Investing.com | Mar 11, 2019 08:30
European stocks, alongside futures on the a buying opportunity .
The STOXX Europe 600 climbed with oil and gas producers for the first session after a three-day selloff.
Futures contracts on the UNH ), which accounts for 6.32 percent of the index.
During the earlier Asian session, most indices threw a last ditch attempt to close in the green, after posting a mixed performance on the prevailing perception that U.S.-China trade talks are broadly stalling. China’s loan and money supply data boosted the outlook for the government to increase its efforts to kick start the slowing economy. One could point out that China most likely will not want to give the U.S. president any further bargaining advantage due to the contraction of its own economy.
Hong Kong’s S&P/ASX 200 was the only one to remain down under, falling 0.38%.
It should be viewed, overall, as a solid session, if we consider it followed a markedly downbeat week for global stocks, capped by the weakest U.S. job growth since Sep. 2017.
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Meanwhile, the dollar pared Friday’s losses. After a surge of 0.9% in 10 hours on Thursday, the falling consolidation since may be the setup for another rally, after an upside breakout of a falling flag, bullish in an uptrend.
Oil jumped from the bottom of its bullish pattern ahead of the International Energy Agency’s Oil 2019 report and OPEC’s monthly market briefing, amid the recent seesaw between U.S. production, Saudi cuts and bullish outlook.
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Stocks
Canada’s S&P/TSX Composite closed down 0.38 percent last Friday.
Currency
The Canadian loonie was up 0.08 percent against the U.S. greenback early Monday, trading at 0.7454.
Bonds
Canada’s 10-year yield was steady early Monday at 1.765, a 1.31-percent decrease.
Commodities
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