The Thai stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which it had slumped more than 20 points or 1.5 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just beneath the 1,390-point plateau and theyre expected to open slightly to...
German stocks are a bit subdued Tuesday morning with investors making cautious moves amid a lack of significant triggers. Data on euro area inflation for the month of December, due later this morning, is expected to provide some direction. The benchmark DAX, which opened at 20,184.66 and advanced to 20,251.45 subsequently, was up 21.28 or...
French stocks are up in positive territory Tuesday morning, extending gains from previous session, with investors digesting the data on the nations consumer price inflation, and looking ahead to the euro zone consumer price data. The benchmark CAC 40 index is up 22.33 points or 0.3% at 7,468.02. Unibail Rodamco is surging 2.3% and Vivendi...
Germanys construction sector remained deep in the recession zone in December as political uncertainties damped orders, survey data from S&P Global showed on Tuesday. The HCOB construction Purchasing Managers Index dropped to 37.8 in December from 38.0 in November. The score was the lowest since last April and signaled a notable contraction in the sector....
The UK construction sector growth softened to a six-month low in December as elevated borrowing cost and fragile consumer sentiment weighed on new orders, survey data from S&P Global showed on Tuesday. The construction Purchasing Managers Index registered 53.3 in December, up from 55.2 in November. Although the score was the lowest in six months,...
Indian shares eked out modest gains on Tuesday after suffering heaving losses in the previous session on worries about the HMPV Virus outbreak in the country. As the total number of virus cases in India increased to five, state governments and authorities have reassured the pubic that there was no need to panic. Firm global...
The euro strengthened against other major currencies in the European session on Tuesday, after Eurozone inflation rose to the highest level in five months in December largely reflecting higher services cost. Data from Eurostat showed that the harmonized index of consumer prices climbed 2.4 percent from a year ago, following a 2.2 percent gain in...
Euro area inflation accelerated for the third straight month to the fastest in five months in December, suggesting that the European Central Bank will be cutting interest rates more slowly than anticipated. The harmonized index of consumer prices climbed 2.4 percent from a year ago, following a 2.2 percent gain in November, preliminary data from...
With imports surging by more than exports, the Commerce Department released a report on Tuesday showing the U.S. trade deficit widened roughly in line with economist estimates in the month of November. The Commerce Department the trade deficit increased to $78.2 billion in November from a revised $73.6 billion in October. Economists had expected the...
With imports rebounding by more than exports, the Commerce Department released a report on Tuesday showing the U.S. trade deficit widened roughly in line with economist estimates in the month of November. The Commerce Department the trade deficit increased to $78.2 billion in November from a revised $73.6 billion in October. Economists had expected the...