FTSE 100 Declines On Weak Data

Swiss Franc Rises Against Majors

The Swiss franc advanced against its major counterparts in the New York session on Friday.

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Swiss Market Ends On Positive Note

Despite a couple of setbacks during the day's session, the Switzerland market managed to close modestly higher on Friday thanks to a few frontline stocks finding good support towards the closing minutes.

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European Stocks Close On Mixed Note

Despite some fairly strong earnings updates, European stocks turned in a subdued performance on Friday on reports the U.S. President Donald Trump is looking to impose at least 15 to 20% tariffs on goods imported from the European Union irrespective even if a trade deal is arrived at.

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TSX Retreats After Hitting New High

The Canadian market is down in negative territory in early afternoon trades on Friday, with stocks from communications, industrials and consumer discretionary sectors under pressure. However, the downside is limited as tariff concerns have eased a bit on reports that trade talks between Canada and South American countries, including Brazil and Argentina are in advanced stages.

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U.S. Consumer Sentiment Reaches Five-Month High In July

After reporting a substantial rebound by U.S. consumer sentiment in the previous month, the University of Michigan released a report on Friday showing a more modest improvement by consumer sentiment in the month of July. The University of Michigan said its consumer sentiment index climbed to 61.8 in July after surging to 60.7 in June. Economists had expected the index to rise to 61.5.

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U.S. Housing Starts Rebound More Than Expected In June

New residential construction in the U.S. rebounded by more than expected in the month of June, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Friday. The Commerce Department said housing starts surged by 4.6 percent to an annual rate of 1.321 million in June after plunging by 9.7 percent to a revised rate of 1.263 million in May.

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Bay Street Likely To Open Higher On Firm Commodities, Trade Deal Hopes

Higher U.S. and Canadian futures, firm commodity prices, and fairly encouraging U.S. economic data point to a positive start for the Canadian market Friday morning.

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U.S. Housing Starts Surge 4.6% In June, More Than Expected

New residential construction in the U.S. rebounded by more than expected in the month of June, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Friday.

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EURUSD	1.1625	GBPUSD	1.3408	AUDUSD	0.6506
USDJPY	148.827	USDCAD	1.37216	USDCHF	0.8016

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FTSE 100 Declines On Weak Data