{"id":162175,"date":"2019-12-20T07:02:13","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T12:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/?p=162175"},"modified":"2019-12-20T07:02:13","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T12:02:13","slug":"all-three-main-us-indexes-notch-fresh-record-closes-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2019\/12\/all-three-main-us-indexes-notch-fresh-record-closes-again\/","title":{"rendered":"All three main US indexes notch fresh record closes again"},"content":{"rendered":"
December 20, 2019<\/div>
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By IFCMarkets<\/a><\/p>\n

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

US stocks <\/b> rally was intact on Thursday supported by strong labor market data. The S&P 500<\/a> gained 0.9% to new record 3205.37. The Dow Jones <\/em> industrial average advanced 0.5% to fresh record 28376.9. Nasdaq <\/a> composite index rallied 0.7% to 8887.22. The dollar strengthening halted despite data showing new applications for unemployment benefits fell during last week by 18,000 to a seasonally adjusted 234,000: 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 0.01% to 97.39 but is higher currently. Futures on US stock indices point to lower openings today.<\/p>\n

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Dax 30 dips while European indexes gain<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

European stock markets <\/b> mostly resumed advancing on Thursday. EUR\/USD<\/em> turned higher yesterday while GBP\/USD <\/em> accelerated its slide as the Bank of England held its main interest rate steady at 0.75% and maintained the dovish stance, while it cut the Q4 UK GDP growth forecast from +0.2% to +0.1%. Pound is higher currently while euro has turned lower. The Stoxx Europe 600 index ended 0.1% higher. Germany\u2019s DAX 30 <\/a> however slipped 0.1% to 13211.96. France\u2019s CAC 40 <\/em> added 0.2% and UK\u2019s FTSE 100 <\/em> gained 0.2% to 7573.82.<\/p>\n

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Shanghai Composite leads Asian indexes retreat<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Asian stock indices<\/b> are mostly lower today. Nikkei <\/em> ended down 0.2% at 23816.63 with yen climb against dollar continuing. Chinese stocks are mixed: the Shanghai Composite Index <\/em> is down 0.4% and Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng Index <\/em> is 0.2% higher. Australia\u2019s All Ordinaries Index lost another 0.3% as Australian dollar slowed its climb against the greenback.<\/p>\n

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Saudi Aramco shares slide on profit taking while Brent <\/a> climb continues<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Brent futures prices <\/b> are edging high today. Prices ended higher yesterday for sixth consecutive session: February Brent crude rose 0.6% to $66.54 a barrel on Thursday. Despite upward momentum in oil prices Saudi Aramco shares fell for a third straight session today. The drop in Aramco price reflects profit taking by investors after the stock was included Wednesday in MSCI\u2019s main gauge tracking emerging-market stocks and also in the Saudi index. Aramco slid 3.3% to 35.50 riyals in Riyadh, underperforming the Tadawul All Share Index, which rose 0.5%. The stock is currently down about 6% from the highest closing price reached on Monday. The decline is more than a third of stock\u2019s gain since the biggest initial public offering in the world on December 11.<\/p>\n

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Gold slips as dollar strengthens<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Gold <\/b> prices are edging lower today. Prices ended higher yesterday as dollar strengthening halted and House of Representatives voted for President Trump\u2019s impeachment. February gold gained 0.4% to $1484.40 an ounce.<\/p>

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