Dow +0.11% S&P +0.08% Nasdaq +0.04% Russell -0.02
US MArket closed slightly higher in another very low volume day. That period is typically a good period for the stock market. According to the Stock Trader's Almanac, it has produced an average gain of 1.5% for the S&P 500 since 1950. Through the first three days of this year's Santa Claus rally period, the S&P 500 has slipped 0.07%. best-performing sectors were real estate (+0.4%) and utilities (+0.4%), which found some support from a big drop in long-term rates. The yield on the 10-yr note fell six basis points to 2.41% while the yield on the 30-yr bond dropped six basis points to 2.75%. There were gains, though, across the yield curve, but a curve flattening trade prevailed as the 2-yr note yield slipped only two basis points to 1.88%. Consumer Confidence report for December was a bit weaker than expected, The suspected tailwind was a drop in European bond yields, a likely trigger for an interest-rate differential trade that has tamped down long-term rates all year despite improving economic activity and three rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. energy sector (-0.3%) was the biggest loser today, falling victim to some profit taking that was facilitated by a 0.6% drop in oil prices ($59.64). US After Hours LIVE +43% on FY12 Results, DRAD +6.9%, HTGM +3.09% RVLT -7.9% EKSO -3.1%. Asian stocks headed for a record high in thin trading on Thursday, and the dollar slumped, two dynamics that have been features of markets for much of the year. Shares in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Seoul rose, Japanese benchmarks dipped and Australian stocks edged up Thursday. Bitcoin retreated again, extending a sell-off that began last week, as South Korean regulators stepped up scrutinyof their citizens’ dealings with cryptocurrencies.
Nikkei -0.56% Hang Seng +0.64% CSI +0.64% Shanghai +0.58% Shenzen +0.43%
Eur$ 1.1930 CNH 6.5415 CNY 6.5429 JPY 112.80 GBP 1.3438 CHF 0.9824 RUB 57.6377 WTI$ 59.77 +0.22%
S&P +0.05% EuroStoxx -0.11% FTSE +0.18% Dax -0.15% SMI -0.14%
Macro :
- Marijuana Firms Trend Higher as California Legalization Looms
- Bitcoin Drops as South Korea Says Exchange Closures Are Possible
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- LHA GY : German Cartel Office Head Criticizes Lufthansa Price Hikes: SZ
- KN FP : Natixis Says 2018 Phased-in CET1 Ratio Set at 8.375%
- SAB SM : Sabadell Seeks Developers for Building Land, Expansion Reports
- SNAP US : Snap Is Said to Develop ’Stories Everywhere’ Product: Cheddar
- SNH GY : Steinhoff Asia Pacific: Co. Not Part of Parent’s Bank Facilities
- UPS US : UPS Expects 1.4m Returns on ’National Returns Day’, Up 8%
- WATT US : Energous FCC Certification Disproves Shorts: National Securities
- WATT US : Energous to Release Charging-at-a-Distance Devices in Late 2018