08Apr2021 Market Close: SP 500 Finishes At Record High, +17 Points, Nasdaq Gains 1% As Tech Rally Lifts Equities, DOW Closes Up 57 Points, US Dollar Slips Fractionally 92.08, Gold 1756
G-20 nearer to a deal on minimum corporate tax rate (SPY +0.5%). Big oil set to return to profit in 2021 and the WEI index improved again. The Market in Perspective Here are the headlines moving the markets. Big Oil Set To Return To Profit In 2021 Vitol, Shell and Exxon are all expected to announce profits in Q1 2021 following a turbulent 2020. The three companies are profiting from increased oil demand and a rise in oil prices, giving analysts hope for a strong year in oil and gas. Shell announced this week that it expects to make its first profit from oil production in the first quarter ...