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16-Apr-2015 07:14
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Dow +0.42% 18,112.61 / +75.91 Nasdaq +0.68% 5,011.02 / +33.73 S& P +0.51% 2,106.63 / +10.79 Wall Street gains on earnings, oil surges U.S. stocks rallied following several strong earnings reports on Wednesday, while European shares hit a 14-year high after the European Central Bank affirmed its loose policy stance. Oil rose sharply after U.S. government data showed crude oil inventories rose less than expected last week. Better-than-expected results from banks JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo and earnings from Intel that were broadly in line with expectations boosted Wall Street. First-quarter profits are seen falling 2.6 percent, largely due to weak energy earnings, but the reduced expectations are helping companies clear a lowered bar. " Management has done a good job guiding market expectations to an appropriate level, and now they' re stepping over a lowered bar," said Alan Gayle, senior investment strategist and director of asset allocation at RidgeWorth Investments in Atlanta, Georgia. " Fundamentals in the equity market remain good." Brent crude oil prices rose 3 percent to $60.20, while U.S. crude futures closed up 5.8 percent at $56.39 a barrel. U.S. crude inventories rose only 1.3 million barrels to 483.69 million, the smallest build since the week ending Jan. 2, according to the Energy Information Administration. [O/R] Weak data out of China bolstered expectations of additional monetary stimulus that would likely help risk assets such as equities. The euro bounced around in a volatile session as traders weighed comments from ECB President Mario Draghi after the bank said it expects to continue its asset-purchase program of 60 billion euros a month. The ECB kept interest rates unchanged at record lows. After earlier losses, the euro rebounded, rising to $1.0678 against the dollar, up 0.2 percent. " Our focus will be on the full implementation of our monetary policy measures," Draghi said. A German auction saw 10-year borrowing costs for the euro zone' s biggest economy reach a record low. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 75.71 points, or 0.42 percent, to 18,112.41, the S& P 500 gained 10.75 points, or 0.51 percent, to 2,106.59 and the Nasdaq Composite added 33.73 points, or 0.68 percent, to 5,011.02. Data earlier showed growth in China' s economy slowed to a six-year low of 7 percent in the first quarter, better than many feared after a woeful trade performance in March. But both retail sales and industrial output missed forecasts, intensifying Beijing' s struggle to find the right policy mix to shore up activity. The pan-European Eurofirst 300 index of leading shares rose 0.6 percent to 1,650.15, its highest since late 2000. News that Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia has agreed to buy France' s Alcatel-Lucent helped the push higher. German 10-year borrowing costs, the benchmark for euro zone debt, fell close to zero as a Bund auction showed there were enough private investors willing to compete with the ECB for the top-rated, almost yield-free paper. The yield hit a low of 0.105 percent the 10-year U.S. yield was at 1.88 percent. |
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16-Apr-2015 00:02
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On concern on - China' s Economy Slows to Weakest Since 2009Bloomberg via Yahoo! FinanceApr 15 7:23 AM
Gross domestic product rose 7 percent in the three months through March from a year earlier, the statistics bureau said in Beijing Wednesday, matching the median estimate of economists and the leadership&rsquo s full-year expansion target. Data for the month of March showed industrial production was weaker than all 40 estimates in a Bloomberg News survey. Will China relax it regulation n rules????. |
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teeth53
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15-Apr-2015 23:59
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IANS India Private Limited/Yahoo India News via Yahoo! Singapore NewsApr 15 10:56 AM
Beijing, April 15 (IANS) The number of prospective founding members of the China-proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) was finalised at 57 on Wednesday after the names of seven more countries were approved, the Chinese finance ministry said. Sweden, Israel, South Africa, Azerbaijan, Iceland, Portugal and Poland were included as founding members on Wednesday, state-run Xinhua news |
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teeth53
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15-Apr-2015 23:57
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Voice of America - Apr 15 12:57 PM
A total of 57 countries will be founding members of the new Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), China' s finance ministry said on Wednesday, throwing together countries as diverse as Iran, Israel, Britain and Laos. Britain surprised some allies last month in deciding to join the AIIB, and was quickly followed by Germany, France and Italy. Among the Group of Seven (G7 ... |
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teeth53
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15-Apr-2015 23:47
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 Not for me. surprise me. SG50 Celebration
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teeth53
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15-Apr-2015 23:44
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not me. surprise me. SG50 Celebration
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KiLrOy
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15-Apr-2015 23:07
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LoL !! nice one bro~
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15-Apr-2015 21:06
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You all Chinese got one saying call " person count, why don let the heaven count right" ? Hahaha! I am an Indian but I know some Singapore and Malaysian Chinese' s dialects and some Mandarin! hahaha |
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Shirleyfong88888
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15-Apr-2015 20:48
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STI surprising rose above 3500 points today! The 7 yrs highest.
Never expect in this 'goat' year. Influx of foreign 'hot' monies in Asian markets......... |
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15-Apr-2015 15:50
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The only way is like HK, let china man come and buy here, then we sell them the s-cheat. LOL |
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15-Apr-2015 14:54
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The fall is coming reaching the 7th year | ||||
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WanSiTong
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15-Apr-2015 12:48
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Noon Market Singapore shares cling to gains but trading more subduedSingapore shares were mostly higher but trading activity appeared more subdued than the previous session' s as buyers tempered expectations while waiting for fresh leads, including more earnings announcements. At 12:15pm (0415 GMT), the Straits Times Index was 0.4% higher at 3,536.04. Overall volume in the market was moderate. Albedo rose 5.9% to 1.8 cents in active trading but was off its morning high of 2.1 cents. The company, which supplies raw materials such as steel rolls to the metals industry, was approached to explore a potential acquisition of shares in another company, which it did not name. Otto Marine climbed 2.3% to 4.5 cents after the shipbuilder said it had just completed and delivered four vessels worth a combined US$36.6 million ($50 million). The announcement eased persistent concerns in the market that vessel builders might face contract cancellations as offshore oil and gas companies cut spending. Among blue chips, notable gainers were Jardine Matheson Holdings up 1.8% at US$62.82 Noble Group up 1.7% at 89 cents and Thai Beverage, up 1.9% |
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teeth53
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15-Apr-2015 09:30
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This week n especially today. STI Index set to reach 3,550.....?. Penny n big index counters will continue to be on Investors mind. :)
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teeth53
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15-Apr-2015 08:53
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Today. Singapore stocks set to test STI above 3,500 again. This time STI INDEX of 3,550.
As of April 14, 2015. Shares staged a rally late in the session, pushing the Straits Times Index above the 3,500-point mark for the first time to 7-years high. The benchmark index ended 1.1% higher at 3,521.08. Overall volume has had reached a new year-to-date high, with some 3.48 billion shares worth $1.51 billion changing hands, compared with 3.38 billion shares worth $1.3 billion on last Monday. Gainers outnumbered decliners 283 to 191. |
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WanSiTong
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15-Apr-2015 07:45
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Market Preview Singapore shares seen opening higher eyes on ChinaApril 15, 2015 : 7:30 AM Shares may continue to ride yesterday' s momentum and head higher after the Singapore central bank held back from weakening the local currency, a decision seen by investors as supportive of Singapore assets. The market may also take its cue from China, which will announce 1Q2015 GDP figures today. On Wall Street overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3% to 18,036.70, the S& P 500 climbed 0.2% to 2,095.84 and the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.2% to 4,977.29. In Singapore, the Straits Times Index ended 1.1% higher at 3,521.08 yesterday. COMPANIES IN THE NEWS: Singapore Press Holdings ' earnings for the quarter ended Feb 28 fell 14.4% y-o-y to $69.6 million. SPH shares ended flat at $4.19 yesterday. ST Engineering secured $298 million worth of new aerospace contracts in 1Q2015. ST Engineering shares rose 3.6% to $3.70 yesterday. QT Vascular has received approval from the US Federal Drug Administration for its second-generation balloon catheter. QT Vascular shares rose 6.9% to 31 cents yesterday. Keppel T& T' s 1Q2015 earnings rose 2.3% y-o-y to $15.8 million. Keppel T& T shares ended 0.8% higher at $1.895 yesterday. First REIT' s 1Q2015 distribution per unit came in at 2.06 cents, up from 1.99 cents a year earlier. First REIT shares ended flat at $1.425 yesterday. GKE Corp reported a loss of $1.8 million for the quarter ended Feb 28, compared to a loss of $4.6 million a year earlier. GKE shares ended 1.4% higher at 7.3 cents yesterday. Otto Marine has completed construction of four vessels worth a combined US$36.6 million ($50 million). The vessels, delivered to PT Pertamina Trans Kontinental, comprised two harbour tug boats and two anchor handling tug supply vessels. Otto Marine shares ended 2.3% higher at 4.4 cents yesterday. Huationg Global has secured a new contract from HDB worth $19.5 million for a road-widening project at Tampines Avenue 9. Huationg shares ended flat at 20 cents yesterday. VivoCity, a property of Mapletree Commercial Trust, will add 15,000 sq ft of space to house nine retailers. The retailers, including apparel brand American Eagle Outfitters and skincare group Lab Series, will open for business progressively from April 15 at Basement 1. Mapletree Commercial Trust shares ended 2.2% higher at $1.66 yesterday. Eastgate Technology reported a net loss of $162,000 for the six months ended Feb 28. Eastgate shares were not traded yesterday. They last closed at 2.4 cents. |
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WanSiTong
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15-Apr-2015 07:41
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Dow +0.33% 18,036.70 / +59.66 Nasdaq -0.22% 4,977.29 / -10.96 S& P +0.16% 2,095.84 / +3.41 Wall Street ends higher after bounce in oil prices The Dow and S& P 500 ended higher on Tuesday, helped by energy stocks and quarterly earnings reports that topped modest expectations following worries about a strong dollar. Shares of Exxon Mobil, Chevron and other energy companies followed crude higher after a forecast that U.S. shale oil output in May would record its first monthly decline in more than four years. The S& P 500 energy index jumped 1.77 percent. Norfolk Southern Corp dropped 4.18 percent to $100.49 a day after it forecast a surprise drop in its first-quarter earnings and revenue. A strong dollar, cheap oil and poor weather in the eastern United States in recent months have investors bracing for a difficult March-quarter earnings season. First-quarter profits for S& P 500 companies are seen falling 2.9 percent, according to Thomson Reuters data. On Jan. 1, analysts had been looking for growth of 5.3 percent. Those lowered expectations mean that companies can now more easily impress investors, said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Wunderlich Securities in New York. " This may be one of most hated earnings seasons I remember," Hogan said. " We' ve taken those three negative headwinds and plowed them as far as we can into the worst-case scenario." Shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co rose 1.6 percent after the biggest U.S. bank by assets reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 59.66 points, or 0.33 percent, to end at 18,036.7. The S& P 500 gained 3.41 points, or 0.16 percent, to 2,095.84 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 10.96 points, or 0.22 percent, to 4,977.29, with Apple down 0.43 percent. After the bell, Intel Corp forecast revenue broadly in line with Wall Street' s low expectations and signaled a hefty cut in capital expenditures this year, sending its shares up 2.6 percent. U.S. railroad CSX Corp reported a higher quarterly net profit and announced a $2 billion share repurchase program, sending its shares 3.43 percent higher in extended trade. During the regular session, Chevron' s shares gained 2.2 percent and Exxon rose 1.5 percent. Nokia Oyj is in talks to buy Alcatel-Lucent SA, a deal that would combine the telecommunications industry' s two weakest players. U.S. shares of Nokia fell 4.09 percent to $7.96 while Alcatel rose 13.33 percent to $4.93. Companies expected to report this week include GE, Philip Morris International Inc and Bank of America Corp. The dollar was down 0.75 percent against a basket of major currencies, leaving it with a gain of nearly 10 percent so far in 2015. A stronger dollar tends to hurt profits for U.S. multinationals. Advancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by 1,910 to 1,120, for a 1.71-to-1 ratio on the upside on the Nasdaq, 1,426 issues fell, and 1,289 advanced for a 1.11-to-1 ratio favoring decliners. The benchmark S& P 500 posted five new 52-week highs and one new low the Nasdaq Composite recorded 74 new highs and 32 new lows. About 5.8 billion shares changed hands on U.S. exchanges, below the 6.1 billion daily average for the month to date, according to BATS Global Markets. |
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WanSiTong
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14-Apr-2015 13:48
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Noon Market Singapore stocks struggle for direction hard for STI to clear 3,500: analystApril 14, 2015 : 1:38 PM Singapore shares struggled for direction as investors digested the central bank' s decision to keep its monetary policy stance. At 1:24pm (0524 GMT), the Straits Times Index was 0.3% higher at 3,493.42, off its morning low of 3,481. Market breadth was neutral. " The STI is receiving mixed signals &ndash further easing and the better-than-expected GDP growth would have sent the stock index higher," said Howie Lee, an investment analyst at Phillip Futures. " However, the lack of easing has counteracted the better-than-expected GDP growth, resulting in a muted performance at market open." Singapore' s economy grew 2.1% y-o-y in 1Q2015, better than the consensus forecast of 1.7% expansion. " Much will depend on corporate earnings in the next six months, as well as global economic conditions, to fuel the STI&rsquo s climb," said Lee. " (There is) no real catalyst for either economic growth or corporate earnings growth in the immediate horizon. I see it difficult for the STI to break 3,500 convincingly." Among blue chips, notable movers included ST Engineering, up 3.1% at $3.68 Singapore Exchange, up 2.1% at $8.58 Jardine Matheson Holdings , down 1.8% at US$60.97 and Jardine Strategic Holdings, down 1.3% at US$34.59. M1 fell 1.5% to $3.87 following downgrades by several analysts. The company' s 1Q2015 earnings of $45.7 million (up 6.8% y-o-y) were in line with expectations, but its share price is likely to trade in a tight band until there is clarity on whether Singapore will have a fourth mobile operator, according to DBS Vickers analyst Sachin Mittal, who has a $4.05 price target on the stock and cut his call to " hold" from " buy" . PEC rose 4.5% to 46 cents on news that the company had clinched a contract worth $176 million to build an oil storage terminal in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. |
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14-Apr-2015 08:35
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Singapore central bank maintains monetary policy settings after January easing April 14, 2015 : 8:25 AM Singapore' s central bank has left its monetary policy stance unchanged, following a surprise move in January to weaken the local currency. Singapore' s GDP is on track to grow at 2% to 4% this year and there is no change to its inflation forecasts, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said in a statement today. " External price pressures should be contained, while domestic cost pass-through to consumer prices is expected to be moderate this year," it said. " Beyond the near term, underlying cost and price pressures could pick up, given the continued tightness in the labour market." Against this backdrop, MAS " will therefore maintain the policy of a modest and gradual appreciation of the Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate policy band" , it said. There will be no change to the slope and width of the policy band, and the level at which it is centred. " This policy stance is consistent with the benign inflation outlook and moderate growth prospects for the whole of 2015, and appropriate for ensuring medium-term price stability in the economy." MAS manages the Singapore dollar against a basket of currencies of its major trading partners, intervening when needed to keep the exchange rate within an unspecified policy band. It adjusts the pace of appreciation or depreciation of the local dollar by changing the slope, width or centre of that band. It reduced the slope of the band in January to slow down the appreciation of the Singapore dollar. MAS said today it expects core inflation, which excludes private road transport and accommodation costs, to rise 0.5% to 1.5% in 2015, similar to its projection in January. Headline inflation is forecast to range from -0.5% to 0.5% this year, weighed down by lower car prices and housing rents amid an increase in the supply of certificates of entitlement and newly completed housing apartments, it said. Singapore' s 1Q2015 GDP figures were also released this morning. The economy expanded 2.1% y-o-y between January and March, similar to the pace of y-o-y growth in 4Q2014, according to advance estimates from the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Compared to the final quarter of last year, the economy edged up 1.1% in 1Q2015, slower than the 4.9% q-o-q growth in 4Q2014. The manufacturing sector contracted during the quarter, hurt by reduced output in the transport engineering, electronics and precision engineering sectors. The finance and insurance sector pulled back in 1Q2015 after an " exceptionally strong" performance in 4Q2014, the central bank said. |
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14-Apr-2015 07:44
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Market Preview Singapore shares seen taking cue from MAS announcementSINGAPORE (April 14): How the local market fares today is expected to hinge on the Singapore central bank' s monetary policy announcement. Any further easing is likely to bode well for exporters and companies that book revenue in US dollars and report earnings in the Singapore currency. The Monetary Authority of Singapore surprised investors in January when it reduced the slope of its policy band to allow the local currency to appreciate at a slower pace amid falling inflation and tepid economic growth. On Wall Street overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5% to 17,977.04, the S& P 500 declined 0.5% to 2,092.43 and the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.2% to 4,988.25. In Singapore, the Straits Times Index ended 0.4% higher at 3,484.39 yesterday. COMPANIES IN THE NEWS: M1' s 1Q2015 earnings rose 6.6% y-o-y to $45.7 million. M1 shares ended 1% higher at $3.93 yesterday. Lian Beng Group reported earnings of $18.4 million for the quarter ended Feb 28, down from $33.7 million a year earlier. Lian Beng shares ended flat at 58 cents yesterday. Keppel REIT' s 1Q2015 distribution per unit declined to 1.70 cents from 1.97 cents a year earlier. Keppel REIT shares fell 0.4% to $1.22 yesterday. Keppel Infrastructure Trust reported earnings per share of 0.68 cent for 1Q2015, up from 0.56 cent a year earlier. Keppel Infrastructure shares ended flat at $1.10 yesterday. Soilbuild Business Space REIT' s distribution per unit for the March quarter came in at 1.633 cents, up from 1.562 cents a year earlier. Soilbuild REIT shares ended flat at 83 cents yesterday. SPH REIT' s distribution per unit for the quarter ended Feb 28 came in at 1.40 cents, compared with 1.39 cents a year earlier. SPH REIT shares ended flat at $1.065 yesterday. PEC has clinched a contract worth $176 million to build an oil storage terminal in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. PEC shares rose 1.1% to 44 cents yesterday. OKP Holdings has secured a contract from JTC Corp worth $20.4 million to build roads, drains and sewers and carry out soil improvement work at Tuas South Avenue. OKP shares ended flat at 24 cents yesterday. Tat Hong Holdings will sell a piece of freehold land with a two-storey industrial building in Shah Alam, Malaysia, for RM17.5 million ($6.5 million). Tat Hong shares fell 0.7% to 67 cents yesterday. YuuZoo Corp has signed an agreement to develop a social e-commerce site for Shanghai-headquartered Dream Overseas, a company that offers consulting services to Chinese citizens keen on an education abroad. It also provides advice on immigration and investment opportunities outside China. YuuZoo shares fell 1.8% to 27.5 cents yesterday. |
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14-Apr-2015 07:11
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Dow -0.45% 17,977.04 / -80.61 Nasdaq -0.15% 4,988.25 / -7.73 S& P -0.46% 2,092.43 / -9.63 Wall St. declines as worries about earnings deepen U.S. stocks dipped on Monday as fears increased that the strong dollar and lower oil prices will hurt U.S. first-quarter earnings. Nine of the 10 S& P 500 sectors fell, led by a 1.1 percent decline in S& P industrials. Shares of General Electric Co dropped 3.1 percent to $27.63 after rallying on Friday, when the company said it may return more than $90 billion to investors through 2018. Shares of 3M Co were down 0.7 percent at $165.84. The dollar was last up 0.1 percent against a basket of major currencies after hitting a peak of 99.99, its highest in four weeks. A stronger dollar tends to hurt profits for U.S. multinationals. U.S. crude oil prices edged higher, but their sharp decline since last year has weighed on energy companies' results. Corporate earnings kick into high gear this week. Estimates for first-quarter S& P 500 results have fallen sharply since Jan. 1, with earnings for the period expected to have declined 2.9 percent from a year ago, Thomson Reuters data showed. " There is some trepidation about what the earnings announcements are going to look like, and so investors are cautious," said John Carey, portfolio manager at Pioneer Investment Management in Boston. " Most people are thinking earnings are going to be weak due the strong dollar, lower oil prices and sluggish consumer spending due to the winter weather. But we' ll see." Among the companies expected to report this week are GE, Intel Corp and Johnson & Johnson, whose shares fell 1.5 percent to $100.55 on Monday. Several big banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co and Bank of America Corp , also are due to report. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 80.61 points, or 0.45 percent, to 17,977.04 the S& P 500 dropped 9.63 points, or 0.46 percent, to 2,092.43, and the Nasdaq Composite eased 7.73 points, or 0.15 percent, to 4,988.25. The Nasdaq briefly traded above 5,000, within 110 points of its all-time intraday high. In post-market trading, shares of Norfolk Southern Corp fell 3.8 percent to $100.94 after the railroad gave a disappointing outlook. During the regular session, Apple Inc shares dipped 0.2 percent to $126.85, reversing earlier gains that followed reports the company may have received about an initial million orders for its Apple Watch. Netflix Inc shares rose 4.4 percent at $474.68. The video streaming company said Friday it was seeking to increase its share authorization by nearly 30 times as a possible first step toward a stock split. NYSE decliners outnumbered advancers 1,902 to 1,144, for a 1.66-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq, 1,408 issues fell and 1,309 advanced, for a 1.08-to-1 ratio. The S& P 500 posted twenty-four 52-week highs and no new lows the Nasdaq Composite recorded 104 new highs and 24 new lows. About 5.4 billion shares changed hands on U.S. exchanges, below the 6 billion daily average for the last five sessions, according to BATS Global Markets. |
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