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Wall Street closes higher on US-China trade optimism
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IANS | 08 Nov, 2019
US stocks closed higher, as Wall
Street remained optimistic for a potential approach to ease lingering
US-China trade tensions while the latest jobs data also lent support.
The
Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 182.24 points, or 0.66 per cent, to
27,674.80 on Thursday. The S&P 500 rose 8.40 points, or 0.27 per
cent, to 3,085.18. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 23.89 points, or 0.28
per cent, to 8,434.52, Xinhua reported.
The majority of the 30
blue-chip stocks in the Dow traded higher around market close, with
shares of trade bellwethers Boeing and Caterpillar climbing 1.47 per
cent and 1.04 per cent, among the best performers.
Chip stocks, normally sensitive to trade, also notched gains, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rising 0.7 per cent.
Among
big corporate names, Micron Technology and Advanced Micro Devices saw
their shares advancing 1.51 per cent and 0.97 per cent respectively.
Six
of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors traded higher around the closing
bell, with the energy sector up 1.43 per cent, leading the winners.
Shares
of Qualcomm rose 6.32 per cent, after the US semiconductor and
telecommunications equipment company reported third-quarter earnings
that topped analysts' estimates, as boosted by its licensing operation.
On
the economic front, US initial jobless claims fell to 211,000 in the
week ending November 2, down 8,000 from the previous week's revised
level, the US Labor Department said Thursday.
The 4-week moving average was 215,250, an increase of 250 from the previous week's revised level.
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| Customs Exchange Rates |
| Currency |
Import |
Export |
US Dollar
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66.20
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64.50 |
UK Pound
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87.50
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84.65 |
Euro
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78.25
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75.65 |
| Japanese
Yen |
58.85 |
56.85 |
| As on 12 Nov, 2019 |
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| Daily Poll |
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| Ease of doing business improved in last one year |
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