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...Futures trade is pointing to an opening loss of 0.1 per cent for New York’s S&P 500, while the dollar index is flat at 93.477, leaving it within sight of Thursday’s six-session trough of 93.276 and down...
...But while Republicans accused Mr Obama of running an “imperial presidency”, his issuance of executive orders fell short of his predecessor, George W Bush, 276 vs 291....
...IG Markets are calling London’s FTSE 100 to open 63 points lower at 6,856, Germany’s Dax to be 129 points lower at 10,276 and for France’s Cac 40 to drop 52 points to 4,391....
...Gold was a quarter of a percentage point stronger at $1,276.50 an ounce on Monday, while the dollar index, a measure of the US currency against a basket of global peers, was sitting flat at 94.626....
...The price of gold is up $2½ to $1,276 an ounce....
...Shares of Intercept surged 16 per cent to $276.12 while rival Conatus Pharmaceuticals, which is also developing medications to treat liver disease, rose 3 per cent to $7.74....
...Beijing has held its currency in a tight trading range of Rmb8.276 and Rmb8.28 to the dollar since 1994....
...Yesterday’s big gainers were heavy fuel users including British Airways, up 1.6 per cent to 276¾p, and EasyJet, up 2.8 per cent to 264p. However, mining stocks had a bad day, as did banks....
...The Nikkei 225 Average inched up 10.26 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 11,276.59. The broader-based Topix rose 2.57, or 0.2 per cent, to 1,144.33....
...UBS initiated coverage with a “buy” recommendation on many smaller operators, including Sportingbet, down 0.7 per cent at 276½p, Gaming VC unchanged at 576½p, Betonsports also unchanged at 120½p, and UKbetting...
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