Markets
US stocks rise on trade talk hopes
2019-09-13 15:19:14 GMT
(Economies.com)
US stocks opened higher today, to extend gains for the second straight sessions on increased market's hopes about the trade the US-China trade talks.
President Trump announced the delaying of the $250 billion tariffs increase on Chinese imports for nearly two weeks in a good will gesture, until October 15th.
Experts see that Trump wants to pave the way for constructive negotiations between Washington and Beijing, which will begin in October while aiming for a long-term trade agreement.
The US Commerce Department revealed today that the retail sales rose by 0.4% in August.
As of 15:03 GMT, Dow Jones rose by 0.2% or 58 points to 27,239 points, Nasdaq rose by 0.1% or 7 points to 8,201, and S&P 500 rose by 0.2% or 5 points to 3,015.
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1.1230
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0.0111
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1.0014%
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1.2602
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0.0188
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1.5136%
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Tadawul
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7222.41
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-62.82
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0.86%
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17.581
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-0.498
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2.757%
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37.008
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2.521
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7.310%
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39.48
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-0.36
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0.90%
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1696.140
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-36.545
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2.109%
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