{"id":163515,"date":"2020-01-20T08:20:39","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T13:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/?p=163515"},"modified":"2020-01-20T08:20:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T13:20:39","slug":"three-main-us-indexes-edged-up-to-fresh-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2020\/01\/three-main-us-indexes-edged-up-to-fresh-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Three main US indexes edged up to fresh records"},"content":{"rendered":"
January 20, 2020<\/div>
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Dollar strengthening intact<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

US stock market <\/b> extended gains on Friday despite mixed data. The S&P 500<\/a> rose 0.4% to 3329.62, more than doubling its weekly gain to 2.0%. Dow Jones <\/em> industrial added 0.2% to 29348. The Nasdaq <\/em> gained 0.3% to 9388.94. The dollar strengthening accelerated as housing starts rose 16.9% in December while industrial production fell 0.3%. 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 0.3% to 97.61 and is higher currently. Futures in stock indexes point to lower openings today.<\/p>\n

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European stock indexes rebounded<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

European stocks <\/b> rebounded on Friday after EU Trade Commissioner said he had a good exchange of views with US Trade Representative in Washington. GBP\/USD <\/em> joined EUR\/USD\u2019s <\/em> continuing slide on Friday with euro turning higher currently and Pound lower still. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index recovered 1%. The DAX 30 <\/em> gained 0.7% Friday to 13526.13. France\u2019s CAC 40 <\/em> rose 1% and UK\u2019s FTSE 100 <\/a> advanced 0.9% to 7674.56.<\/p>\n

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Shanghai Composite leads Asian Indexes gains<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Asian stock indices<\/b> are mostly higher today. Nikkei <\/em> edged up 0.2% to 24083.51 despite resumed yen climb against the dollar ahead of Bank of Japan\u2019s two-day policy meeting. China\u2019s markets are mixed: the Shanghai Composite Index <\/em> is 0.7% higher while Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng <\/em> Index is down 0.9%. Australia\u2019s All Ordinaries Index extended gains 0.2% with Australian dollar climb against the greenback resuming.<\/p>\n

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Saudi Aramco slips while Brent <\/a> gains<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Brent futures prices <\/b> are extending gains today. Prices rose on Friday: Brent for March settlement added 0.4% to $64.85 a barrel Friday. Saudi Aramco shares are down currently 0.2% to 34.30 riyals as they continue trading on country\u2019s Tadawul exchange. After the company sold 450 million more shares to investors as part of overallotment option (following 3 billion shares sales at 32 Saudi riyals ($8.53) each at the IPO that netted $25.6 billion ), Saudi Aramco has sold 3.45 billion shares, raising the company\u2019s public stake to 1.725% and raising its IPO earnings to $29.4 billion.<\/p>\n

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Gold rebounds<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Gold <\/b> prices are inching higher after closing lower last week. February gold slid 0.2% to 1550.50 on Friday.<\/p>

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