U.S. stock-index rose slightly on Wednesday, as better-than-expected U.S. retail sales data offset worries of a global slowdown, which flared up after the release of weak manufacturing data in Europe.
Global Stocks:
Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
Nikkei | 22,090.12 | -187.85 | -0.84% |
Hang Seng | 29,963.26 | -161.42 | -0.54% |
Shanghai | 3,250.20 | -12.92 | -0.40% |
S&P/ASX | 6,259.80 | +3.40 | +0.05% |
FTSE | 7,471.24 | -0.08 | 0.00% |
CAC | 5,577.87 | +14.78 | +0.27% |
DAX | 12,191.73 | +38.66 | +0.32% |
Crude oil | $64.01 | +0.25 | +0.39% |
Gold | $1,276.40 | -0.40 | -0.03% |