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22 June 2017
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U.S. stock indexes edged higher in morning trading Thursday after the
price of oil stabilized, at least for now. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
This week has been dominated oil's tumbling
price, which dropped on Wednesday to its lowest level since last summer, and
how much it will affect the broader market.
KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500
index was up nearly 2 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,437, as of 10:45 a.m.
Eastern time. The Dow Jones industrial average ticked up by 21 points, or 0.1
percent, to 21,431, and the Nasdaq rose 3 points, or 0.1 percent, to 6,237.
CRUDE STASIS? Benchmark U.S. crude rose 40
cents, or 0.9 percent, to $42.93 per barrel. Brent crude, the international
standard, jumped 88 cents, or 2 percent, to $45.70. If those moves hold, it
would mark a big shift in momentum from earlier in the week.The Total Investment & Insurance
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Oil on Wednesday touched its lowest price
since August, as expectations continue that supplies of crude will exceed
demand. Crude has dropped about 20 percent this year, which puts at peril the
big gains in profits that analysts had forecast for energy companies.
WHEN NO CHANGE IS A GOOD CHANGE: Energy
stocks in the S&P 500 rose 0.7 percent, which could be considered a victory
given the group has already lost nearly 15 percent this year.
EARNINGS BOOST: Tech giant Oracle jumped
$4.44, or 9.6 percent, to $50.77 for the biggest gain in the S&P 500 after
reporting stronger revenue and earnings for its latest quarter than analysts
expected.
Technology companies are expected to report
some of the strongest earnings growth for the April-through-June quarter, one
of the reasons their stocks have been helping to lead the market this year.
TAKING OFF: American Airlines Group rose
$1.06, or 2.2 percent, to $49.49 after saying that Qatar Airways told its U.S.
rival it's looking to buy a 10 percent stake in it.
OFF THE SHELF: Barnes & Noble rose 47
cents, or 7.3 percent, to $6.98 after reporting a smaller loss for its latest
quarter than analysts expected. The bookseller's shares trimmed their loss for
the year to 37.7 percent. The Total
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YIELDS: The 10-year Treasury yield rose to
2.16 percent from 2.15 percent late Wednesday. The two-year fell to 1.34
percent from 1.35 percent, and the 30-year yield held steady at 2.73 percent.
CURRENCIES: The euro fell to $1.1161 from
$1.1167 late Wednesday, and the British pound dipped to $1.2656 from $1.2668.
The dollar fell to 111.16 Japanese yen from 111.34 yen.
MARKETS ABROAD: In Europe, the French CAC 40
fell 0.2 percent, the German DAX dipped 0.1 percent and the FTSE 100 in London
lost 0.3 percent. In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.1 percent, South
Korea's Kospi added 0.5 percent and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong slipped 0.1
percent.
COMMODITIES: Gold rose $5.90 to $1,251.70 per
ounce, silver added 16 cents to $16.54 and copper was flat at $2.60 per pound. The Total Investment & Insurance
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Natural gas edged up a penny to $2.90 per
1,000 cubic feet, heating oil rose 2 cents to $1.39 per gallon and wholesale
gasoline added 3 cents to $1.44 per gallon.The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
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