FTSE 100 (^FTSE)
| Previous Close | 8,313.67 |
| Open | 8,313.67 |
| Volume |
| Day's Range | 8,313.67 - 8,365.28 |
| 52 Week Range | 7,215.80 - 8,365.28 |
| Avg. Volume | 1,115,208,361 |
- Reuters
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks trade mixed, dollar climbs as Fed rate path pondered
European stocks rose on Wednesday, boosted by company earnings, while U.S. futures dipped and the dollar climbed as investors assessed signals on the path for Federal Reserve interest rates. The yen fell even with the threat of currency intervention from Japanese authorities to support it. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.45% overnight.
ReutersMorning bid: Stocks buoyant as Sweden cuts, oil skids
Wall Street looks to have brushed off the latest hawkish Federal Reserve noises and Disney's outsize swoon, with European bourses stalking new records as Sweden becomes the latest G10 central bank to cut interest rates and oil prices plunged. Stocks futures and Treasury yields held pretty steady overnight even after Minneapolis Fed chief and known hawk Neel Kashkari said all policy options were on the table in getting inflation back in the bottle.
- Reuters
GLOBAL MARKETS-European stocks rise, dollar climbs as Fed rate path pondered
European stocks rose on Wednesday, boosted by company earnings, while U.S. futures were flat and the dollar climbed as investors assessed the signals on the path for Federal Reserve interest rates. The yen fell even with the threat of currency intervention from Japanese authorities to support it. Global stocks fell sharply in April as strong U.S. economic data caused investors to rein in their bets on rate cuts from the Fed and, by extension, other major central banks this year.
