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Wall Street largely unchanged in premarket ahead of holiday-shortened trading day
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....all Street largely unchanged in premarket ahead of holiday-shortened trading day<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 24-12-2025<BR>PTI<BR>New York, Dec 24 (AP) Wall Street was largely unchanged early Wednesday as markets hovered near record levels before the opening bell on a holiday-shortened trading day. Futures for the S&P 500, which closed at another record high a day earlier, were flat, as were futures f....
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....or the Nasdaq and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Dynavax Technologies soared 38 per cent after Sanofi said it was acquiring the California-based vaccine maker in a deal worth USD 2.2 billion. The French drugmaker will add Dynavax's hepatitis B vaccines to its portfolio, as well as a shingles vaccine that is still in development. Sanofi shares were unchanged in the premarket. US markets will c....
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....lose at 1 pm eastern for Christmas Eve and remain closed for Christmas before returning to a full-day schedule on Friday. Stock exchanges including those in London, Paris, Hong Kong and Australia have closed early or will be closing early on Christmas Eve. Germany's markets were closed for the day. On Wednesday, the Labour Department will release its weekly data on applications for jobless benef....
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....its, which stands as a proxy for US layoffs. Investors are betting the Fed will hold steady on interest rates at its January meeting. Recent reports show high inflation and shaky confidence among consumers worried about high prices. The labour market has been slowing and retail sales have weakened. In Europe at midday, Britain's FTSE 100 was down 0.2 per cent, while the CAC 40 in Paris added 0.1....
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.... per cent. In Asian trading, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 fell 0.1 per cent to 50,344.10 and South Korea's Kospi slipped 0.2 per cent to 4,108.62. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.2 cent to 25,818.93. The Shanghai Composite index edged 0.5 per cent higher, to 3,940.95. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 slipped nearly 0.4 per cent to 8,762.70. Taiwan's Taiex picked up 0.2 per cent while the Sensex in India fell....
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.... 0.1 per cent. Gold and silver extended their rally after hitting record highs this week driven by heightened geopolitical tensions. The price of gold rose early Wednesday to USD 4,518.20 per ounce, adding to gains of about 70 per cent for the year. Silver rose 1.7 per cent. In other trading early Wednesday, the dollar continued to fall against the Japanese yen, after officials said they could i....
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....ntervene with excessive moves in the yen. The dollar was trading at 156.04 yen, down from 156.17 yen. The euro dipped to USD 1.1787 from USD 1.1796. Oil prices edged higher as traders kept an eye on risks of supply disruptions in Venezuela and Russia. US benchmark crude oil added 13 cents to USD 58.51 per barrel. Brent crude gained 6 cents to USD 61.93 per barrel. (AP) RD RD<BR> News - Press ....
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