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US stocks fall four straight session
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[QUOTE="IFC Markets, post: 161010, member: 18359"] [SIZE=5][B]Dollar strengthens as jobless claims fall[/B] [B][/B][/SIZE] [B]US stock market [/B]extended losses on Thursday as global growth slowing concerns came to fore again following ECB pledge to keep rates low longer. The [I]S&P 500 [/I]lost 0.8% to 2748.93. The [I]Dow Jones [/I]industrial average slid 0.8% to 25473.23. Nasdaq composite index fell 1.1% to 7421.46. The dollar strengthening accelerated as initial jobless claims fell more than forecast last week: 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 0.8% to 97.61 but is lower currently. Futures on US stock indexes point to lower openings today. [SIZE=5][B]European Indexes fall as ECB says low rates will stay longer[/B] [B][/B][/SIZE] [B]European stocks [/B]extended losses on Thursday as European Central Bank cut euro-zone growth forecasts for 2019.[I]GBP/USD [/I]joined [I]EUR/USD’s [/I]tumble as the ECB pushed out the prospect of a first hike in interest rate further from previously announced summer of 2019 as the bank left interest rates unchanged. The Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 0.4% led by bank shares. Germany’s DAX 30 dropped 0.6% to 11517.80. France’s [I]CAC 40 [/I]slid 0.4% and UK’s [I]FTSE 100 [/I]lost 0.5% to 7157.55. [SIZE=5][B]Shanghai Composite leads Asian indices losses[/B] [B][/B][/SIZE] [B]Asian stock indices[/B] are falling today after disappointing Chinese trade data. [I]Nikkei [/I]fell 2% to 21025.56 with yen climb against the dollar accelerating. China’s stocks fell sharply as data showed exports fell 20.7% in February: the[I]Shanghai Composite Index [/I]dropped 4.4% and Hong Kong’s [I]Hang Seng Index [/I]is 2% lower. Australia’s All Ordinaries Index turned 1% lower despite persistent Australian dollar slide against the greenback. [IMG]https://ifccd.net/uploads/image/HK50_OR_08March2019.png[/IMG] [SIZE=5][B]Brent slips[/B] [B][/B][/SIZE] [B]Brent futures prices [/B]are falling today while OPEC cuts provide support. Prices rose yesterday on reports OPEC output fell to its lowest in nearly four years in February: Brent for May settlement closed 0.5% higher at $66.30 a barrel on Thursday. [/QUOTE]
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