Volume:	1,863.5M
Value:	$897.2M
Gainers/Losers:	167/263

Symbol	Name	Price		Change	%Change	Volume
FTSE	FTSE	6989.96		-21.68	-0.31%	35955769
DAX	DAX	11392.44		-11.57	-0.10%	6510199
CAC	CAC	4815.53		-17.74	-0.37%	8803926
IBEX 35	IBEX 35 Idx	9359.00		-53.80	-0.57%	22628432

European markets lower Apple to begin EU legal battle BMPS 8% down

Europe' s bourses started the day lower as markets entered the usual quiet week for volumes ahead of the holiday season.

BMPS down by 8% Deutsche Bank falls 3%

 

 

 

Symbol	Name	Price		Change	%Change
DJIA	Dow Industrials	19843.41		-8.83	-0.04%
S& P 500	S& P 500 Index	2258.07		-3.96	-0.18%
NASDAQ	NASDAQ Composite	5437.16		-19.69	-0.36%

 

Stocks close slightly lower, S & P red for week after report of China seizing underwater US drone

U.S. stocks closed slightly lower Friday, with financials lagging, following some renewed concern of geopolitical tension.

Reuters reported in late morning trade that a Chinese Navy warship has seized an underwater drone deployed by an American oceanographic vessel in international waters in the South China Sea, triggering a formal diplomatic protest from the United States and a demand for its return, a US defense Official told the newswire.

" Traders are going to want to see if this escalates at all from the White House and see how this unfolds over the weekend," said Quincy Krosby, market strategist at Prudential Financial. " It could be one of the things that dissipates in the news But it could be one of the headlines that gains momentum into next week.

The three major indexes gave up slightly opening gains to close lower, with the Nasdaq composite the worst performer, down over a third of a percent. The tech-heavy index and S & P 500 ended slightly lower for the week, while the Dow Jones industrial average Posted its first six-week win streak since November 2015.

" A little world tension. The markets sold off exactly when that news story came out," said Peter Coleman, head trader at Convergex.

Following the China news, U.S. Treasury yields edged lower, gold prices climbed, and the yen strengthened against the dollar in a safe-haven trade.

U.S. weekly crude oil futures settled $ 1.00 at $ 51.90 a barrel. The weekly U.S. oil rig count rose 12 from last week to 510, according to Baker Hughes.

Gold futures for February delivery settled $ 7.60 at $ 1,137.40 an ounce.

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Symbol	Name	Price		Change	%Change
DJIA	Dow Industrials	19852.24		59.71	0.30%
S& P 500	S& P 500 Index	2262.03		8.75	0.39%
NASDAQ	NASDAQ Composite	5456.85		20.18	0.37%

 

Stocks close higher as Dow climbs closer to 20,000 dollar reaches 14-year high

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as a post-election rally resumed, while investors digested a slew of economic data and the Federal Reserve' s decision to raise interest rates.

" It appears that this rally has more room to run and the Fed rate hike can not stop this. The US home builders data has confirmed that the housing market is strong and it echoes what Janet Yellen said last night. All eyes are pinned towards that 20K mark for the Dow and bulls are once again in charge of the market, " Naeem Aslam, chief market analyst at Think Markets, told CNBC in an email.

" This is despite the fact that we are seeing some carnage in the currency market especially if you look at the dollar against the Euro. The pair has made another low against the dollar which we have seen since 2003," Aslam said.

That said, Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Boston Private Wealth, said the market might be starting to show signs of exhaustion. " I think, however, we' re still in a long-term bull market in the short term, I Think we' re a bit over-extended, " he said.

In oil markets, U.S. crude for January delivery settled 0.27 percent lower at $ 50.90 per barrel, as the rising dollar hit commodity prices. Gold futures for February delivery, meanwhile, fell $ 33.90 to $ 1,129.80 per ounce.

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Volume:	2,072.4M
Value:	$1,110.8M
Gainers/Losers:	146/315

Symbol	Name	Price		Change	%Change
NIKKEI	NIKKEI	19273.79		20.18	0.10%
HSI	HSI	22059.40		-397.22	-1.77%
ASX 200	S& P/ASX 200	5538.58		-46.04	-0.82%
SHANGHAI	Shanghai	3118.32		-22.21	-0.71%
KOSPI	KOSPI Index	2036.65		-0.22	-0.01%
CNBC 100	CNBC 100 ASIA IDX	6849.25		-127.25	-1.82%

European Indexes

	Index	Country	Change	% Change	Level	Last Update
	FTSE 100	England	-3.25	-0.05%	6,945.94	3:31am ET
	Euronext 100	Europe	+0.44	+0.05%	916.36	3:17am ET
	CAC 40	France	+20.79	+0.44%	4,790.03	3:17am ET
	DAX	Germany	+60.62	+0.54%	11,305.46	3:31am ET
	Swiss Market Index	Switzerland	+11.15	+0.14%	8,151.56	3:31am ET