European stocks rose, rebounding from almost whole week of losses, before reports of U.S. durable goods orders and sales of new homes for month of May. US futures also rose giving economy a hint of relieve after the substantial losses recent days.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index gained 1.13% at 9:38 a.m. in London . The benchmark index entered a so-called correction or balancing trend yesterday, having slumped more than 10 percent since May. Since Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke commented on the possibility of paring bond purchases the markets experienced mixed signals. Standard & Poor’s 500 Index futures added 0.3 percent, while the MSCI Asia Pacific Index lost 0.6 percent.
“Before I can even contemplate adding risk, I need to see some stabilization in markets, and that’s going to be on the back of a more stable growth outlook. That will take some time.” Fredrik Nerbrand, head of asset allocation at HSBC Holdings Plc, stated in an interview for Bloomberg Television.
Richard Fisher, the president of the Fed for Dallas, and Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota said that the central bank’s monetary policy is taking into consideration the economy. The two presidents, who differ over the need for more stimulus, will vote next year on when the stimulus should be reduced to minimum.
In corporate news, ARM Holdings Plc, the semiconductor manufacturer climbed 4.15% as Investec Plc recommended to investors to buy its shares.