General Motors said it would increase its quarterly dividend by 25% and undertake a new $6-billion share buyback program. Shares of the automaker rose about 6%. The quarterly dividend increase from 12 cents to 15 cents a share will take effect with the company’s next planned dividend in April 2025.
Gold prices eased after a recent record rally, while investors looked towards inflation data due later this week and the latest developments on U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff plans.
The Gold-Dollar pair corrected downwards in the last session, falling 0.1%. According to the Stochastic-RSI, we are in an oversold market.
Support: 2853.9 | Resistance: 2971.7
A draft U.S.-Ukraine deal on critical minerals and robust corporate earnings helped European shares close at a record high. Global shares also gained and benchmark Treasury yields notched their sixth straight day of declines.
The dollar retreated, extending declines after a soft reading on U.S. consumer confidence and a drop in U.S. yields weighed, while optimism for more spending in Germany helped lift the euro.
AI-linked shares fell, in lead-up to AI bellwether Nvidia’s quarterly earnings, which could offer clarity on demand and justify the sector’s lofty valuations. Technology stocks globally sold off this week after a TD Cowen analyst note said Microsoft has canceled leases for sizeable data center capacity in the U.S.
Tesla’s stock tumbled 8%, pushing its market value below $1 trillion for the first time since November after data showed the electric car maker’s sales slumped in Europe in January. The European Automobile Manufacturers Association reported that Tesla sales dropped 45% in Europe, compared with a 37% jump in overall sales of EVs in Europe.
Tesla’s stock dove 7.9% in the last session. The Stochastic indicator’s is giving a positive signal.
Support: 262.38 | Resistance: 347.13
