Thursday,22 September 2022 08:27:51

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Thursday,22 September 2022 at 07:28

UK & European stocks opened in negative territory as investors digest another big rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Asia Pacific markets traded lower after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates and signalled further hikes ahead.

Oil rebounded as concerns over tight supplies heading into winter eclipsed fears of a global recession.

Gold prices fell as the U.S. dollar rallied.

In corporate news, UK pharmaceutical company GSK is taking a stake in Spero Therapeutics as part of a licensing agreement for the US-based drug developer's experimental antibiotic for complicated urinary tract infections.

GSK will pay Spero $66m upfront for the antibiotic tebipenem HBr and buy $9m in Spero shares, the companies said in a joint statement on Thursday.

Markets

At 08:15

FTSE 100 7,166 (-1.01%)

FTSE 250 18,516 (-1.06%)

DAX 12,548 (-1.01%)

At the close

Dow Jones 30,183 (-1.70%)

S&P 500 3,789 (-1.71%)

NASDAQ 11,220 (-1.79%)

Fixed Income

UK 10-YR YIELD 3.321

Exchange Rates

GBP/USD 1.124

GBP/EUR 1.143

Commodities

Gold $1,659 (-0.82%)

Brent $89.90 (-0.08%)

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