Sentences with phrase «index edged up»

The Market Tightness Index edged up to 76 from 74.

The Conference Board's consumer confidence index edged up to 73.7 in November from 73.1 the previous month, the group said Tuesday.

The Present Situation Index edged up from 93.0 to 93.7, while the Expectations Index increased sharply to 95.0 from 86.4 in September.

On the Chinese mainland, the Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.01 percent at midday to 3,296.

Meanwhile, the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P / TSX composite index edged up a marginal 1.13 points at 15,060.96.

On the Chinese mainland, the Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.01 percent at midday to 3,296.

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index edged up 0.50 percent to 28,784 at midday after opening flat.

Japan's Nikkei 225 index edged up 0.7 percent to close at 9,181.65, a day after closing at its lowest level in three months.

The markets in mainland China and Hong Kong were closed for a national holiday, but in Singapore, the Straits Times index edged up about 0.4 percent and the key indexes in Taiwan and South Korea closed up 0.1 percent.

The Dow Jones industrials slipped 8.68 points to 15,291.66, the Nasdaq was 16.5 points higher to 3,520.76 and the S&P 500 index edged up 0.3 of a point at 1,652.62.

Most major Asian stock indexes edged up on Tuesday, tracking major gains on Wall Street on Monday, as hurricane Irma did not hit Florida with the force that many feared.

Not exact matches

Shares of Samsung Electronics, worth $ 204 billion, edged up 0.4 percent after the earnings release, compared with the benchmark index which fell 0.3 percent.

While Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) data from India showed factory growth accelerating, China factory activity edged up marginally though records shrinking export orders..

But both indexes pared losses to rise back above those levels, with the Dow edging up slightly by the market's close.

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The national confidence index (a composite indicator of price and sales expectations) edged up slightly to +17, following +14 in October, and has now been in positive territory for 12 months.

Even as some indexes in Asia edged up slightly, there was not much action in the equity markets on Thursday morning, as some exchanges were shut...

Elsewhere, an index measuring expectations for future sales, investment and hiring among chief executive officers (CEOs) edged up over the third quarter, to its highest level since 2014.

The price index excluding food & energy edged up 0.1 % (1.2 % y / y), about the same as during the last nine months.

Volatility, as measured by the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX), edged up to 12 from 10.9.

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In a harder - edged attack, cash flows into index funds have been blamed for pushing the prices of a few favored stocks up to astronomical levels, distorting markets and making indefensible capital allocation decisions.

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Pending home sales edged up in December, 0.5 percent in the National Association of REALTORS ® (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI).

The percentage of homebuyers who could afford to purchase a median - priced, existing single - family home in California in the fourth quarter of 2017 edged up to 29 percent from 28 percent in the third quarter of 2017 but was down from 31 percent in the fourth quarter a year ago, according to C.A.R.'s Traditional Housing Affordability Index (HAI).

The index gauging current sales conditions increased four points to 48, while the index gauging expectations for future sales edged up a single point to 53 — its highest level since February of 2007.