US retail stocks gained as the economy reopened and consumers shopped in preparation for a return to work and school. Macy’s (+31%) and Signet (+14%) rose. Hong Kong shares fell after China left its benchmark lending rate unchanged, with declines for Luk Fook (-8%) and Chow Sang Sang (-5%). European retail also suffered following a resurgence of Covid-19. Pandora (-3%) and LVMH (-2%) both dropped. Mining stocks were relatively stable. Mountain Province (+3%), Rio Tinto (+2%) and Lucapa (+2%) were up, while Petra (-2%) and Lucara (-1%) slipped.
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August 26, 2021 (6:31 a.m. EST) |
August 19, 2021 (7:10 a.m. EST) |
Chng. |
Chng. |
| Stock Indexes |
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| BSE |
55,949.10 |
55,629.49 |
319.61 |
0.6% |
| Dow Jones |
35,405.50 |
34,960.69 |
444.81 |
1.3% |
| FTSE |
7,118.06 |
7,027.13 |
90.93 |
1.3% |
| Hang Seng |
25,415.69 |
25,316.33 |
99.36 |
0.4% |
| S&P 500 |
4,496.19 |
4,447.70 |
48.49 |
1.1% |
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| USA |
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| Birks Group |
$3.38 |
$3.27 |
$0.11 |
3.4% |
| Macy's |
$23.59 |
$18.07 |
$5.52 |
30.5% |
| Signet |
$75.30 |
$66.22 |
$9.08 |
13.7% |
| Walmart |
$148.96 |
$149.10 |
-$0.14 |
-0.1% |
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| Far East |
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| Chow Sang Sang (HKD) |
11.48 |
12.10 |
-0.62 |
-5.1% |
| Chow Tai Fook (HKD) |
14.32 |
14.20 |
0.12 |
0.8% |
| Luk Fook (HKD) |
21.20 |
23.10 |
-1.90 |
-8.2% |
| Sarine (SGD) |
0.72 |
0.68 |
0.03 |
5.1% |
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| Europe |
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| LVMH |
€614.90 |
€628.90 |
-€14.00 |
-2.2% |
| Kering |
€665.00 |
€665.10 |
-€0.10 |
0.0% |
| Richemont |
€102.15 |
€100.70 |
CHF 1.45 |
1.4% |
| Swatch Group |
€259.30 |
€259.00 |
CHF 0.30 |
0.1% |
| Pandora |
DKK 762.80 |
DKK 783.40 |
-CHF 20.60 |
-2.6% |
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| INDIA (rupee) |
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| PC Jeweller |
22.85 |
21.85 |
1.00 |
4.6% |
| Titan |
1,815.75 |
1,879.20 |
-63.45 |
-3.4% |
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| AUSTRALIA |
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| Michael Hill |
AUD 0.85 |
AUD 0.81 |
AUD 0.03 |
4.3% |
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| MINING STOCKS |
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| ALROSA |
RUB 134.04 |
RUB 133.14 |
RUB 0.90 |
0.7% |
| Lucapa Diamond |
AUD 0.05 |
AUD 0.05 |
AUD 0.00 |
2.0% |
| Lucara Diamond |
CAD 0.69 |
CAD 0.70 |
-CAD 0.01 |
-1.4% |
| Mountain Province |
CAD 0.46 |
CAD 0.45 |
CAD 0.02 |
3.4% |
| UK (pence) |
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| Anglo American |
2,992.00 |
2,875.00 |
117.0 |
4.1% |
| Gem Diamonds |
62.20 |
61.60 |
0.6 |
1.0% |
| Petra Diamonds |
1.69 |
1.72 |
0.0 |
-1.8% |
| Rio Tinto plc |
5,321.00 |
5,197.00 |
124.0 |
2.4% |
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