{"id":160750,"date":"2019-11-29T07:18:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T12:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/?p=160750"},"modified":"2019-11-29T07:18:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T12:18:08","slug":"futures-indicate-lower-openings-after-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2019\/11\/futures-indicate-lower-openings-after-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Futures indicate lower openings after Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"
November 29, 2019<\/div>
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By IFCMarkets<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dollar strengthening halted<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

US stocks <\/b> will reopen today after the Thanksgiving holiday Thursday. US exchanges will operate on a shortened schedule today: both the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq will close at 1 p.m. Eastern. Wednesday all three main indexes notched fresh closing records: the S&P 500<\/a> gained 0.4% to 3153.63; Dow Jones <\/em> industrial average advanced 0.2% to 28164.00; Nasdaq <\/em> rose 0.7% to 8705.18. The dollar strengthening halted yesterday: 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, slipped less than 0.1% to 98.31 and is lower currently. Futures on three main US stock indices indicate lower openings today.<\/p>\n

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DAX 30 loss lead\u0435r among European indexes<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

European stock indexes <\/b> pulled back on Thursday in thin trading with US markets closed for Thanksgiving. The EUR\/USD<\/em> turned higher and GBP\/USD <\/em> turned lower yesterday with both pairs higher currently. The Stoxx Europe 600 index ended 0.16% lower led by auto shares down 1% despite a report sentiment across the euro-zone rose to above-forecast 101.3 points in November from 100.8 in October. Germany\u2019s DAX 30 <\/a> lost 0.3% to 13245.58. France\u2019s CAC 40 <\/em> slipped 0.2% and UK\u2019s FTSE 100 <\/em> slid 0.2% to 7416.43.<\/p>\n

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

Asian stock indices<\/b> are mostly lower today after weak industrial output data from Japan and South Korea. Nikkei <\/em> extended losses 0.5% to 23293.91 with yen climb against dollar intact despite data showing factory output fell 4.2% in October, the biggest month-on-month drop since January 2018. Chinese stocks are falling: the Shanghai Composite Index <\/em> is down 0.7% while Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng Index <\/em> is 2.1% lower. Australia\u2019s All Ordinaries Index pulled back 0.3% as Australian dollar resumed rising against the greenback.<\/p>\n

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

Brent futures prices <\/b> are edging higher today. Prices ended lower yesterday: January Brent crude lost 1.2% to $63.31 a barrel on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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