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Commodities: Oil futures decline after DoE inventory data
Commodities were trading on a mixed note come Thursday, despite data showing a much-larger-than-forecast decline in US crude oil stockpiles and a slightly stronger than expected reading on Chinese gross domestic product in the fourth quarter.
Sector movers: Real estate stocks picked apart brick by brick
Some of the most defensive areas of the market came under pressure on Thursday, weighed down by a mix of negative company-specific news-flow and broker commentary, against a backdrop of rising Gilt yields.
Evraz reports higher steel product output
Shares in Evraz jumped after the steelmaker reported that consolidated crude steel output was at 3. 5m tonnes during the final three months of 2017, unchanged from the prior quarter.
Results round-up
Property services group Countrywide warned on Thursday that 2017 income will be down on the previous year following a disappointing performance from its sales and lettings business.
Broker tips: Hargreaves Lansdown, Rightmove
Barclays reiterated its fondness for Hargreaves Lansdown shares on Thursday, saying drivers for the business remain in place in 2018.
Europe close: Stocks climb despite bounce in euro
Stocks on the Continent ended the session higher as Wall Street steadied, albeit with traders keeping a close eye on government bond yields on both sides of the Atlantic as some of the world's top policymakers met in Frankfurt to discuss the challenges facing Germany.
US open: Risk of federal government shutdown looms over stocks
Wall Street is trading on the back foot ahead of a House vote on the legislation needed to avert a government shutdown and amid another leg lower in the Treasury market, amid reports that Apple might unload some of its holdings of US government debt to pay its tax bills.
Sharp fall in US December housing starts, but permits stable
Homebuilding activity in the US hit the skids at the end of the year in part due to poor weather.
Philly Fed factory index dips in January, as expected
Factory activity in the US mid-Atlantic region cooled in January, according to the results of one of the most widely-followed surveys for the sector.
Europe midday: Stocks pare gains as euro perks up
Stocks on the Continent are paring early gains, with traders keeping a close eye on US government bond yields as they wait for speeches from two top euro area economic officials in attendance at Thursday's joint IMF and Deutsche Bundesbank conference.
Morgan Stanley climbs after Q4 results beat forecasts
Morgan Stanley posted stronger-than-expected fourth quarter results as the performance of its wealth management arm more than offset weak results from fixed income sales and trading.
Europe open: Stocks edge higher, policy speeches in focus
Stocks on the Continent are trading higher, with sentiment boosted by record closes on Wall Street overnight, as traders keep an eye out for any market moving remarks from top economic officials attending a joint IMF and Deutsche Bundesbank conference.
China fourth quarter GDP growth beats forecasts, but some economists sceptical
China's economy grew more quickly than expected in 2017, according to both official and private sector estimates, but some economists believed the official figures belied the extent of the slowdown in the fourth quarter.
US close: Dow Industrials breaks past 26,000, S&P tops 2,800 points
Wall Street continued to push higher, with the Dow Industrials clambering above the 26,000 point mark on Wednesday and the S&P 500 rising past 2,800 points, helped by upbeat economic data and tech giant Apple's announcement that it would repatriate part of its overseas cash hoard.