CAC 40 Edges Higher As Consumer Confidence Stabilizes

RTTNews | 665天前
CAC 40 Edges Higher As Consumer Confidence Stabilizes

(RTTNews) - French stocks advanced on Tuesday after a survey showed French consumer confidence stabilized in August, with a score of 85 points and meeting consensus estimates.

Hopes of further Chinese stimulus measures also underpinned investor sentiment ahead of a barrage of key economic readings due this week.

The benchmark CAC 40 was up 19 points, or 0.3 percent, at 7,343 after rallying 1.3 percent the previous day.

Euro zone bond yields slipped ahead of data on U.S. job openings that might provide additional clues on the Federal Reserve's rate trajectory.

Technip Energies N.V., an engineering and technology company, rose about 1 percent. The company announced that it has been awarded a contract by bp for a hydrogen production unit at its Kwinana biorefinery in Western Australia for undisclosed sum.

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Australian Market Slightly Higher

Australian Market Slightly Higher

Australian shares are trading slightly higher on Wednesday, extending the gains in the previous session, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 staying above the 8,550 level, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight, with gains in financial and technology stocks partially offset by weakness in mining and energy stocks.
RTTNews | 22分钟前
China Stock Market May Extend Winning Streak

China Stock Market May Extend Winning Streak

The China stock market has tracked higher in two straight sessions, collecting more than 60 points or 1.8 percent along the way. The Shanghai Composite Index now sits just above the 3,420-point plateau and it's tipped to open to the upside again on Wednesday.
RTTNews | 23分钟前
Taiwan Stock Market Has Solid Lead For Wednesday

Taiwan Stock Market Has Solid Lead For Wednesday

The Taiwan stock market has moved higher in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had risen more than 300 points or 1.3 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just beneath the 22,190-point plateau and it's expected to open higher again on Wednesday.
RTTNews | 53分钟前
Additional Support Expected For Singapore Stock Market

Additional Support Expected For Singapore Stock Market

The Singapore stock market on Tuesday ended the four-day slid in which it had slumped almost 50 points or 1.3 percent. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 3,900-point plateau, and it's expected to open to the upside again on Wednesday.
RTTNews | 1小时23分钟前
Rebound Anticipated For Malaysia Stock Market

Rebound Anticipated For Malaysia Stock Market

The Malaysia stock market on Tuesday snapped the two-day winning streak in which it had picked up almost a dozen points or 0.7 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just shy of the 1,515-point plateau although it figures to bounce higher again on Wednesday.
RTTNews | 1小时53分钟前
Japan Stock Market May Extend Tuesday's Gains

Japan Stock Market May Extend Tuesday's Gains

The Japan stock market on Tuesday wrote a finish to the three-day losing streak in which it had dropped more than 530 points or 1.4 percent. The Nikkei 225 now sits just above the 38,790-point plateau and it's expected to see additional support on Wednesday.
RTTNews | 2小时8分钟前
South Korea Stock Market Tipped To Open To The Upside On Wednesday

South Korea Stock Market Tipped To Open To The Upside On Wednesday

The South Korea stock market bounced sharply higher again on Tuesday, one day after snapping the five-day winning streak in which it had rallied almost 130 points or 4.3 percent. The KOSPI now sits just above the 3,100-point plateau and it's expected to add to its winnings again on Wednesday.
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