US sharemarkets rebounded on Thursday, following a sharp sell-off in the previous session. Boeing shares jumped by 7.5% after China cleared the 737 Max aircraft to fly. Delta Air Lines shares gained 9.3%. Shares of payments processors Visa (+4.3%), Mastercard (+4.5%) and American Express (+4.5%) all climbed. Retailer Kroger (+11%) raised its full-year sales and profit forecasts. But Apple shares fell by 0.6% on reports of a slowing in iPhone 13 demand. The Dow Jones index closed higher by 618 points or 1.8%. The S&P 500 index lifted by 1.4%. And the Nasdaq index added 127 points or 0.8%. European sharemarkets shed more than 1% on Thursday as countries ramped up restrictions to curb the spread of the Omicron virus variant. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell by 1.2% with travel and leisure stocks down 2.6%. The German Dax index lost 1.4% and the UK FTSE index dipped 0.6%. In London trade, shares in Rio Tinto rose by 0.6% and BHP shares lifted 1.2%.
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Market Close 21 Oct 22: ASX 200 slumps by 0.8%
Morning Report 21 Oct 22: US sharemarkets fell on Thursday
Market Close 20 Oct 22: ASX 200 slumps by 1%
Morning Report 20 Oct 22: US sharemarkets halted a two-day rally on Wednesday
Market Close 19 Oct 22: Title: ASX 200 lifts for 2nd day
Morning Report 19 Oct 22: US sharemarkets advanced on Tuesday
Market Close 18 Oct 22: ASX 200 surges by 1.7%
Morning Report 18 Oct 22: US sharemarkets lifted on Monday
Market Close 17 Oct 22: ASX 200 tumbles by 1.4%
Morning Report 17 Oct 22: US sharemarkets gave back the previous day’s gains on Friday
Market Close 14 Oct 22: ASX 200 surges by 1.75%.
Morning Report 14 Oct 22: US sharemarkets rebounded on Thursday
Market Close 13 Oct 22: ASX 200 treading water ahead of US inflation update
Morning Report 13 Oct 22: US sharemarkets eased on Wednesday
Market Close 12 Oct 22: ASX 200 finishes flat in choppy trade
Morning Report 12 Oct 22: US sharemarkets eased in late trade on Tuesday
Market Close 11 Oct 22: ASX 200 falls for a 3rd day
Morning Report 11 Oct 22: US sharemarkets were mixed on Monday in thin trade
Market Close 10 Oct 22: ASX 200 extends losses to second straight day
Morning Report 10 Oct 22: US sharemarkets were weaker on Friday
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