pedido para ser contactado.