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Share Price: 637.60
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Change: -13.50 (-2.07%)
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Precious metals miners jump as Fed rate hike calls pushed back

Fri, 06th May 2016 19:01

(ShareCast News) - Precious metals miners and engineers gained the most in the wake of a US jobs report for April that saw several of the world's largest brokers push back their forecasts for the timing of the US Federal Reserve's next interest rate hike in 2016 to September and the greenback weaken.As 18:43 BST the US dollar spot index was only lower by 0.08% to 93.71, but that was enough to push COMEX-traded gold futures for delivery in June higher by 1.72% to $1,294.20 per troy ounce. In parallel, stock in Randgold Resources (6.57% to 6,165p) and Fresnillo (+6.16% to 1,103.0p) were set right to the top of the leaderboard for the Footsie.Centamin shot 9.26% higher in tandem to 121.5p - a fresh 52-week high - on the second-tier index.Interest rate sensitive stock such as real estate investment trusts also did well, as did some of the highest yielding stocks on the Footsie, such as Pearson.US non-farm payrolls increased by 160,000 in April, moderately below the 200,000 person gain which analysts had penciled in. Furthermore, estimates for the previous two months of data were revised lower by a combined 19,000."On net, the softening in April payroll growth, led by the service-providing sector, will likely raise concerns over the sustainability of US growth."We now only expect one rate hike in 2016, in September, down from two hikes previously, as we believe it will take longer for policymakers to accumulate sufficient evidence that economic and labor market activity is rebounding after a soft start to the year," Michael Gapen, Rob Martin and Jesse Hurwitz at Barclays said in a research report sent to clients."If the economy improves along the lines of our baseline forecast, there is a risk of a second rate hike this year in December" they added.Shares in aero-engine and power systems manufacturer Rolls Royce also got a leg up from news that finance chief David Smith had picked up almost £40,000-worth of shares on the previous day.Shares in financial services firms were weaker despite that push-back on Fed rate hike expectations, although it was shares of Asia-focused lenders such as StanChart and HSBC which acted as the biggest drag.Lenders over in the States were trading slightly in the green in the aftermath of the jobs report.Inmarsat also weighed on its sector as markets brought the provider of satellite telecommunications services into a lower orbit a day after it warned on revenues.Top performing sectors so far todayIndustrial Engineering 7,942.63 +2.22%Aerospace and Defence 4,088.23 +1.98%Electricity 8,819.69 +1.75%Mining 9,436.06 +1.37%Real Estate Investment Trusts 3,127.28 +1.00%Bottom performing sectors so far todayFixed Line Telecommunications 5,049.36 -1.54%Technology Hardware & Equipment 1,147.99 -1.16%Financial Services 8,480.44 -0.95%Industrial Metals & Mining 1,287.23 -0.83%Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 12,023.73 -0.64%
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Argentina's Banco Galicia bets on lower inflation, rates after HSBC deal

BUENOS AIRES, April 9 (Reuters) - Argentina's Banco Galicia, buying HSBC's local assets in a near $500 million deal, is betting that new libertarian President Javier Milei will bring down soaring inflation and ease rates to boost lending in the South American nation.

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Financial firms tout energy business after West Virginia restrictions

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HSBC's Argentina exit doesn't impact valuation, Shore Capital says 'buy'

(Sharecast News) - Shore Capital has said that HSBC's disposal of its Argentinian business should not have a material impact on its investment case despite it generating a $1bn hit to the business.

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TOP NEWS: HSBC to take USD1 billion loss on sale of Argentina business

(Alliance News) - HSBC Holdings PLC on Tuesday said it will sell its business in Argentina to Grupo Financiero Galicia SA, which it called the largest private financial group in the South American country.

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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks shaky ahead of US CPI data, ECB decision

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mostly lower on Tuesday, as investors look ahead to a key inflation reading from the US, as well as the latest interest rate decision from the European Central Bank.

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HSBC takes $1 bln hit from Argentina sale as Asia pivot continues

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LONDON BRIEFING: HSBC sells Argentinian arm for USD550 million

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HSBC to take $1bn hit from Argentina unit sale

(Sharecast News) - HSBC Holdings on Tuesday said it was selling its Argentina business to Grupo Financiero Galicia for $550m and take a $1bn pre-tax loss in the process as it continued to pivot its operations towards Asia.

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MADRID, April 5 (Reuters) - Spanish privately owned logistics group Berge has dropped plans to list shares in its automotive unit Astara as market conditions are not the most appropriate for a flotation, the company said late Thursday.

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Morgan Stanley commits to Canary Wharf home until at least 2038

LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's UK arm has extended a lease on its 547,000 square foot European headquarters in London's Canary Wharf to 2038, committing to the Docklands financial hub even as rivals relocate in search of smaller offices.

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