{"id":156023,"date":"2019-09-24T06:53:31","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T10:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/?p=156023"},"modified":"2019-09-24T06:53:31","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T10:53:31","slug":"stocks-end-mostly-lower-after-volatile-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2019\/09\/stocks-end-mostly-lower-after-volatile-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks end mostly lower after volatile day"},"content":{"rendered":"
September 24, 2019<\/div>
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Dollar strengthening continues on strong Markit data<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

US stocks <\/b> ended marginally lower on Monday underpinned by positive data and news Chinese importers bought about 10 boatloads of US soybeans totaling 600,000 tons. The S&P 500 <\/em> finished 0.01% lower at 2991.77. Dow Jones <\/a> industrial added 0.1% to 26949.99. The Nasdaq <\/em> composite fell 0.1% to 8112.46. The dollar strengthening was intact as Markit\u2019s manufacturing index rose to a five-month high of 51 in August: 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 0.2% to 98.62 and is higher currently. Stock index futures point to higher openings today.<\/p>\n

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CAC 40 posts biggest loss among European indexes<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

European stocks <\/b> pulled back on Monday on disappointing euro-zone data. Both GBP\/USD <\/em> and EUR\/USD <\/em> kept sliding yesterday with Pound turning higher while euro still lower against dollar currently. The Stoxx Europe 600 index ended 0.8% lower as Markit reported manufacturing activity in the eurozone contracted more sharply in September, with manufacturing PMI falling to lowest reading in nearly seven years. The DAX 30 <\/em> lost 1% to 12342.35 as Markit data showed Germany\u2019s manufacturing PMI fell to 41.4 in September, its worst reading in a decade and composite PMI came in at 49.1 down from 51.7 in the previous month. France\u2019s CAC 40 <\/em> dropped 1.1% as expansion slowed in both manufacturing and services sectors. UK\u2019s FTSE 100 <\/a> slid 0.3% to 7326.08.<\/p>\n

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Hang Seng leads Asian indexes gains<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Asian stock indices<\/b> are recovering today. Nikkei <\/em> rose 0.1% to 22098.84 as yen slide against the dollar resumed after Markit report factory activity slowed in Japan in August. Markets in China are rising as the governor of People\u2019s Bank of China said PBOC won\u2019t ease monetary policy as aggressively as other global central banks, as the economy is still performing within expectations: the Shanghai Composite Index <\/em> is up 0.3% and Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng <\/em> Index is 0.4% higher. Australia\u2019s All Ordinaries Index turned lower 0.01% despite Australian dollar slide against the greenback.<\/p>\n

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Brent <\/a> down<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Brent futures prices <\/b> are edging lower today after gains Monday on continued tensions in Middle East. Prices rose yesterday: November Brent crude closed 0.8% higher at $64.77 a barrel on Monday.<\/p>\n

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