European Close Market Briefing – 11/05/2017 – by Arjun Lakhanpal

May 11, 2017 In European Equity Markets stocks pulled back on Thursday with Spanish blue chips suffering their biggest one-day loss in six months, weighed down by losses among banks, while Italian lender UniCredit shone after solid results. The DAX fell 0.3 percent, while Spain’s IBEX lagged with a fall of 1.6 percent, its biggest daily loss since Nov. 10. The… View Article

Morning Update – 11/05/2017 – by Arjun Lakhanpal

May 11, 2017 Morning all.. Wall St finished mixed with the Dow a little lower and the S&P closing up 0.11% in what was a quiet session again. US yields and a rise in oil kept the USD bid overnight after a better close in NY. US Treasury Official: Mnuchin will discuss Trump admin’s tax reform, regulatory reduction… View Article

European Open Market Briefing – 10/05/2017 – by Arjun Lakhanpal

May 10, 2017 In Asian Equity Markets Japanese stocks edged up to hover at 17-month highs as a weak yen trend supported sentiment, but gains were by limited by fears arising from U.S. President Donald Trump’s sacking of his FBI director and North Korea’s nuclear programme. The Nikkei index rose 0.5 percent to 19,938.53 in mid-morning trade, the highest… View Article

Morning Update – 10/05/2017 – by Arjun Lakhanpal

May 10, 2017 Morning all.. Wall St struggled to hold record gains but in another quiet session, closed marginally lower on the day. Asia had a better session with a rise of 0.35% in the Nikkei and Chinese stocks unchanged. It was a quiet night but the USD fell on news that Trump had dramatically fired the head… View Article

European Close Market Briefing – 09/05/2017 – by Arjun Lakhanpal

May 9, 2017 In European Equity Markets a raft of well-received updates and a recovery in resources stocks helped stocks rebound on Tuesday from the previous session’s slight losses, ending at fresh 21-month highs. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.45 percent while France’s CAC 40 index gained 0.3 percent, recouping some of its losses from Monday following centrist… View Article

AUD/USD UPDATE – 09/05/2017 (11:34am) – by Arjun Lakhanpal

May 9, 2017 AUD/USD UPDATE – 09/05/2017 (11:34am) – Some short term chart indicators flashing oversold in AUD so we may consolidate or even rally from here.. Intraday price followed the flag continuation pattern breaking flag support which set up a selling wave lower to a new low at 0.7329. First resistance is 0.7369/74 then 0.7399 with 0.7427… View Article