Friday,17 March 2023 08:55:04

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Friday,17 March 2023 at 08:56

UK and European markets opened higher after Credit Suisse and First Republic Bank received financial help designed to prevent a crisis in the banking sector.

Asia-Pacific markets were higher after major Wall Street banks pledged a deposit of $30 billion in First Republic Bank in an attempt to bolster confidence in the banking system.

Oil prices were little changed after a meeting between Saudi Arabia and Russia calmed markets, but crude benchmarks were still headed for a second weekly fall after a banking crisis sparked a sell-off in global financial markets this week.

Gold prices rose, buoyed by a weaker dollar, and were poised for their biggest weekly gain since mid-November as the global banking crisis sent investors flocking to the safe-haven metal.

In corporate news, Bodycote reported a jump in full-year profit and revenue.

In the year to the end of December 2022, headline operating profit rose 19% to £112.2m, on revenues of £743.6m, up 20.8% on the previous year.

Markets

At 08:15

FTSE 100 7,510 +1.34%

FTSE 250 18,894 +0.72%

DAX 15,107 +0.95%

At the close

Dow Jones 32,246 +1.17%

S&P 500 3,960 +1.76%

NASDAQ 11,717 +2.48%

Fixed Income

UK 10-YR YIELD 3.384

Exchange Rates

GBP/USD 1.214

GBP/EUR 1.139

Commodities

Gold $1,930 +0.59%

Brent $75.31 +0.92%

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