Tuesday,19 September 2023 08:19:12

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Tuesday,19 September 2023 at 07:22

UK & European stocks opened flat as investors continue to act cautiously ahead of some pivotal central bank meetings later this week.

Asia-Pacific markets fell across the board as traders parsed minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia for its policy meeting on Sept. 5 where the bank had said that inflation in the country is still “too high.”

Oil prices rose in early trade for the fourth consecutive session, as weak shale output in the U.S. spurred further concerns about a supply deficit stemming from extended production cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia.

Gold prices held near two-week highs, with the dollar losing its grip on recent six-month peak, heading into this week’s central bank meetings that kick off with the U.S. Federal Reserve later in the day.

In company news, online grocer and technology company Ocado maintained annual guidance after a 7.2% rise in third-quarter retail revenues. The company, 50% owned by Marks & Spencer, said retail sales came in at £569.6m from £531m a year earlier, with a return to positive volume growth in the last month of the quarter.

Markets

08:15

FTSE 100 7,655 +0.04%

FTSE 250 18,454 +0.03%

DAX 15,688 (-0.25%)

the close

Dow Jones 34,624 +0.02%

S&P 500 4,453 +0.07%

NASDAQ 13,710 +0.01%

Fixed Income

UK 10-YR YIELD 4.396

Exchange Rates

GBP/USD 1.237

GBP/EUR 1.159

Commodities

Gold $1,932 (-0.02%)

Brent $94.90 +0.40%

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