Wednesday,15 March 2023 08:23:24

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Wednesday,15 March 2023 at 08:29

UK and European markets opened lower, with banking stocks still in negative territory following the global Silicon Valley Bank fallout.

Asia-Pacific markets largely rose after bank stocks on Wall Street rebounded on optimism of contagion risks from Silicon Valley Bank being contained.

Oil prices rose in early trade, recovering from the previous day’s plunge, as a stronger OPEC outlook on China’s demand helped offset bearish global investor sentiment.

Gold Gold prices edged up in range-bound trading due to a softer dollar, while investors assessed the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate-hike trajectory.

In corporate news, Online rail ticket seller Trainline said revenues surged 74% in its last fiscal year, driven by soaring international ticket sales as European routes opened up to competition, offsetting a UK performance hit by rail strikes.

Group net ticket sales rose 72% to £4.3bn in the 12 months to February 28, with those at Trainline’s International Consumer unit more than doubling to £915m.

Markets

At 08:15

FTSE 100 7,606 (-0.41%)

FTSE 250 19,078 (-0.27%)

DAX 15,174 (-0.40%)

At the close

Dow Jones 32,155 +1.06%

S&P 500 3,919 +1.65%

NASDAQ 11,428 +2.14%

Fixed Income

UK 10-YR YIELD 3.536

Exchange Rates

GBP/USD 1.214

GBP/EUR 1.131

Commodities

Gold $1,888 (-0.68%)

Brent $78.32 +1.06%

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