(MENAFN - Coherent Market Insights) Chlorine is the most common oxidizing agent used in public water supplies. With the US Public Health Service (PHS) recommending that the public water systems across the United States be tested for this hazardous chemical, the number of people who are aware of the hazards posed by exposure to chlorination has dramatically increased. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is responsible for defining the human cancer risk associated with exposure to this compound. Because of this exposure, the role of chlorination in controlling water quality should be seriously considered.
Rapid growth of the chemical industry in both developed and emerging economies is expected to drive growth of the global chlorine market. The chemicals sector has witnessed massive growth with increasing demand for various chemical end-use industries. According to the India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF), the Indian chemicals sector is expected to reach US$ 300 b
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The latest round of 13F filings from institutional investors is out, revealing to the world the stocks that some of the richest and most successful investors have been buying and selling.
Takeaways From 13F Season: Investors who follow particular fund managers can easily look up what each was buying and selling in the quarter, but other investors may be more interested in overall themes from 13F filings. The fourth quarter of 2020 was a big quarter for the S&P 500, and investors were likely interested in what top managers were buying and selling heading into 2021.
Google parent Alphabet has the attention of fund managers in Q4, with Tepper and Klarman selling and Soros buying.
Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: OXY) and Devon Energy Corp (NYSE: DVN). Fed Governor Michelle W. Bowman will speak at 11:10 a.m. ET, while the NY Empire State Manufacturing Index is scheduled to be released at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 203 points to 31,600 while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures traded rose 19.90 points to 3,951. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index gained 56.50 points to 13,861.25.
Oil prices traded lower as Brent crude futures fell 1.5% to trade at $58.49 per barrel, while US WTI crude futures fell 1.6% to trade at $52.72 a barrel.
A Peek Into Global Markets
European markets were mostly higher today, with the UK s FTSE index rising 2.52%, Spanish Ibex Index climbing 1.84%, French CAC 40 Index gaining 1.45%, STOXX Europe 600 Index rising 1.31% and German DAX 30 index inching up 0.42%.
U.S.
Featured Earnings Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) (Q1) EPS projected at 89 cents, compared to 81 cents in the prior-year quarter. Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) (Q4) EPS projected for loss of 53 cents, compared to a loss of 30 cents in the prior-year quarter. Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE:AAP) (Q4) EPS projected at $1.93, compared to $1.64 in the prior-year quarter. TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) (Q4) EPS projected at 72 cents, compared to 66 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
CREA Stats (Jan.) National home sales rose 7.2% on a month-over-month basis in December.
Monthly Survey of Manufacturing (Dec.) Manufacturing sales decreased for the first time in three months, declining 0.6% to $53.7 billion in November.