Europe Stocks Halt Selloff; Dollar and Oil Fall

Gold Silver Reports – Europe Stocks Halt Selloff; Dollar and Oil Fall — European stocks advanced, poised to help draw a line under recent global equity declines, even as the region’s common currency strengthened. The dollar dropped after President-Donald Trump’s State of the Union address offered few new clues on U.S. policy, and bonds gained as the Bank of Japan increased asset purchases.

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Long Volatility on U.S. Stocks Before Their Earnings Reports

Gold Silver Reports – Keep a bias toward long volatility on U.S. stocks before their earnings reports, JPMorgan Chase & Co says.

The options market is expecting earnings-related volatility to be roughly in line with the historical average, but a larger-than-normal risypremium is justified by “the important and idiosyncratic tax reform data point accompanying companies’ earnings reports,” JPMorgan strategists Shawn Quigg, Marko Kolanovic and Bram Kaplan wrote in a report.

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A $6 Billion Manager Says India Equities Rally has Room to Run

A $6 Billion Manager Says India Equities Rally has Room to Run – A gauge of India’s top 50 companies is set for “low teen returns” this year, boosted by a revival in company earnings, economic growth and renewed interest from local and global funds, according to the nation’s fourth-largest money manager. The climb, should it happen, would be the index’s first back-to-back double-digit annual advance in eight years.

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Sun Pharma Stocks Up Over 6%

Sensex breaks 6-day losing streak, Nifty closes above 25,000; Paytm surges 15%

Gold Silver Reports – Indian shares touched record highs for a third consecutive session on Wednesday, with investors picking pharma stocks such as Sun Pharma that have lagged a broader market rally this year.

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