Gold futures rebound after a first decline

Apr 30, 2014 4:02 PM GMT (Bloomberg)

Gold futures fell for the third straight day on speculation that the Federal Reserve will press ahead with cuts to monetary stimulus even after the U.S. economy stalled.

Gross domestic product grew at a 0.1 percent annualized rate in the first quarter, compared with a 2.6 percent gain in the previous quarter, government data showed today. Gold slumped 28 percent last year, the most since 1981, partly on concern that the Fed would slow the pace of monetary stimulus.

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Gold futures rebounded in New York after the U.S. GDP report boosted demand for the metal as a haven. The metal slid 0.2 percent to $1,293.20 after earlier losing 0.9 percent.

Markets heading up

European stocks rose for a second day.

Of the 255 companies in the S&P 500 that have posted results, 74 percent of earnings beatanalysts’ estimates and 53 percent topped sales projections, data compiled by Bloomberg show.

Ger30, UK100 and SP500 are CFD’s, written over the related Index futures, provided by ActivTrades.

U.S. Stocks Gain as Selloff Fades

By Callie Bost  Apr 28, 2014 9:42 PM GMT (Bloomberg)

U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (SPX) erasing an earlier slide, as Internet and smaller companies pulled back from a selloff amid optimism over merger activity. …

“It’s remarkable how volatile the market can be on an intraday basis,” …

“Most of the companies that have reported so far have exceeded expectations and there’s M&A that’s bubbling along and that could be causing some optimism, with big deals and restructuring.” …

Is this a signal of the Market Reversal ?

At the US open bell DAX dangerously declines. It’s a Warning to consider:

World Equities Retreat

World equities retreat, following their biggest jump in seven weeks, as European automakers and technology companies declined.

Yesterday in Europe the market rose quite a bit so we can imagine investors are taking that profit, selling a bit,” said Yves Marcais, an equity-sales trader at Global Equities in Paris. “It’s more technical than underlying sentiment. The economic data has mainly been good.”

Here is the current Market situation with the presentation of Dax30, UK100 and SP500 Indexes:

Stocks Rise; Oil Retreats

Stocks Rise as Deals Spur Drugmaker Rally; Oil Retreats

Bloomberg 2014-04-22

U.S. stocks rose for a sixth day, the longest streak of gains since September, amid a rally in drugmakers after more than $70 billion in global takeover offers. Oil fell from a seven-week high and gold retreated……

USA Index Futures on calm waters

U.S. stock-index futures were little changed, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (SPX)posted its biggest weekly gain since July, amid corporate-earnings reports.

Futures on the S&P 500 expiring in June rose 0.1 percent to 1,859.10 at 8:31 a.m. in New Yorktoday. Dow Jones Industrial Average contracts added 10 points, or 0.1 percent, to 16,353.

A High Close on Wall Street as welcome to Yellen words

Investors weighed some supportive comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen against the latest escalation of hostilities in eastern Ukraine. European shares fell slightly this morning, pausing from a two-day rally. This thursday, will most probably,  be marked by a decrease in the liquidity in the Market, and no major movements shall be expected today.

Usa500 is a CFD written over SP500 Index futures.

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U.S. Stocks Rise as Tech Shares Rebound Amid Earnings

Apr 15, 2014 4:58 PM GMT (Bloomberg)

U.S. Stocks Rise as Tech Shares Rebound Amid Earnings

U.S. stocks rose a second day, after equities posted the worst week since 2012, as earnings from Coca-Cola Co. and Johnson & Johnson overwhelmed concerns that tensions in Ukraine are worsening.

The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.3 percent, erasing an earlier drop of 1.9 percent after nearing its average price in the past 200 days. Coca-Cola gained 3.7 percent as global volume sales increased. Johnson & Johnson climbed 2.1 percent as the company raised its forecast for the year.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index climbed 0.7 percent 1,842.98 at 4 p.m. in New York, reversing a loss of 0.8 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 89.32 points, or 0.6 percent, to 16,262.05. About 7.7 billion shares changed hands on U.S. exchanges, 10 percent above the three-month average.

“Stocks are having meaningful moves in both directions because people are nervous on both sides,” Michael James, a Los Angeles-based managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities Inc., said in a phone interview. “Subjectivity plays such a pivotal role, and emotions, in what’s been going on in this market that it’s hard to pinpoint what causes a turn in the direction.”

The S&P 500 yesterday briefly erased a 1 percent gain, as technology shares dipped, before closing higher to halt a two-day slide. The index has dropped 2.5 percent from its April 2 record as selling from Internet and biotechnology stocks, the best performers in a five-year rally, spread to the broader market.