Online Forex broker
On Thursday, Europe's equities extended their relief bounce, although were unlikely to dodge a third straight month of dips as they entered the last trading day of a weird turbulent August, while a revenue warning from Carrefour weighed on the retail sector.
The STOXX 600 acquired 0.5%, euro zone equities along with blue-chips rallied 0.6%, spurred by strong revenues from construction stocks and miners, while the retail sector went down 1.3%.
Carrefour stocks edged down 14%, set for their worst daily decline for 20 years. They dipped after the French supermarket chain announced that 2017 revenue could descend by 12% and cut its sales surge objective. The supermarket chain explained that weaker than expected first-half profits were caused by the fact that intense competition in the retail sector put pressure on margins.
As for French peer Casino, it also demonstrated a 5% dip because market participants faced similar pressures.
On Wednesday, upbeat signs from trade negotiations between the world's two leading economies spurred EU equities, while the threat of a blocked merger deal had Sainsbury's shares suppressed…
On Tuesday, American shares struggled for direction due to the fact that profits in Walmart compensated losses in financials, with trade negotiations between China and America in focus…
On Monday, British equities generally slipped after the close…
Safe havens such as gold and Japanese yen declined as investors sentiment was boosted by eased geopolitical tensions…
On Tuesday, the euro tacked on because market participants waited for reports on inflation and growth in the euro zone, while the Japanese yen went down after Japan’s major bank told it would be more flexible in its huge stimulus program…
On Tuesday, the evergreen buck dived because the common currency bounced off and the UK pound managed to ascend to the day’s maximums reacting to reports that British Prime Minister Theresa May is going to take control of Brexit talks…
Your request is accepted.
A manager will call you shortly.
Internal error. Please try again later
We've emailed a special link to your e-mail.
Click the link to confirm your address and get Beginner Forex book for free.
|
