U.S. Markets News
WRAPUP 2-Canada wage growth picks up, puts December rate hike in view
OTTAWA, Sept 8 Wage growth in Canada accelerated in August at its fastest pace in 10 months, adding credence to the central bank's interest-rate increase this week and lifting expectations that it will hike again by the end of the year.
Wall St Week Ahead-High divi stocks may find favor as market headwinds abound
NEW YORK, Sept 8 High dividend yield stocks such as telecoms and utilities are looking more tempting as investors become increasingly nervous about the outlook for equities and as U.S. Treasury yields hover near a 10-month low.
US STOCKS-Wall St struggles for direction as Irma threatens Florida
* Dow up 0.21 pct, S&P down 0.06 pct, Nasdaq down 0.40 pct (Updates to early afternoon)
UPDATE 2-Venezuela's Maduro seeks debt negotiations after U.S. sanctions
CARACAS, Sept 8 President Nicolas Maduro has invited bondholders to unspecified "negotiations" over Venezuela's foreign debt in coming days in response to recent U.S. financial sanctions.
UPDATE 7-Oil falls 1.8 percent as Irma heads for Florida, threatening demand
* Baker Hughes rig count data exp. 1:30 EDT (New throughout, updates prices, market activity, comments, status of storms; new byline, changes dateline, previous LONDON)
UPDATE 2-BoE fear factor and data bounce help sterling
* Graphic: Trade-weighted sterling since Brexit vote http://tmsnrt.rs/2hwV9Hv
All American Indices
| Symb | Index | Time | Last | Chg | Chg % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .DJI | Dow Jones Industrial Average | 12:55pm EDT | 21,841.71 | +56.93 | +0.26% |
| .IXIC | Nasdaq Composite Index | 12:56pm EDT | 6,377.17 | -20.70 | -0.32% |
| .TRXFLDUSP | Thomson Reuters Equity US Index | 12:24pm EDT | 218.86 | -0.17 | -0.08% |
| .TRXFLDCAP | Thomson Reuters Equity Canada Index | 12:25pm EDT | 280.68 | -0.94 | -0.33% |
| .GSPTSE | S&P/TSX Composite Index | 12:40pm EDT | 14,983.01 | -41.52 | -0.28% |
| .XAX | AMEX Composite Index | 12:41pm EDT | 2,578.99 | -11.84 | -0.46% |
| .MXX | MXSE IPC | 12:35pm EDT | 50,036.27 | -212.85 | -0.42% |
Markets
- U.S.
- Europe
- Asia
- Sectors
| DOW | 21,841.71 |
+
56.93 |
+0.26% |
| S&P 500 | 2,464.81 |
-0.29 |
-0.01% |
| NASDAQ | 6,377.17 |
-20.70 |
-0.32% |
| TR US Index | 218.86 |
-0.17 |
-0.08% |
Sector Summary
| Energy |
-0.85%
|
| Basic Materials |
-0.26%
|
| Industrials |
+0.45%
|
| Cyclical Goods & Services |
-0.01%
|
| Non-Cyclical Goods & Services |
-0.23%
|
| Financials |
+0.74%
|
| Healthcare |
+0.54%
|
| Technology |
-0.32%
|
| Telecoms |
-0.12%
|
| Utilities |
+0.17%
|