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.
| Symbol | Last | Change | Chg.% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1.1163
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-0.0003
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0.0282%
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1.2977
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0.0025
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0.1899%
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17.704
|
0.160
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0.910%
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53.386
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-0.321
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0.598%
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58.82
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-0.59
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0.99%
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1491.280
|
1.125
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0.075%
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