European Equities Slide Before Key US Data
Sumaira FH Published June 03, 2021 | 04:59 PM
European equities fell on Thursday, after a mixed performance in Asia, with investors cautious before this week's vital US economic data
London (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 3rd Jun, 2021 ) :European equities fell on Thursday, after a mixed performance in Asia, with investors cautious before this week's vital US economic data.
London's stock market dropped by 0.9 percent in late morning deals.
Frankfurt and Paris lost 0.4 percent and 0.3 percent respectively shortly after midday in the eurozone, despite upbeat survey data.
"It all just feels a bit deflated right now," IG analyst Chris Beauchamp told AFP.
"The week has been almost empty of news and so we have seen a bit of a momentum escape from markets." Paris also nudged lower one day after striking its highest closing level so far this year on a wave of optimism.
Elsewhere, Asian markets diverged Thursday as traders attempted to gauge when the Federal Reserve will begin reconsidering its ultra-loose monetary policies in light of a robust economic recovery.
Wall Street climbed Wednesday as investors balanced the potential for a strong economic recovery against worries over higher inflation.
Markets will focus later Thursday on US jobless claims data compiled by the ADP group, followed by key non-farm payrolls numbers on Friday.
The NFP figures provide a key snapshot of the world's top economy, with expectations for a big jump as businesses restart and people return to some semblance of normality.
"I think stocks are still confident about a renewed boost to growth from reopening and are also now less concerned about inflation," added Beauchamp.
"Hopefully ADP/jobless claims today and NFPs tomorrow might jolt everything into life for a while, otherwise it could be a long summer." - Oil slips from highs - Oil prices meanwhile dipped in European trade, having surged in the Asian session on growing optimism that the reopenings and vaccine rollouts will lead to resurgent energy demand.
Crude remains well supported by a decision Tuesday by OPEC and other key producers to only gradually lift output in response to the global recovery, while expectations for a return of Iranian crude have dimmed.
Brent peaked at $71.99 and WTI hit $69.40 in Asia before paring gains, though they remain close to multi-year highs and observers predict they could go even higher.
- Key figures around 1050 GMT - London - FTSE 100: DOWN 0.9 percent at 7,043.14 points Frankfurt - DAX 30: DOWN 0.4 percent at 15,546.47 Paris - CAC 40: DOWN 0.3 percent at 6,504.80 EURO STOXX 50: DOWN 0.4 percent at 4,073.37 Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 0.4 percent at 29,058.11 (close) Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: DOWN 1.1 percent at 28,966.03 (close) Shanghai - Composite: DOWN 0.4 percent at 3,584.21 (close) New York - Dow: UP 0.1 percent at 34,600.38 (close) Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.2192 from $1.2211 at 2100 GMT Dollar/yen: UP at 109.73 Yen from 109.64 yen Pound/dollar: UP at $1.4187 from $1.4171 Euro/pound: DOWN at 85.90 pence from 86.18 penceBrent North Sea crude: DOWN 0.2 percent at $71.23 per barrelWest Texas Intermediate: DOWN 0.2 percent at $68.67
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