The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq touch records as technology stocks bounce back. The Australian share market could follow the strong overseas lead.
Wall Street has touched fresh highs, as technology stocks bounced back from recent falls. The Australian share market could be set to follow the strong overseas lead.AUD: 66.74 US cents, 51.64 British pence, 61.78 Euro cents, 74.31 Japanese yen, $NZ1.046Europe: FTSE 100 +1pc at 7,457, DAX +0.8pc at 13,789, CAC +0.9pc at 6,111, Euro Stoxx 50 +0.8pc at 3,539earlier this week hit global tech stocks, the iPhone maker bounced back this session.rose after a broker upgrade.
"Participants generally saw the distribution of risks to the outlook for economic activity as somewhat more favourable than at the previous meeting," the minutes of the Fed's January meeting read.
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