GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks hit record on vaccine bump, dollar lower for fifth straight session
* Dollar lower for fifth straight session (Updates with close of European markets)
U.S. Markets News
New York transit agency to borrow a second time from Fed program
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on Wednesday authorized an up to $2.9 billion borrowing from a U.S. Federal Reserve loan program to aid its coronavirus-battered budget.
UPDATE 5-Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine deliveries could start 'before Christmas'
* Shot may gain emergency US, EU authorization in Dec - BioNTech
UPDATE 3-China set to join sub-zero bond club
China was set to sell its first negative-yielding government bond on Wednesday, becoming the latest to benefit from this year's plunge in interest rates in the COVID-19 pandemic.
UPDATE 7-U.S. lifts Boeing 737 MAX flight ban after crash probes, tough hurdles remain
The U.S. government gave the green light to Boeing Co's 737 MAX on Wednesday after fatal crashes halted flights 20 months ago, starting a lengthy process for clearing hundreds of grounded jets as the planemaker faced criticism from victims' families.
UPDATE 4-Need to treat all creditors equally led to Zambia default, c.bank says
* Zambia defaulted Friday after failing to pay Eurobond coupon
UPDATE 5-Norwegian Air seeks bankruptcy protection as pandemic takes toll
* Graphic: https://tmsnrt.rs/2ITnfvC (Adds court hearing, detail, graphic)
ANALYSIS-Another bitcoin bubble? This time it's different, backers hope
* Market structure changes lower chance of crash, backers say
REFILE-UPDATE 2-British midcaps jump on Brexit, vaccine optimism
British midcaps jumped on Wednesday as hopes of a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union and further positive vaccine data from drugmaker Pfizer offset concerns about economic damage from surging coronavirus cases.
Nigerian stock exchange members back flotation plan
The Nigerian bourse won approval from its members on Wednesday for a stock market flotation that will turn the exchange into a publicly traded company and position it as a gateway for foreign investment.
All American Indices
| Symb | Index | Time | Last | Chg | Chg % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .DJI | Dow Jones Industrial Average | 1:55pm EST | 29,724.91 | -58.44 | -0.20% |
| .IXIC | Nasdaq Composite Index | 1:53pm EST | 11,884.66 | -14.68 | -0.12% |
| .TRXFLDUSP | Thomson Reuters Equity US Index | 1:24pm EST | 321.38 | +0.65 | +0.20% |
| .TRXFLDCAP | Thomson Reuters Equity Canada Index | 1:24pm EST | 308.75 | +0.45 | +0.15% |
| .GSPTSE | S&P/TSX Composite Index | 1:40pm EST | 16,955.35 | +7.29 | +0.04% |
| .XAX | AMEX Composite Index | 1:39pm EST | 2,205.41 | +7.80 | +0.35% |
| .MXX | MXSE IPC | 1:33pm EST | 42,486.43 | +537.64 | +1.28% |
Markets
| S&P » | 3,601.48 | -0.22% |
| Dow » | 29,724.91 | -0.20% |
| FTSE 100 » | 6,385.24 | +0.31% |
| Nikkei 225 » | 25,728.14 | -1.10% |
| US 10YR |
+0.868
|
-0.003 |
| DE 10YR |
-0.547
|
+0.008 |
| JP 10YR |
+0.024
|
+0.008 |
| USD / EUR » | 0.8425 | -0.04% |
| USD / GBP » | 0.7523 | -0.33% |
| USD / JPY » | 103.7600 | -0.39% |