Analytics, News, and Forecasts for CFD Markets: stock news — 12-02-2018.

Major US stock indices increased significantly on Monday, and recorded a second sessional increase in a row, mainly due to the growth in shares of the basic resources sector and the consumer goods sector.

Important statistical data that could have an impact on the mood of market participants, was not published. Investors are looking forward to the statistics on the consumer price index and retail sales, which will be released on Wednesday, as well as data on producer prices, which will come out on Thursday, and may affect the yield of bonds and movements in the stock market.

Oil prices rose slightly, as the weaker dollar prompted investors to buy oil futures, making them relatively cheap for holders of other currencies. The US dollar index, which shows the ratio of the dollar to the basket of 6 major currencies, is traded with a decrease of 0.32%, to 90.15.

Almost all components of the DOW index recorded a rise (28 out of 30). The leader of growth was the shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL, + 3.98%). Outsider were shares of General Electric Company (GE, -0.87%).

All sectors of S & P completed the auction in positive territory. The sector of basic materials grew most (+ 1.8%).

At closing:

Dow + 1.70% 24.601.27 +410.37

Nasdaq + 1.56% 6,981.96 +107.47

S & P + 1.39% 2,656.00 +36.45

U.S. stock-index futures rose by more than 1%, attempting to bounce back from Wall Street's worst week in two years, while volatility remained relatively elevated and U.S. bond yields hit new four-year highs.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei -

Hang Seng 29,459.63 -47.79 -0.16%

Shanghai 3,153.56 +23.71 +0.76%

S&P/ASX 5,820.70 -17.30 -0.30%

FTSE 7,183.53 +91.10 +1.28%

CAC 5,151.57 +72.36 +1.42%

DAX 12,318.29 +210.81 +1.74%

Crude $59.85 (+1.10%)

Gold $1,322.00 (+0.48%)

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American Express (AXP) upgraded to Buy at Nomura

Cisco Systems (CSCO) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Nomura

European stocks trimmed sharp losses in choppy Friday trade, after Wall Street surged at the open, partly rebounding after a plunge on Thursday that yanked both the S&P 500 index and Dow into correction territory. Stocks in Europe, however, were still on track for their worst week in two years.

After last week's roller-coaster ride on Wall Street, U.S. stock futures indicated gains in Monday trading. At 10 p.m. Eastern, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YMH8, +0.58% were up 156 points, or 0.65%, in early Monday trading in Asia. S&P 500 futures ESH8, +0.58% were up 15.50, or 0.59%, and Nasdaq-100 futures NQH8, +0.41% were up 27, or 0.42%.

Asian stocks began the week on a calm note after a late rally Friday on Wall Street and the worst week in years for many global stock benchmarks. Markets in China SHCOMP, +0.80% , South Korea SEU, +1.17% and Taiwan Y9999, +0.77% were all at least 0.5% higher.