European Markets Calm Amid Holiday Celebrations Elsewhere 19 February 2018
Sumaira FH Published February 19, 2018 | 05:14 PM
Europe's major stock markets edged lower Monday in a subdued start to the week, with sentiment hampered by holiday closures around the world
London, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Feb, 2018 ) :Europe's major stock markets edged lower Monday in a subdued start to the week, with sentiment hampered by holiday closures around the world.
Tokyo stocks stormed more than two percent higher on solid data and rebounding investor confidence, but many major bourses, including in China and Hong Kong, remain shut for the Lunar New Year break.
European equities were deflated in late morning deals, with Frankfurt, London and Paris each shedding just under 0.1 percent in value. US financial markets meanwhile will remain closed on Monday for the President's Day holiday.
"Caught between continuing Chinese New Year celebrations in the east and President's Day in the west, European markets are ... very quiet today," noted Rebecca O'Keeffe, head of investment at Interative Investor.
Star performer Tokyo leapt on the back of supportive economic data and the weaker yen, which boosts exporters. Stocks in Sydney and Seoul also ended higher. In addition, sentiment was boosted by a relatively positive end to the week in the US on Friday.
The Dow squeezed out a positive close, up 0.1 percent before a long weekend, the sixth straight positive close for the blue-chip index as it notched up its best weekly gain since November 2016.
In commodity trading, world oil prices clawed their way higher.
However, gains were capped by concerns that record-high US crude production will negate the impact of OPEC-led output cuts, according to anlaysts.
"As crude oil prices waddle in a woeful state, industry observers will focus on US production as guidance for crude oil prices," said Avtar Sandu, an energy analyst with Phillip Futures in Singapore.
Traders are waiting for further US commercial crude inventories and production data due to be released on Tuesday by the industry group American Petroleum Institute and on Wednesday by the US Department of Energy.
- Key figures around 1100 GMT - London - FTSE 100: DOWN 0.1 percent at 7,290.56 points Frankfurt - DAX 30: DOWN 0.1 percent at 12,444.90 Paris - CAC 40: DOWN 0.1 percent at 5,279.14 EURO STOXX 50: DOWN 0.2 percent at 3,421.25 Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 1.97 percent to 22,149.21 (close) Hong Kong - Hang Seng: Closed for a public holiday Shanghai - Composite: Closed for a public holiday New York - DOW: UP 0.1 percent at 25,219.38 (close) Euro/dollar: UP at $1.2413 from $1.2410 at 2200 GMT Pound/dollar: DOWN at $1.4011 from $1.4024 Dollar/yen: UP at 106.58 from 106.30 Yen Oil - Brent North Sea: UP 38 cents at $65.22 per barrel Oil - West Texas Intermediate: UP 56 cents at $62.24
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