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Pound Rises Against Most Majors

The pound firmed against its most major counterparts in the New York session on Thursday.

RTTNews | 4h 13min ago

UK Market Ends Slightly Up

On a day in which most of the markets across Europe remained closed for Labor Day holiday, the UK market, where trading was on, ended marginally up on Thursday, extending its gains to a 13th straight session.

RTTNews | 5h 8min ago

Canadian Market Retreats After Recovering From Early Drop

The Canadian market is modestly higher around noon on Thursday with shares from energy and technology sectors posting strong gains. A sell-off in materials section is limiting market's upside. The mood in the market is quite cautious amid concerns about global economic growth.

RTTNews | 5h 49min ago

U.S. Construction Spending Unexpectedly Falls 0.5% In March

Construction spending in the U.S. unexpectedly decreased in the month of March, the Commerce Department revealed in a report released on Thursday. The Commerce Department said construction spending fell by 0.5 percent to an annual rate of $2.196 trillion in March after climbing by 0.6 percent to a revised rate of $2.207 trillion in February.

RTTNews | 7h 33min ago

U.S. Manufacturing Index Dips Slightly Further Into Contraction Territory In April

The Institute for Supply Management released a report on Thursday showing a slight decrease by its reading on U.S. manufacturing activity in the month of April. The ISM said its manufacturing PMI edged down to 48.7 in April after slipping to 49.0 in March, with a reading below 50 indicating contraction. Economists had expected the index to dip to 48.0.

RTTNews | 7h 45min ago

U.S. Jobless Claims Rise Much More Than Expected To Two-Month High

A report released by the Labor Department on Thursday showed first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits rose by much more than expected in the week ended April 26th. The Labor Department said initial jobless claims climbed to 241,000, an increase of 18,000 from the previous week's revised level of 223,000.

RTTNews | 7h 57min ago

FTSE 100 Down Marginally; Endeavour Mining Rises On Strong Earnings

The U.K. market is down marginally Thursday afternoon with investors digesting the latest batch of economic data and earnings updates, and continuing to monitor the developments on the trade front.

RTTNews | 9h 29min ago

U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Rise Much More Than Expected

A report released by the Labor Department on Thursday showed first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits rose by much more than expected in the week ended April 26th.

RTTNews | 9h 32min ago

EURUSD	1.12914	GBPUSD	1.32782	AUDUSD	0.63826
USDJPY	145.347	USDCAD	1.38533	USDCHF	0.82924

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Sensex Climbs 500 Points; Nifty Tops 15,550