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Wednesday,12 January 2022 at 16:56
UK
and European stocks nudged higher as investors monitored the latest reading of U.S. inflation data to
assess the economic picture in the world’s biggest economy.
U.S. stocks roseas
investors eyed a new report on inflation, which showed another decades-high
rate of price increases across the recovering economy.
Oil prices steadied after
rising in the previous session on expectations that fuel demand will continue
to strengthen as the U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to raise interest rates
more slowly than expected..
Gold steadied
although bullion’s gains were offset by improved appetite for riskier assets
since the rise in consumer prices were mostly in line with expectations.
In corporate news, miners were the standout gainers as metals prices rose,
with BHP, Antofagasta, Rio, Glencoreand Anglo American all
higher.
Whitbread rallied
as it hailed a resilient third-quarter performance in the UK despite the
emergence of the Omicron variant, but said trading in pubs and restaurants
remained more challenging.
Markets
At the close
FTSE 100 7,551 +0.81%
FTSE 250 23,047 +0.08%
DAX 16,003 +0.40%
At 16:55
Dow Jones 36,256 +0.02%
S&P 500 4,720 +0.15%
NASDAQ 15,169 +0.10%
Fixed Income
UK 10-YR YIELD 1.144
Exchange Rates
GBP/USD 1.369
GBP/EUR 1.198
Commodities
Gold $1,824 +0.16%
Brent $84.92 +1.38%
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