Bonds
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.
BRIEF-ABM refinances existing credit agreement with secured credit facility of $900 mln
* On September 1, co refinanced, replaced existing credit agreement dated November 30, 2010 with new syndicated, senior secured credit facility
EMERGING MARKETS-Chile peso falls the most in four months as copper drops
By Bruno Federowski SAO PAULO, Sept 8 The Chilean peso on Friday posted its worst daily drop in four months as traders questioned whether a rally in copper that has underpinned the currency's recent upswing was justified. The peso weakened 1.1 percent to 620 to the dollar, snapping a string of four straight days of gains but still near two-year highs. The move came on the heels of a decline in prices of copper, a key export, as traders booked profits on a 20 percent s
Mexico evaluating if quake damages will trigger catastrophe bond
MEXICO CITY, Sept 8 Mexico is evaluating whether the magnitude of a powerful earthquake that struck southern Mexico late on Thursday will trigger a payout from a World Bank-backed catastrophe bond, Finance Minister Jose Antonio Meade said on Friday.
UPDATE 3-Bond yields, euro rise on report ECB officials agree on stimulus cut
LONDON, Sept 8 The euro, government bond yields and banking stocks in the single currency bloc rose on Friday after Reuters reported that European Central Bank policymakers had agreed at Thursday's meeting that their next step would be to begin cutting stimulus.
GLOBAL MARKETS-Euro rally keeps dollar in the doldrums
* Investors track Hurricane Irma; Harvey to hit Q3 U.S. growth
Mexico finance ministry ups 2017 growth in budget forecast
MEXICO CITY, Sept 8 Mexico's economy is growing faster than expected this year, Finance Minister Jose Antonio Meade said on Friday, raising the government's economic growth forecast to between 2.0-2.6 percent from 1.5-2.5 percent.
BRIEF-PPL Corp enters deal to offer $500 mln of 4.000 pct senior notes due 2047
* PPL Capital Funding, PPL Corp entered underwriting deal to offering and sale by PPL Capital Funding of $500 million of 4.000% senior notes due 2047 Source text - (http://bit.ly/2eLpSgX) Further company coverage:
Canada bond yields rise above U.S. as market buys rosier growth outlook
TORONTO, Sept 8 Canadian bond yields are exceeding their U.S. counterparts for the first time in about three years, as investors brace for further Bank of Canada interest rate increases while dialing back expectations for the Federal Reserve.
GRAPHIC-Take Five: World markets themes for the week ahead
LONDON, Sept 8 Following are five big themes likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the coming week and the Reuters stories related to them.
Markets
- U.S.
- Europe
- Asia
- Sectors
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57.64 |
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| S&P 500 | 2,465.16 |
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| NASDAQ | 6,378.82 |
-19.05 |
-0.30% |
| TR US Index | 218.89 |
-0.14 |
-0.06% |
Sector Summary
| Energy |
-0.83%
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| Basic Materials |
-0.25%
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| Industrials |
+0.45%
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| Cyclical Goods & Services |
-0.03%
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| Non-Cyclical Goods & Services |
-0.26%
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| Financials |
+0.73%
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| Healthcare |
+0.55%
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| Technology |
-0.29%
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| Telecoms |
-0.29%
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| Utilities |
+0.13%
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