Bursa Saham AS Ditutup Naik Pasca Penurunan Dua Harinya

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Saham AS ditutup naik untuk pertama kalinya dalam tiga hari terakhir seiring saham komoditas dan saham alat kesehatan menguat serta data ekonomi menunjukkan kepercayaan konsumen berada di enam tahun tertinggi.

Indeks S&P 500 menguat sebanyak 0,5 persen ke level1,865.83 pada pukul 4 sore di New York. Indeks Dow Jones Industrial Average meningkat 94,41 poin, atau sebanyak 0,6 persen, ke level 16,371.10. Indeks Russell 2000 stagnan.

kemarin Saham AS karena data ekonomi mengisyaratkan saham Amerika mengalami perlambatan di bidang manufaktur dan bioteknologi yang mencatat penurunan. IHSG mencapai rekor intraday pada 21 Maret seiring data menunjukkan ekonomi sedang menarik keluar dari perlambatan seiring dengan cuaca musim dingin yang extreme.

Tiga putaran stimulus The Fed telah membantu pertumbuhan ekonomi pada komoditas bahan bakar minyak, mengirimkan S&P 500 melonjak sebanyak 178 persen dari level terendah di tahun 2009. Ketua The Fed Janet Yellen mengatakan pada 19 Maret bahwa program stimulus bank sentral bisa mengakhiri musim gugur ini dan acuan suku bunga akan naik sekitar enam bulan kemudian.(yds)

Europe Stocks Rise After U.S. Data as EasyJet Gains on Forecast

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European stocks rose the most in three weeks as better-than-forecast U.S. consumer-confidence and housing data signaled the world™s largest economy has rebounded from the harsh winter.

EasyJet Plc gained 3.7 percent after forecasting that its loss may narrow in the six months through March. Luxottica Group SpA advanced 4 percent after saying it will design spectacles that use Google Inc.™s Glass technology. Baloise Holding AG climbed 2.9 percent after the Swiss insurer unexpectedly increased its dividend.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index added 1.3 percent to 328.57 at the close in London after yesterday falling the most in two weeks. World equities have regained $2.7 trillion since a low on Feb. 4 as economic data improved and concern dissipated that Russian President Vladimir Putin will seek territory beyond Crimea. Stocks have still lost $270 billion globally this year.

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S&P 500 Fluctuates After Energy Gain Offset by Consumer Shares

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U.S. stocks fluctuated as a rally in commodity prices boosted energy and raw-material shares, while consumer stocks declined.

Schlumberger Ltd. and Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. advanced at least 1.4 percent as oil and copper prices increased. Walgreen Co. climbed 2.4 percent after saying it plans to close 76 drugstores. Carnival Corp. declined 5.3 percent as it narrowed its full-year profit forecast.

The Standard & Poor™s 500 Index was little changed at 1,856.26 at 12:27 p.m. in New York. It earlier rose as much as 0.8 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 20.56 points, or 0.1 percent, to 16,297.25. Trading in S&P 500 stocks was in line with the 30-day average during this time of the day.

The S&P 500 slid yesterday as economic data signaled a slowdown in American manufacturing and biotechnology shares slumped. The benchmark index reached an intraday record on March 21 as data indicated the economy is pulling out of a slowdown linked to unusually harsh winter weather.

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Emas ditransaksikan Mendekati Level Lima Pekan Terendah

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Gold traded near the lowest level in more than five weeks as the dollar strengthened while the world™s leading industrial powers threatened more sanctions to deter Russia from further incursions into Ukraine.

Gold rose 9.2 percent this year on signs of a faltering global economy and Russia™s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine sparked the most serious confrontation between the government in Moscow and the U.S. and its allies since the Cold War. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index, a gauge against 10 major trading partners, rose for the first time in three days, advancing 0.1 percent. Gold and the dollar typically move inversely.

Gold for June delivery was little changed at $1,312.70 an ounce by 9:19 a.m. on the Comex in New York. Prices fell as much as 0.4 percent to $1,305.90, the lowest since Feb. 14. Futures trading volumes were 66 percent higher than the average for the past 100 days for this time of day, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Bullion for immediate delivery rose 0.3 percent to $1,312.32 an ounce in London.

Prices dropped 1.9 percent yesterday in New York, the biggest decline in 13 weeks, as the outlook for higher U.S. interest rates damped demand for the precious metal as a store of value. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on March 19 that the central bank™s benchmark rate may rise about six months after monetary stimulus ends, expected later this year. Policy makers announced the third $10 billion cut in monthly bond purchases, and gold last week dropped 3.1 percent, the most since November.

Source : Bloomberg

U.S. Stocks Rise Before Consumer Confidence, Home Sales Reports

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U.S. stocks rose, after the Standard & Poor™s 500 Index fell for two days, as investors awaited data on consumer confidence and new-home sales for clues on the strength of the world™s largest economy.

The S&P 500 added 0.5 percent to 1,866.89 at 9:31 a.m. in New York. The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 107.73 points, or 0.7 percent, to 16,384.42.

The S&P 500 slid yesterday as economic data signaled a slowdown in American manufacturing and biotechnology shares slumped. The benchmark index reached an intraday record on March 21 as data indicated the economy is pulling out of a slowdown linked to unusually harsh winter weather.

Three rounds of bond purchases from the Federal Reserve have helped fuel economic growth, sending the S&P 500 surging as much as 178 percent from its 2009 low. Fed Chair Janet Yellen said on March 19 that the central bank™s stimulus program could end this fall and benchmark interest rates may rise about six months later.

Fed Bank of Philadelphia President Charles Plosser said in an interview on CNBC today that the central bank wants to get back to normal policy, and that he doesn™t think the Fed changed its position on a rate rise.

Source : Bloomberg