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US Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in red - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 41.20 points or 1.22 per cent lower at 3,339.60, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index contracted by 268.29 points or 0.96 per cent lower at 27,548.61, and the technology benchmark index Nasdaq Composite traded lower at 11,092.01, down by 234.50 points or 2.07 per cent against the previous day close (at the time of writing, before the US market close at 12:05 PM ET).
US Market News: The key indices of the US market traded in the red as the US President and the first lady tested positive for Covid-19. The jobs in the US increased by 661,000 in September 2020 against an expected increase of 800,000 jobs. Among the gaining stocks, Invesco surged by around 6.2 percent after Trian Asset Management acquired a 9.9 percent stake in the company. Among the decliners, Amazon declined by around 1.8 percent after it stated that 19,000 of its staff tested covid-19 positive in the last six months. Walmart slipped by around 1.7 percent after it announced the sale of Asda for USD 8.8 billion. Pool Corp fell by around 1.0 percent after the company would be added in S&P 500. Uber was down by close to 0.9 percent as Greenbriar Equity would invest USD 500 million in Uber Freight.
US Stocks Performance*
European News: The London and European markets traded in the red as the UK firms do not see a V-shaped recovery. The UK’s event industry warned job loss of close to 90,000 in the exhibition industry. Among the gaining stocks, Itaconix surged by around 10.2 percent after the company reported a revenue increase of 46.2 percent in FY19. Cenkos was up by nearly 7.7 percent after it reported improved revenue in H1 FY20. Shares of Standard Life increased by 2.9 percent and led the FTSE-100 gain. Among the decliners, Centamin plunged by close to 21.8 percent after the company expects a fall in annual production. IAG was down by around 2.4 percent after the company sold 100 percent of the new shares.
European Index Performance*:
FTSE 100 Index One Year Performance (as on 2 October 2020)
1 Year FTSE 100 Chart (Source: EODHD/Others, Thomson Reuters)
Top 3 Volume Stocks in FTSE 100*: Lloyds Banking Group Plc (LLOY); BP Plc (BP.); International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (IAG).
Top 3 Sectors traded in green*: Utilities (+1.52%), Financials (+0.57%) and Real Estate (+0.48%).
Top 3 Sectors traded in red*: Consumer Cyclicals (-0.82%), Healthcare (-0.82%) and Energy (-0.80%).
London Stock Exchange: Stocks Performance (at the time of writing)
Crude Oil Future Prices*: Brent future crude oil (future) price and WTI crude oil (future) price were hovering at $39.80/barrel and $37.66/barrel, respectively.
Gold Price*: Gold price was quoting at US$1,909.85 per ounce, down by 0.34% against the prior day closing.
Currency Rates*: GBP to USD: 1.2943; EUR to GBP: 0.9050.
Bond Yields*: US 10-Year Treasury yield: 0.694%; UK 10-Year Government Bond yield: 0.249%.
*At the time of writing
