FTSE 100 reaches day s high but Wall Street struggles for direction
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FTSE 100 reaches day s high but Wall Street struggles for direction
The UK blue chip index in positive territory but Dow falls while Nasdaq edges higher
FTSE 100 rises 33 points
Mixed performance from US stocks
Royal rat-catcher Rentokil slips on EU warning
3.50pm: Mixed bag of risers
The FTSE 100 is at its highs for the day although to be honest, that is not saying much.
The blue chip index is currently 33.07 points or 0.48% better at 6928.36 despite the fall on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, down 128 points or 0.38%. Given Wednesday s surge the decline is not really surprising, with a little profit taking setting in. Meanwhile the S&P 500 is virtually flat, down 0.07% and the Nasdaq Composite has edged 0.26% higher.
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Wall Street has the rug pulled out by report that Biden is planning capital gains tax hike
Stocks were steadily improving until a sudden drop in the afternoon
4:20pm: Biden could raise capital gains top marginal rate to 39.6%
The Dow swooned in afternoon trading, shedding 321 points, 0.9%, to close at 33,816. The Nasdaq fell 132 points, 0.9%, to 13,818, and the S&P 500 dipped 38 points, 0.9%, to 4,135.
Traders reacted harshly to a report from Bloomberg News that President Biden plans to propose raising the capital gains tax rate for those earning more than $1 million to 39.6%, up from 20%.
12:30pm: Southwest gains on promising results
The Dow improved from an early deficit of more than 175 points, but was still down 47, 0.1%, at midday. The Nasdaq Composite crossed the flatline to gain 40 points, 0.3%, and the S&P 500 picked up almost 2 points to 4,175.
Loop Insights joins Oracle Partner Network to integrate with its POS system and get in front of more potential clients
Being a part of the OPN enables Loop Insights to collaborate with one of the largest global POS providers for retail and hospitality and puts its Insights platform in front of thousands of retailers It marks the next step in Loop’s progression of POS integrations as the company continues to move towards the integration of all major POS systems
Loop Insights Inc (CVE:MTRX) (OTCMKTS:RACMF) announced that it has joined the Oracle Partner Network (OPN), initiating a relationship with a leading provider of point-of-sale (POS) systems and cloud reporting.