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COMP May 2024 1.000 call
| Previous close | 2.3000 |
| Open | 2.3000 |
| Bid | 2.2000 |
| Ask | 3.2000 |
| Strike | 1.00 |
| Expiry date | 2024-05-17 |
| Day's range | 2.3000 - 2.3000 |
| Contract range | N/A |
| Volume | |
| Open interest | 484 |
- Reuters
GLOBAL MARKETS-Global shares rally on rate cut hopes, yen weakens
A gauge of global stock markets rallied on Monday on optimism that major central banks will cut interest rates this year, while the yen weakened against the dollar after a surge last week from Japan's suspected currency intervention. Stocks on both sides of the Atlantic advanced, and in Asia too, as a softer-than-expected U.S. labor market report on Friday led traders to revive bets that the Federal Reserve would ease monetary policy as early as September. The dollar index, a measure of the U.S. currency against six major trading peers, was lower for a fourth straight session after Friday's data showed the lowest jobs gain since October calmed any angst that the Fed might even hike again.
- Reuters
US STOCKS-Wall Street closes higher for third session on rate cut optimism
U.S. stock indexes closed higher on Monday, their third straight session of advances, as investors continued to gain hope that there was a greater chance of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates this year. Expectations for rate cuts by the U.S. central bank have been tempered as the year has progressed, as inflation has proven stickier, and some investors had begun to worry they might not materialize at all, sending markets lower in April.
Barrons.comStocks Close Higher, Extending Last Week's Rally
The stock market’s rally continued on Monday as bond yields retreated again. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 176 points, or 0.5%. The S&P 500 was up 1%. The Nasdaq Composite was up 1.2%. The S&P 500 closed above its 50-day moving average for the first time since April 12, which could help reinforce hopes that the recent rebound can stick.
