03:23 PM EDT, 05/20/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were lower in late Monday afternoon trading with the NYSE Financial Index shedding 0.8% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) down 1.2%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was down 0.1%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) declined 0.5%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) climbed 3.8% to $68,772, and the yield...

JOHANNESBURG, May 21 (Reuters) - The following scheduled economic events, equity and currency market moves may affect South African markets on Tuesday. ECONOMIC EVENTS South Africa's leading indicator South African government bond auction SOUTH AFRICAN MARKETS The South African rand weakened on Monday against a buoyant dollar after cautious comments by a Federal Reserve official propped up the U.S. currency....

04:59 PM EDT, 05/20/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The Nasdaq Composite closed at a record high Monday while the other two benchmark equity indexes in the US were mixed as markets parsed remarks by Federal Reserve officials. The technology-heavy Nasdaq rose 0.7% to 16,794.9, while the S&P 500 gained 0.1% to 5,308.1. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5% to 39,806.8...

04:32 PM EDT, 05/20/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The Nasdaq Composite closed at a record high Monday as markets parsed remarks by Federal Reserve officials. The technology-heavy Nasdaq rose 0.7% to 16,794.9, while the S&P 500 gained 0.1% to 5,308.1. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5% to 39,806.8 after closing above 40,000 for the first time on Friday. Among sectors,...