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US Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in red - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 3.14 points or 0.09 per cent lower at 3,450.35, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index contracted by 105.01 points or 0.37 per cent lower at 28,258.65, and the technology benchmark index Nasdaq Composite traded lower at 11,470.03, down by 35.98 points or 0.31 per cent against the previous day close (at the time of writing, before the US market close at 12:15 PM ET).
US Market News: The Wall Street traded in the red as some difference remains over the stimulus bill. The Manufacturing PMI in the US was 53.3 in October that was below expected PMI of 53.4. The Services PMI was 56.0 that was above the expected PMI of 54.6. Among the gaining stocks, shares of Mattel surged by around 12.0% after it reported revenue of USD 1.63 billion. Gilead Sciences gained by close to 1.2% after the US FDA approved the remdesivir for treatment of covid-19. Among the decliners, Intel plunged by close to 11.0% after it witnessed a revenue decline of 7% for Data Center Group. American Express was down by nearly 3.0% after it reported earnings per share of 1.3 USD cents per share. Seagate Technology declined by close to 1.9% after it posted lower than expected revenue.
US Stocks Performance*
European News: The London and European markets traded in green as the UK reported strong retail sales growth. The retail sales in the UK increased by 1.5% month on month in September 2020, and it is up by 4.7% year on year. Meanwhile, the UK’s Composite Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) was down to 52.9 in October 2020 from 56.5 in September 2020. Among the gaining stocks, Provident Financial gained by around 10.7% on FTSE-250. Barclays rose by around 6.9% after it reported a lower loss provision in Q3 20. Essentra was up by approximately 1.3% after it reported improving trading trends maintained in Q3 20. Among the decliners, CLS Holdings was down by nearly 2.1% after it reported the sale of Bismarckallee 18-20 in Freiburg for €22.5 million. IHG was down by around 1.4% after it reported a 53% decline in revenue per available room. LSE slipped by close to 0.9% after it reported a total income of £1,835 million for nine months ended on 30 September 2020.
European Indices Performance (at the time of writing)
FTSE 100 Index One Year Performance (as on 23 October 2020)
1 Year FTSE 100 Chart (Source: EODHD/Others, Thomson Reuters)
Top 3 Volume Stocks in FTSE 100*: Lloyds Banking Group Plc (LLOY); Barclays Plc (BARC); International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (IAG).
Top 3 Sectors traded in green*: Energy (+2.57%), Financials (+2.30%), and Utilities (+1.55%).
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 $41.73/barrel and $39.77/barrel, respectively.
Gold Price*: Gold price was quoting at US$1,905.15 per ounce, up by 0.03% against the prior day closing.
Currency Rates*: GBP to USD: 1.3026; EUR to GBP: 0.9102.
Bond Yields*: US 10-Year Treasury yield: 0.840%; UK 10-Year Government Bond yield: 0.269%.
*At the time of writing
