TECHNICAL ANALYSIS REPORT, ECONOMIC NEWS & PRICE CHART – 18 MAY 2022
WALL STREET HAS BEEN LIFTED BY STRONG RETAIL SALES IN APRIL
Asia Pacific stocks were mostly up on Wednesday morning. The Shanghai Composite is up 0.05% at 3,095.77. Overall, the Singapore MSCI is up 2.53% at 300.15. Over in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index is down 0.20% at 20,536. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 is up 0.86% at 26,860.00, while the Topix index is up 0.99% at 1881.50. South Korea’s Kospi is up 0.21% at 2625.98. Australia S&P/ASX 200 up 0.99% at 7182.70.Top News of the Day:
Wall Street finished sharply higher on Tuesday, lifted by Apple, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and other mega cap growth stocks after strong retail sales in April eased worries about slowing economic growth.
Ten of the 11 major S&P sector indexes advanced, with financials, materials, consumer discretionary and technology all gaining more than 2%. Investors were cheered by data showing U.S. retail sales increased 0.9% in April as consumers bought motor vehicles amid an improvement in supply and frequented restaurants.
Market Summary as per 17/05/2022:
European equities Tuesday closing. The DAX futures contract in Germany traded up 1.59% at 14,185.94, CAC 40 futures up 1.30% at 6430.20 and the UK 100 futures contract in the U.K. up 0.72% at 7,518.36.
In the U.S. on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 1.34% at 32654.60. The S&P 500 up 2.02% at 4088.84 and the Nasdaq 100 up 2.62% at 12564.10, NYSE closes up 1.85% at 15541.91.
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