Indices Spread Betting: DAX 30 Tumbles as US ADP Data Drops
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UK Market Comment, 2 May 2012
Closing comments from Yusuf Heusen, Sales Trader, IG Index:
Heading into the close, the FTSE 100 is set to surrender almost all of yesterday’s gains as a result of a weak US employment report.
A fairly somnolent morning session gave way to a more dramatic afternoon, as the precursor to Friday’s Non Farm Payrolls provided a nasty surprise.
It had been hoped that today’s ADP figure, the private sector counterpart to the official government number, would show growth of 170,000 jobs during April.
Although this would have been lower than the March number, it still lies within the broadly respectable range that we have come to appreciate so far in 2012. However, the actual number was a far less ebullient 119,000.
When combined with this morning’s worrying Eurozone data, which raises the unnerving prospect that contagion is seeping irretrievably into the strong Teutonic core, today’s US job numbers do little for risk appetite.
Crucially, they don’t exactly set up a positive outlook for Friday, and while there is the possibility that Non Farms will beat expectations, the mood until then is likely to remain firmly downbeat.
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UK Market Comment, 1 May 2012
Closing comments from Chris Beauchamp, Market Analyst, IG Index:
Heading into the close, the FTSE 100 is up around 65 points, after springing into life following strong US manufacturing data.
The still calm of the day's session was shattered during the afternoon, when the US ISM manufacturing report for April was released.
Data showed that the index jumped during the month to 54.8, well ahead of the forecast reading, and its strongest level since June of last year.
The news was sufficient to cause US indices to recoup the small losses incurred earlier in the session, and when combined with this morning's reasonable China data, was enough to prompt an impressive afternoon rally in London.
The vast majority of London's leading index was in the blue, although BP and Man Group continued to struggle following weak corporate updates this morning.
Today's US data helped to shake off some of the wariness among investors that had persisted in the wake of weaker GDP figures last week.
However, the countdown to Non Farms on Friday now begins in earnest, with ADP employment numbers tomorrow setting the stage for the fun later in the week.
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'Indices Spread Betting: DAX 30 Tumbles as US ADP Data Drops' edited by AG, updated 02-May-12
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