Spreadex Market Update

US stocks open lower after hitting four year highs



US Stocks have opened lower this afternoon as investors take some profits off the table after US indices recently touched four year highs. There are however some positives to be taken out of the session so far with Apple trading at all-time highs.

UK indices have experienced another day of low volumes and were pushed lower by losses in the mining sector after Chinese house prices were reported to have increased for a second consecutive month, raising expectations that the Chinese government may intervene by tightening monetary policy in order to curb inflation, thus pushing base metal prices including Copper lower as a result. Fears were also exacerbated by on-going problems in the eurozone. After positive comments from Angela Merkel on Friday, in which she supported the Mario Draghi’s stance on doing everything the ECB can to support the euro, it would appear that eurozone leaders have done little over the weekend to allay any fears traders may have had.

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