Spark Plus, a leading Asia-Pacific corporate advisory specialist, is thrilled to announce the annual Singapore Mining Day Conference. The event will take place on Friday, 15 September 2023, from 10 am to 5 pm, during the Singapore F1 Grand Prix week, at the prestigious Sands Expo & Convention Centre. Organised in conjunction with the Singapore Mining Club (SMC), attendees can look forward to presentations from 10 dynamic ASX Junior Mining companies on the latest developments and trends in the se
FTSE 100 falls back despite eye-popping growth forecast for UK, while Wall Street set to open lower
The index of UK blue-chips and US markets under pressure amid a host of economic data
FTSE 100 down 70 points
B&M falls after figures
Ex-divs help push down market
12.32pm: Investors await US economic data
Wall Street is expected to open lower as investors focus on the latest US jobs data due shortly.
Ahead of Friday s widely watched non-farm payroll numbers - which came in well below forecasts last month with a rise of only 266,000 - come the private payroll figures for May from ADP. They are expected to show an increase of 750,000, up from 742,000 in April. However last time round the survey gave little guidance as to the official figure.