Global shares mostly gain as China exports rise
YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer
April 13, 2021
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1of5People wearing face masks walk past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday with hopes growing for a global economic rebound despite worries over renewed surges in coronavirus cases.Vincent Yu/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5A man wearing a face mask walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday with hopes growing for a global economic rebound despite worries over renewed surges in coronavirus cases.Vincent Yu/APShow MoreShow Less
World shares, US futures decline on vaccine, virus worries
ELAINE KURTENBACH, AP Business Writer
April 12, 2021
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1of5People walk past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong Monday, April 12, 2021. Asian shares were lower on Monday, as investors grew wary over the recent surge in coronavirus cases in many places while vaccinations are making scant headway.Vincent Yu/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5A man walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong Monday, April 12, 2021. Asian shares were lower on Monday, as investors grew wary over the recent surge in coronavirus cases in many places while vaccinations are making scant headway.Vincent Yu/APShow MoreShow Less
Grains lower, livestock mixed
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CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were lower on Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May lost 13.50 cents at $6.27 a bushel; May corn fell 12.75 cents at $5.71 a bushel; May oats was off 5.75 cents at $3.7225 a bushel; while May soybeans declined 34 cents at $13.8125 a bushel.
Beef was lower and pork was higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Apr. live cattle was off .68 cent at $1.2307 a pound; Apr. feeder cattle fell .92 cent at $1.4435 a pound; April lean hogs was up .72 cent at 1.0407 a pound. Top Picks In Shopping
Asian mixed after Wall St. record amid vaccine optimism
JOE McDONALD, AP Business Writer
April 4, 2021
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1of5A currency trader passes by screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, right, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 5, 2021. Asian stock markets were mostly higher Monday after Wall Street hit a record high on optimism the spread of coronavirus vaccines might allow global business to return to normal.Ahn Young-joon/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 5, 2021. Asian stock markets were mostly higher Monday after Wall Street hit a record high on optimism the spread of coronavirus vaccines might allow global business to return to normal.Ahn Young-joon/APShow MoreShow Less
Grains mostly higher, livestock higher
April 5, 2021
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Wheat for May rose 7 cents at 6.18 a bushel; May corn fell 6.50 cents at 5.5325 a bushel, May oats was up 1 cent at $3.73 a bushel; while May soybeans gained 10.75 cents at $14.1275 a bushel.
Beef and pork were higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Apr. live cattle rose 1.35 cents at $1.2137 a pound; Apr. feeder cattle was gained 2.58 cents at $1.4645 a pound; while Apr. lean hogs was up .63 cent at $1.0240 a pound. Top Picks In Shopping
Asian stocks mixed after Wall St rally on economic optimism
YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer
April 5, 2021
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1of4FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2020 file photo, stone sculptures adorn the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks are off to a strong start on Wall Street Monday, April 5, 2021, putting the S&P 500 on track to beat the record high it set last week.Seth Wenig/APShow MoreShow Less
2of4Currency traders wearing face masks work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Asian shares were mixed Tuesday after a Wall Street rally that reflected some optimism about the economy recovering from the damage of the coronavirus pandemic.Ahn Young-joon/APShow MoreShow Less
Global stocks rise; Treasury yields rally after jobs report
STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer
April 2, 2021
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1of5A currency trader walks near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 2, 2021. Asian shares were higher Friday after a broad rally pushed the S&P 500 past 4,000 points for the first time.Lee Jin-man/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5A currency trader walks near the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 2, 2021. Asian shares were higher Friday after a broad rally pushed the S&P 500 past 4,000 points for the first time.Lee Jin-man/APShow MoreShow Less
Asian shares higher after S&P 500 tops 4,000 points
ELAINE KURTENBACH, AP Business Writer
April 2, 2021
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1of5A currency trader walks near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 2, 2021. Asian shares were higher Friday after a broad rally pushed the S&P 500 past 4,000 points for the first time.Lee Jin-man/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5A currency trader walks near the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 2, 2021. Asian shares were higher Friday after a broad rally pushed the S&P 500 past 4,000 points for the first time.Lee Jin-man/APShow MoreShow Less
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
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Stocks are closing broadly higher on Wall Street, pushing the S&P 500 past 4,000 points for the first time.
Big Tech companies like Microsoft led the gains. The benchmark index climbed 1.1%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 2.6%. Smaller companies continued to outpace the rest of the market. Companies that would benefit from greater sales of electric vehicles rose after President Joe Biden outlined various measures to support their use as part of his massive infrastructure plan.
On Thursday:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 171.66 points, or 0.5%, to 33,153.21.
The Nasdaq rose 233.23 points, or 1.8%, to 13,480.11.