24 Apr 2014
Markets advance on Apple, US data
FXStreet (Edinburgh) - Shares in the US trading floor are posting gains on Thursday, with sentiment boosted by positive earnings reports from Apple Inc. (AAPL) and upbeat US releases.
As of writing, DowJones is up 0.14% followed by the S&P500 and the Nasdaq, gaining 0.34% and 0.71%, respectively. The DXY, which tracks the greenback vs. its main rivals, is trading in the red ground for the third consecutive session, fading the spike to levels shy of 80.00 the figure.
The main bourses in Euroland closed with decent gains, shrugging off geopolitical tensions after Russia announced military exercises near the Ukrainian border. The CAC40 was the best performer, up 0.64% and followed by the FTSE100, 0.42% and the IBEX35, 0.36%. The single currency is now looking to consolidate gains beyond the 1.3800 mark after dropping near 1.3790.
In the commodities’ universe, the barrel of WTI is reverting the recent sharp decline, up 0.42% near $101.90 while the ounce troy of gold is up 0.6% just above $1,290.
As of writing, DowJones is up 0.14% followed by the S&P500 and the Nasdaq, gaining 0.34% and 0.71%, respectively. The DXY, which tracks the greenback vs. its main rivals, is trading in the red ground for the third consecutive session, fading the spike to levels shy of 80.00 the figure.
The main bourses in Euroland closed with decent gains, shrugging off geopolitical tensions after Russia announced military exercises near the Ukrainian border. The CAC40 was the best performer, up 0.64% and followed by the FTSE100, 0.42% and the IBEX35, 0.36%. The single currency is now looking to consolidate gains beyond the 1.3800 mark after dropping near 1.3790.
In the commodities’ universe, the barrel of WTI is reverting the recent sharp decline, up 0.42% near $101.90 while the ounce troy of gold is up 0.6% just above $1,290.