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US stock futures indicate lower openings today
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[QUOTE="IFC Markets, post: 169260, member: 18359"] [SIZE=5][B]Dollar strengthening continues as tariffs kick in[/B][/SIZE] [B]US stock indexes [/B] markets will reopen today after Labor Day holiday. Futures on US stock indices point to lower opening today. Equities ended the month lower. The [I] S&P 500 [/I] finished August 1.8% lower. Dow Jones industrial lost 1.7%. The [I] Nasdaq [/I] composite retreated 2.6%. The dollar strengthening run was intact yesterday as 15% tariffs on $112 billion of Chinese goods went into effect on Sunday, as did retaliatory Chinese tariffs on US products. The live dollar index data show the ICE US Dollar index, a measure of the dollar’s strength against a basket of six rival currencies, rose 0.2% to 99.03 and is higher currently. [SIZE=5][B]FTSE 100 outperforms European indexes[/B][/SIZE] [B] European stocks [/B] advance continued on Monday on positive data. Both [I] GBP/USD [/I] and [I] EUR/USD [/I] maintained their decline yesterday with both pairs lower currently. The Stoxx Europe 600 index ended 0.3% higher led by financial shares as data showed euro-zone manufacturing activity contraction slowed in July. The [I] DAX 30 [/I] gained 0.1% to 11953.78. France’s [I] CAC 40 [/I] advanced 0.2% and UK’s FTSE 100 gained 1% to 7281.94 as main opposition Labour party planned to publish its legislation blocking the possibility of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal on Tuesday. [SIZE=5][B]Shanghai Composite up while other Asian indexes slip[/B][/SIZE] [B]Asian stock indices[/B] are mostly falling today after reports US and China are struggling to agree on what to discuss in trade talks this month. [I] Nikkei [/I] inched up 0.2% to 20625.16 as the yen slide against the dollar continued. Markets in China are mixed: the [I] Shanghai Composite Index [/I] is up 0.1% while Hong Kong’s [I] Hang Seng [/I] Index is 0.3% lower. Australia’s All Ordinaries Index extended losses 0.1% as Australian dollar turned higher against the greenback. [IMG]https://ifccd.net/uploads/image/Nikkei_03September2019.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=5][B]Brent lower[/B][/SIZE] [B]Brent futures prices [/B] are edging lower today. Prices fell yesterday on global growth concerns as US and China reciprocal new tariff came into force Sunday: November Brent crude closed 2.9% lower at $58.66 a barrel on Monday. [/QUOTE]
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