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The Arab world needs trade not a trade war
US President Donald Trump’s administration calls “unfair practices” related to intellectual property and technology
U.S.-China trade fight leads stocks lower, oil sinks on supply fears
Wall Street ended lower on Friday and global stocks continued to slide after U.S. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on Chinese goods
Bond prices gain as China tariffs provoke trade war fears
Benchmark 10-year notes gained 10/32 in price to yield 2.9105, down from 2.946% on Thursday.
Copper clocks biggest weekly loss since April on China growth woes, trade tensions
Copper hit a near two-week low on Friday and clocked its biggest weekly loss since April
Wall St Week Ahead-International fund managers turn to financials, tech as trade worries rise
The rising tensions over global trade policy are prompting some top-performing international fund managers to look for the companies that can emerge as winners.
IBM acquires asset optimisation specialist Oniqua Holdings
New York-based IBM did not disclose the value of the transaction
Market movers
Equities
Market performance
| Index | % Change | Last | Total Volume | Date / Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abu Dhabi SE
|
1.76% | 4,714.73 | 47,867,612 | 14 Jun 2018 10:00 | |
Amman SE
|
0.39% | 2,100.22 | 1,723,442 | 14 Jun 2018 11:54 | |
Bahrain SE
|
0.89% | 1,307.333 | 2,947,392 | 14 Jun 2018 09:29 | |
Beirut SE
|
0% | 1,078.534 | 211,447 | 17 Jun 2018 21:00 | |
Casa All Shares
|
-0.47% | 12,324.616 | - | 14 Jun 2018 00:00 | |
Dubai FM
|
-0.42% | 3,038.23 | 120,647,614 | 14 Jun 2018 09:55 | |
EGX 30
|
0.26% | 16,220.93 | 156,172,965 | 14 Jun 2018 11:29 | |
Kuwait SE
|
0.45% | 6,633.44 | 89,377,593 | 29 Mar 2018 09:38 | |
Muscat SM
|
-0.05% | 4,596.05 | 10,072,182 | 13 Jun 2018 09:20 | |
Qatar SE
|
0.19% | 9,097.91 | 29,436,199 | 14 Jun 2018 11:30 | |
Saudi SE
|
0.32% | 8,270.46 | 100,341,543 | 12 Jun 2018 12:14 | |
Tunis SE
|
0.22% | 7,764.33 | 649,924 | 14 Jun 2018 11:41 |
| Index | % Change | Last | Total Volume | Date / Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dow Jones Industrial Average
|
-0.34% | 25,090.48 | 659,373,330 | 15 Jun 2018 20:52 | |
S&P 500 INDEX
|
-0.1% | 2,779.66 | - | 15 Jun 2018 20:52 | |
Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Index (CSI300 INDEX)
|
-0.51% | 3,754.129 | 85,489 | 15 Jun 2018 07:13 | |
NASDAQ Composite Index
|
-0.19% | 7,746.378 | 1,218,387,539 | 15 Jun 2018 21:15 | |
FTSE 100 Index
|
-1.7% | 7,633.91 | 1,764,495,087 | 15 Jun 2018 15:35 | |
DAX Index
|
-0.74% | 13,010.55 | 265,639,683 | 15 Jun 2018 15:45 | |
Nikkei 225 Index
|
0% | 22,851.75 | 91,237 | 15 Jun 2018 06:15 | |
Hang Seng Index
|
-0.43% | 30,309.49 | 2,408,736,096 | 15 Jun 2018 08:09 | |
Sao Paulo SE Bovespa Index
|
-0.93% | 70,757.733 | 6,656,544 | 15 Jun 2018 20:21 |
Currencies
| Currency | Net Change | % Change | Bid | Ask | Date / Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GBP/USD
|
-0.001 | -0.08 % | 1.3273 | 1.3277 | 17 Jun 2018 22:09 | ||
EUR/USD
|
-0.0014 | -0.12 % | 1.1594 | 1.1595 | 17 Jun 2018 22:09 | ||
USD/INR
|
0.375 | 0.55 % | 68.055 | 68.065 | 15 Jun 2018 13:14 | ||
AUD/USD
|
-0.0003 | -0.04 % | 0.7437 | 0.7445 | 17 Jun 2018 22:09 | ||
USD/CAD
|
-0.0002 | -0.02 % | 1.3197 | 1.32 | 17 Jun 2018 22:09 | ||
USD/PHP
|
0.003 | 0.01 % | 53.334 | 53.429 | 15 Jun 2018 20:54 | ||
USD/EGP
|
-0.0475 | -0.27 % | 17.8 | 17.9 | 14 Jun 2018 13:26 | ||
USD/LBP
|
0 | 0.05 % | 1,505 | 1,521 | 17 Jun 2018 22:09 | ||
Commodities
| Commodity | Net Change | % Change | Last | Expiry | Trade Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gold Commex Futures
|
0 | 0 % | 1,274.6 | 27 Jun 2018 | 15 Jun 2018 00:00 | |
Silver Commex Futures
|
0 | 0 % | 16.452 | 27 Jun 2018 | 15 Jun 2018 00:00 | |
Platinum Nymex Futures
|
0 | 0 % | 885.8 | 27 Jun 2018 | 30 May 2018 00:00 | |
Palladium Nymex Futures
|
0 | 0 % | 990.3 | 27 Jun 2018 | 17 Jun 2018 22:01 |
| Commodity | Net Change | % Change | Last | Expiry | Trade Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nat Gas ($/MMBtu) - NYMEX Futures
|
0.02 | 0.73 % | 3.044 | 27 Jun 2018 | 18 Jun 2018 22:10 | |
Gas Oil ($/MT) - ICE Futures
|
-3.25 | -0.51 % | 637.5 | 12 Jul 2018 | 17 Jun 2018 22:10 | |
WTI ($/bbl) - NYMEX Futures
|
-0.61 | -0.94 % | 64.45 | 20 Jun 2018 | 18 Jun 2018 22:11 | |
Unleaded (¢/gal) - NYMEX Futures
|
-0.01 | -0.39 % | 2.015 | 29 Jun 2018 | 18 Jun 2018 22:08 | |
Brent ($/bbl) - ICE Futures
|
-0.32 | -0.44 % | 73.12 | 29 Jun 2018 | 17 Jun 2018 22:10 |
| Commodity | Net Change | % Change | Last | Expiry | Trade Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wheat
|
0 | 0.0 % | 499.5 | 13 Jul 2018 | 15 Jun 2018 19:00 | |
Corn
|
0 | 0.0 % | 361.25 | 13 Jul 2018 | 17 Jun 2018 19:00 | |
Maize
|
-1.5 | -0.9 % | 165.25 | 06 Aug 2018 | 15 Jun 2018 16:34 | |
Oats
|
0 | 0.0 % | 233.5 | 13 Jul 2018 | 15 Jun 2018 19:00 | |
Rice
|
0 | 0.0 % | 12.36 | 13 Jul 2018 | 15 Jun 2018 19:00 | |
Soybeans
|
0 | 0.0 % | 905.5 | 13 Jul 2018 | 17 Jun 2018 19:00 | |
Coffee
|
0 | 0 % | - | 19 Jul 2018 | 15 Jun 2018 21:00 |
Insights
British M&A booms two years on from Brexit vote
M&A activity deals reached a total value of $551bln in the 12 months to the middle of June
SoftBank and WeWork co-create rocketing valuation
Upping WeWork’s headline value to $35bln or more would suggest backers think it can grow faster and for longer than expected
Global crude oil demand growth is now hostage to China, India: Russell
Demand is probably the more important driver of the oil price over the longer term
