European stocks struggled to maintain upward momentum and Asian shares fell on Wednesday. Treasuries climbed alongside European sovereign bonds and the dollar extended its rally to a six-week high.
Futures on the S&P 500 slipped after the underlying index closed at a record on Tuesday. Gains in technology companies and builders helped the Stoxx Europe 600 Index into positive territory after early losses, looking to extend the longest run of gains since 2017, amid positive earnings reports from companies including Credit Suisse.
The buoyancy that took US stocks to record highs appears to have triggered some soul-searching among investors, with positive earnings surprises in Europe failing to erase lingering concerns about the region’s economic outlook.
So far, almost 80 percent of S&P 500 companies reporting results have exceeded estimates. Still looming is economic news, with US first-quarter gross domestic product data due on Friday, while emerging market investors will be nervously watching the dollar’s climb.
Futures on the S&P 500 slipped after the underlying index closed at a record on Tuesday. Gains in technology companies and builders helped the Stoxx Europe 600 Index into positive territory after early losses, looking to extend the longest run of gains since 2017, amid positive earnings reports from companies including Credit Suisse.
The buoyancy that took US stocks to record highs appears to have triggered some soul-searching among investors, with positive earnings surprises in Europe failing to erase lingering concerns about the region’s economic outlook.
So far, almost 80 percent of S&P 500 companies reporting results have exceeded estimates. Still looming is economic news, with US first-quarter gross domestic product data due on Friday, while emerging market investors will be nervously watching the dollar’s climb.
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