FTSE 100 ends just lower as pharma companies lift the major indices; US markets give up early gains
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17:13 Wed 09 Jun 2021
FTSE 100 ends just lower as pharma companies lift the major indices; US markets give up early gains
The UK blue chip index closed in negative territory, with little inspiration from Wall Street
FTSE 100 down 14 points
US stocks mixed
12:10pm: Markets still largely hugging the flatline
The FTSE 100 closed Wednesday down 14 points, 0.2%, at 7,081, while the FTSE 250 lost 137 points, 0.6%, to 22,759. It has been another day where stock markets aren’t particularly keen to go up, and those that are in the red are only seeing some modest profit-taking, IG Chief Market Analyst Chris Beauchamp wrote. .European markets have shown a touch more downside, with the likes of the Dax slightly skittish sitting at record highs, in case the ECB meeting does prove to be more exciting than anticipated.
Wall Street opens mostly higher
Shortly after the opening bell, the Dow was down 0.03% while the S&P 500 climbed 0.19% and the Nasdaq rose 0.45%
9.52am: Proactive North America headlines:
TechX Technologies Inc (CSE:TECX) (OTC:TECXF) (FRA:C0B1) says portfolio cryptocurrency company Catalyx launches Canadian dollar-backed stablecoin on top-15 global exchange
First Mining Gold Corp (TSE:FF) (OTCQX:FFMGF) (FRA:FMG) says JV Partner at Pickle Crow Gold completes stage one earn-in
Renforth Resources Inc (CSE:RFR) (OTCPINK:RFHRF) (FRA:9RR) poised to start drilling at its Surimeau District battery metals project; reports more Parbec drill results
Braxia Scientific Corp (CSE:BRAX) (OTCMKTS:BRAXF) (FRA:496) team-led guidelines into clinical uses of ketamine and esketamine published in prestigious American Journal of Psychiatry
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Blackberry Ltd (NYSE: BB) and
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC) were, by far, the most-mentioned stocks on the Reddit investor forum r/WallStreetBets or WSB over a seven-day period, as on the eve of a fresh trading week, as per Quiver Quantitative Data.
What Happened: WSB is best-known for the retail investor-led short squeezes in
GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) and others.
GameStop was the third most discussed over a seven-day period on WSB.
As of press time on Sunday evening, BlackBerry attracted 603 mentions on WSB over 24 hours, followed by AMC at 531.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp (NASDAQ: CLNE) was on the third spot with 343 mentions, while GameStop with 281 mentions took the fourth spot.
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Clean Energy Fuels Corp is a natural gas marketer and retailer operating in the United States and Canada. The company supplies compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, and renewable natural gas as an alternative fuel for vehicles. The majority of revenue is generated within the U.S. and mostly consists of compressed natural gas. The company operates by purchasing natural gas from local utilities; compressing, cooling, or liquefying it at company-owned plants; and selling natural gas products through company-owned or customer-owned fueling stations. The company also builds, operates, and maintains natural gas fueling stations for customers. The company s target markets include heavy-duty trucking, airports, public transit, institutional energy users, and government fleets.