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    Business News: Apple vaults to $3trn, Europe data expected today

    By Hanna Paul


    Updated

    Apple logo
    Apple becomes first $3trn company – Photo: Shutterstock

    Markets are upbeat today, the second financial day of the new year, even though the coronavirus variant Omicron is raging throughout the world.

    UK’s Bank of England announces consumer credit data today along with Australian commodity prices, German retail sales, French inflation rate, Spanish unemployment change and US Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries meet.

    Precious metals crowd the green.

    Bitcoin loses while other alt-coins look cheery.

    Global politics and trade

    Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes found guilty of conspiracy and fraud against investors in one of Silicon Valley’s biggest cases involving wire fraud.

    Top business and economic news today

    Apple becomes first company in the world to cross the $1trn market capitalisation.

    US Cocoa

    7,914.50 Price
    +9.260% 1D Chg, %
    Long position overnight fee 0.0611%
    Short position overnight fee -0.0830%
    Overnight fee time 21:00 (UTC)
    Spread 12.8

    Silver

    26.58 Price
    -0.470% 1D Chg, %
    Long position overnight fee -0.0200%
    Short position overnight fee 0.0118%
    Overnight fee time 21:00 (UTC)
    Spread 0.040

    Gold

    2,302.14 Price
    -0.070% 1D Chg, %
    Long position overnight fee -0.0192%
    Short position overnight fee 0.0110%
    Overnight fee time 21:00 (UTC)
    Spread 0.40

    Natural Gas

    2.23 Price
    +5.790% 1D Chg, %
    Long position overnight fee -0.5229%
    Short position overnight fee 0.5010%
    Overnight fee time 21:00 (UTC)
    Spread 0.0050

    Markets today:

    • Stocks: In Asia, all bourses crowded the green except Chinese indices waiting for Caixin Manufacturing PMI data.
    • Oil: Oil prices up along with natural gas.
    • Gold: Gold and silver trade in the green today.
    • Forex: US dollar capitalises on rising yields.
    • Crypto: Six out of top 10 traded in green while bitcoin, solana loses.

    What to watch today:

    • German retail sales expected to seep deeper into red: European Union’s biggest economy’s retail sales expected -0.5%.

    • Italy’s consumer price index: Expected to be stumble into the red.

    • Switzerland’s consumer price index: Expected to be a notch higher.
    • Spain unemployment change
    • British consumer credit
    • MillerKnoll earnings: 0.558% expected

    Stock index movement around the world 

    Index

    Country

    Change

    % Change

    Level

    Australia ASX All Ordinaries

    Australia

    +147.60

    +1.90%

    7,926.80

    Shanghai SE Composite Index

    China

    -9.68

    -0.27%

    3,630.09

    Hang Seng

    Hong Kong

    -15.30

    -0.07%

    23,259.45

    Mumbai Sensex

    India

    +339.01

    +0.57%

    59,522.23

    Nikkei 225

    Japan

    +510.08

    +1.77%

    29,301.79

    Taiwan TSEC 50 Index

    Taiwan

    +255.84

    +1.40%

    18,526.35

     

    Europe

    Index

    Country

    Change

    % Change

    Level

    FTSE 100

    England

    -18.47

    -0.25%

    7,384.54

    Euronext 100

    Europe

    +10.37

    +0.76%

    1,372.06

    CAC 40

    France

    +64.19

    +0.90%

    7,217.22

    DAX

    Germany

    +135.87

    +0.86%

    16,020.73

    Swiss Market Index

    Switzerland

    +63.51

    +0.49%

    12,939.17

    US

    Index

    Country

    Change

    % Change

    Level

    Dow Jones Industrial Average

    United States

    +246.76

    +0.68%

    36,585.06

    S&P 500 INDEX

    United States

    +30.38

    +0.64%

    4,796.56

    Brazil Bovespa Stock Index

    Brazil

    -900.85

    -0.86%

    103,921.59

    Canada S&P/TSX 60

    Canada

    -5.48

    -0.42%

    1,286.98

    Santiago Index IPSA

    Chile

    +1.20

    +0.03%

    4,301.32

    IPC

    Mexico

    -331.43

    -0.62%

    52,941.01

     

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