{"id":140190,"date":"2019-01-16T06:41:56","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T11:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/?p=140190"},"modified":"2019-01-16T06:41:56","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T11:41:56","slug":"technology-rally-leads-us-stocks-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2019\/01\/technology-rally-leads-us-stocks-gains\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology rally leads US stocks gains"},"content":{"rendered":"
January 16, 2019<\/div>
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Dollar strengthens while wholesale inflation keeps pace<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

US stock market <\/b> resumed advancing on Tuesday as technology shares rallied after Netflix announced it would raise US prices by 13% to 18%. The S&P 500 <\/em> rose 1.1% to 2610.30. Dow Jones <\/em> gained 0.7% to 24065.59. The Nasdaq <\/a> climbed 1.7% to 7023.83. The dollar strengthened as data showed wholesale inflation – prices paid by businesses for inputs, remained unchanged at 2.5% over year in December. The live dollar index<\/a> data show the ICE US Dollar index, a measure of the dollar\u2019s strength against a basket of six rival currencies, rose 0.4% to 95.96 and is higher currently. Stock index futures point to higher openings today.<\/p>\n

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FTSE 100 outperforms European indexes as UK rejects Brexit plan<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

European stocks <\/b> advanced on Tuesday erasing most of previous session losses. Both GBP\/USD <\/em> and EUR\/USD <\/em> turned lower but are higher currently as Prime Minister Theresa May\u2019s plan to leave the European Union by a March 29 deadline was rejected by the UK parliament. The Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.4%. The German DAX 30 <\/a> added 0.3% to 10891.79, France\u2019s CAC 40<\/em> rose 0.5% and UK\u2019s FTSE 100 <\/em> rallied 0.6% to 6895.02.<\/p>\n

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Nikkei falls while Asian indices gain<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Asian stock indices<\/b> are mixed today. Nikkei <\/em> fell 0.6% to 20442.75 as yen turned higher against the dollar. Chinese stocks are higher: the Shanghai Composite Index <\/em> is up 0.1%, and Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng index <\/em> is 0.2% higher. Australia\u2019s All Ordinaries Index rose 0.4% despite the Australian dollar continuing climb against the greenback.<\/p>\n

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Brent <\/a> up ahead of US inventory report<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Brent futures prices <\/b> are extending gains today. Prices ended higher yesterday on hopes China\u2019s economy will get the boost pledged by Beijing. The American Petroleum Institute late Tuesday report indicated US crude inventories dropped by 0.56 million barrels last week while gasoline inventories rose. March Brent rallied 2.8% to $60.64 a barrel on Tuesday. Today at 16:30 CET the Energy Information Administration will release US Crude Oil Inventories.<\/p>\n

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