FTSE 100 Up Nearly 0.75% On Easing Trade Tensions

Swiss Market Ends Modestly Lower

The Switzerland market ended weak on Monday after languishing in negative territory almost right through the day's session as geopolitical tensions and tariff concerns weighed on sentiment.

RTTNews | 22 minutos atrás

Major European Markets Close Weak On Tariff Jitters, Geopolitical Concerns

European stocks closed weak on Monday as rising trade tensions due to China and the U.S. accusing each other of violating trade agreement, and the Trump administration's announcement that it would double the tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50% from June 4th.

RTTNews | 48 minutos atrás

Energy, Materials Stocks Shine As TSX Rises 0.5%

The Canadian market is up in positive territory a little past noon on Monday, lifted by gains in energy, materials and communications sectors, even as the mood remains cautious amid concerns about Sino-US trade tensions, and the Trump administration's announcement that it would increase the tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum to 50% from 25%.

RTTNews | 2 h 2 min atrás

U.S. Construction Spending Unexpectedly Falls 0.4% In April

A report released by the Commerce Department on Monday unexpectedly showed a continued decrease by U.S. construction spending in the month of April. The Commerce Department said construction spending fell by 0.4 percent to an annual rate of $2.152 trillion in April after shrinking by 0.8 percent to a revised rate of $2.162 trillion in March.

RTTNews | 2 h 28 min atrás

U.S. Manufacturing Index Unexpectedly Edges Down To Six-Month Low In May

A reading on U.S. manufacturing activity unexpectedly edged slightly lower in the month of May, according to a report released by the Institute for Supply Management on Monday. The ISM said its manufacturing PMI slipped to 48.5 in May from 48.7 in April, with a reading below 50 indicating contraction. Economists had expected the index to inch up to 49.5.

RTTNews | 3 h 10 min atrás

UK Manufacturing Sector Shrinks Sharply

The UK factory sector shrank further in May as the weak global demand, trade tensions and rising cost burdens weighed on production and new orders, the purchasing managers' survey results from S&P Global showed on Monday. The final manufacturing PMI rose to a three-month high of 46.4 in May from 45.4 in April. The reading was also above the flash estimate of 45.1.

RTTNews | 4 h 24 min atrás

Eurozone Manufacturing Activity Contraction Slows

Euro area factory activity fell at the slowest pace in more than two years in May, signaling a gradual progress towards recovery, final results of the purchasing managers' survey from S&P Global showed on Monday. The HCOB final manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 49.4 in May, in line with the flash estimate, from 49.0 in April.

RTTNews | 4 h 40 min atrás

UK Mortgage Approvals Fall Unexpectedly; House Prices Rise

UK mortgage approvals declined unexpectedly to the lowest level in more than a year in April as stamp duty holiday ended in March, data from the Bank of England revealed Monday. Elsewhere, data from the mortgage lender Nationwide Building Society showed that house prices rebounded unexpectedly in May suggesting momentum in underlying demand. Approvals for home loans rose to 60,463 in May.

RTTNews | 5 h 54 min atrás

EURUSD	1.14233	GBPUSD	1.35208	AUDUSD	0.64829
USDJPY	142.954	USDCAD	1.37195	USDCHF	0.81808

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FTSE 100 Up Nearly 0.75% On Easing Trade Tensions