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21 Apr 2014
Markets up on better corporate reports
FXStreet (Edinburgh) - Equities in the US markets are trading on a firm footing on Monday, following better-than-expected results from the corporate sector.
As of writing DowJones is up 0.28% seconded by the S&P500 and the Nasdaq, advancing 0.34% and 0.56%, respectively. The greenback, in terms of the DXY, is extending the multi-day rally, now easing from peaks around the psychological 80.00 handle.
The main indices in the Old Continent closed in a ‘sea of green’ with the DAX leading the way almost 1% and followed by the FTSE100, 0.62% and the CAC40, 0.59%. The EUR/USD is back to the red territory, navigating in the lower band of the intraday range around the 1.3800 handle.
In the commodities’ space, the ounce troy of gold is down 0.36% around $ 1,390 while the barrel of the WTI is trading almost unchanged around $104.30.
As of writing DowJones is up 0.28% seconded by the S&P500 and the Nasdaq, advancing 0.34% and 0.56%, respectively. The greenback, in terms of the DXY, is extending the multi-day rally, now easing from peaks around the psychological 80.00 handle.
The main indices in the Old Continent closed in a ‘sea of green’ with the DAX leading the way almost 1% and followed by the FTSE100, 0.62% and the CAC40, 0.59%. The EUR/USD is back to the red territory, navigating in the lower band of the intraday range around the 1.3800 handle.
In the commodities’ space, the ounce troy of gold is down 0.36% around $ 1,390 while the barrel of the WTI is trading almost unchanged around $104.30.