Market spurts ahead after RB brings tightening to end
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The sharemarket spurted ahead nearly 1 per cent in early business despite the Reserve Bank (RB) today raising interest rates for the sixth time this year.
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British blue chips ended modestly higher after an up-and-down session, with Wall Street putting in a fairly volatile performance.
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European share prices made a slight spurt in late trading in response to strong US household confidence data which boosted US stocks.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday after a pullback in benchmark bond yields and signs of strength in the economy triggered a rebound in interest-rate-sensitive shares, including banks, utilities and home builders.
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Blue chips closed firmer, not far from the day's peak on the final full trading session before Christmas helped by an early jump on Wall Street, thanks to strength in tech issues, and with mining heavyweights helping fuel a late Santa rally in London.
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U.S. stocks edged up on Tuesday as  investors expected the Federal Reserve to stay on a course of  "measured" interest-rate increases, while major Wall Street  investment banks rose on higher profits.
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Stock jumps despite revelation of $5.5B mortgage-related writedowns.
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Treasury yields crept higher last week with continued signs of economic strengthening. An improving job market, rising consumer sentiment and booming home sales added to the reasons many traders expect the
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British blue chips closed higher, supported by a positive morning on Wall Street, as weaker-than-expected US consumer price index data eased inflationary concerns, dealers said.
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Stocks advanced on Wednesday as a pullback in benchmark bond yields fueled a rebound in interest-rate-sensitive shares including banks, utilities and home builders.
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Leading shares ended the session higher, boosted by continued strength in heavyweight miners and a robust start to Wall Street, dealers said.
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UK blue-chips closed higher, but off peaks with resource stocks dominating the leader board amid some selective positioning by investors ahead of tomorrow&#39;s US non-farm payrolls data.
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U.S. stocks advanced on Friday after   an August jobs report showed a slowdown in wage inflation and   jobs growth in line with expectations, suggesting the Federal   Reserve may be able to keep interest rates unchanged.
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Wall Street rallied for a second consecutive session yesterday after the governmentÂs latest gross domestic product reading showed the economy was in better shape than expected, easing concerns that growth was slowing too sharply.
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The pound was firmer after a raft of strong data this morning increased the likelihood that the Bank of England will hike interest rates soon.
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Stocks inched higher on Friday as news of weaker-than-expected January job creation bolstered expectations for steady U.S. interest rates.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after  the Federal Reserve reassured by indicating that further  interest-rate rises were likely to remain at a "measured" pace,  as it increased rates by a quarter point.