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Tuesday,07 March 2023 at 08:21

UK & European stocks rose at the open as investors eye a speech by US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.

Asia-Pacific shares were mixed as traders looked ahead to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony on Tuesday and Wednesday, which will inform the central bank’s next moves on its rate-hiking decision.

Oil prices edged up after industry executives flagged concerns about limited spare capacity in the market and uncertainty over Russian supplies while demand from top crude importer China is recovering.

Gold prices rose marginally as investors awaited U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's testimony to Congress and monthly jobs data, both of which could influence interest rate policy.

In corporate news, equipment rental firm Ashtead said full-year results were set to be ahead of its previous expectations following a strong third-quarter performance, as it highlighted "robust" end markets.

Adjusted pre-tax profit for Q3 rose to $535m from $427m in the same period a year earlier, with revenue up 21% to £2.4bn.

Markets

08:15

FTSE 100 7,921 (-0.10%)

FTSE 250 20,031 (-0.16%)

DAX 15,643 (-0.06)

the close

Dow Jones 33,431 +0.12%

S&P 500 4,048 +0.07%

NASDAQ 11,675 (-0.11%)

Fixed Income

UK 10-YR YIELD 3.872

Exchange Rates

GBP/USD 1.201

GBP/EUR 1.126

Commodities

Gold $1,846 (-0.08%)

Brent $86.18 (-0.05%)

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