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Main US indexes post records with trade optimism intact
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[QUOTE="IFC Markets, post: 175724, member: 18359"] [SIZE=6][B]Dollar strengthening resumed[/B][/SIZE] [B]US stock market [/B] rally continued on Thursday as Senate overwhelmingly approved the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement a day after the phase one trade deal with China. The S&P 500 gained 0.8% to new record 3316.81. The [I] Dow Jones [/I] industrial average advanced 0.9% to fresh record 29927.64. Nasdaq composite index rallied 1.1% to record 9357.13. The dollar weakening reversed as the number of people applying for first time jobless benefits fell for the fifth week in a row and retail sales increased at expected 0.3% last month: live dollar index data show the ICE US Dollar index, a measure of the dollar’s strength against a basket of six rival currencies, added 0.1% to 97.29 and is higher currently. Futures in stock indexes point to higher openings today. [SIZE=6][B]CAC 40 rose while European indexes slipped[/B][/SIZE] [B] European stocks [/B] extended gains on Thursday buoyed by trade optimism. The[I] GBP/USD [/I] climb continued yesterday with [I] EUR/USD[/I] turning lower and no change in the dynamics for both pairs. The Stoxx Europe 600 index ended 0.2% higher led by utility stocks. Germany’s DAX 30 slipped 0.02% to 13429.43. France’s [I] CAC 40 [/I] however rose 0.1% while UK’s [I] FTSE 100 [/I] lost 0.4% to 7609.81. [SIZE=6][B]Asian indexes advance continues[/B][/SIZE] [B]Asian stock indices[/B] are mostly higher today. [I] Nikkei [/I] ended up 0.5% at 24041.26 with yen slide against dollar slowing. Chinese stocks are rising despite report China’s economic growth slowed to three-decade low 6.1%: the [I] Shanghai Composite Index [/I] is up 0.05% while Hong Kong’s [I] Hang Seng Index [/I] is 0.5% higher. Australia’s All Ordinaries Index extended gains 0.3% despite Australian dollar reversing its slide against the greenback. [IMG alt="NIKKEI rising above MA(200) 1/17/2020 Market Overview IFC Markets chart"]https://ifccd.net/uploads/image/NIKKEI_17January2020.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=6][B]Brent up[/B][/SIZE] [B]Brent futures prices [/B] are extending gains today. Prices ended higher yesterday: March Brent crude rose 1% to $64.62 a barrel on Thursday. [SIZE=6][B]Gold rebounds[/B][/SIZE] [B] Gold [/B] prices are rebounding today. Prices slid on Thursday: February gold lost 0.2% to $1550.50 an ounce. [/QUOTE]
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