PROFIT-TAKING: Prices of copper are down on profit-taking by funds with long positions betting on higher prices.
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Even after profit-taking in recent weeks, fund managers still held a historically high and lopsided bullish position in Brent futures, leaving them vulnerable to another bout of profit-taking.
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So some short term profit taking is to be expected.
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It's not wholesale selling but profit taking around the edges.
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Some currency strategists attributed the dollar's decline to profit taking.
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In Egypt, the index retreated 20.3 percent on profit taking.
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Monday's move may reflect a degree of profit taking, investors said.
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Monday's move may reflect a degree of profit-taking, investors said.
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We'll see if it turns into a fuller profit-taking day.
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Profit-taking pulled Egypt' market lower after big gains this month.
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The dollar fell against a basket of currencies on profit-taking.
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Wheat futures slipped in midday trading on profit-taking, traders said.
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There's no doubt the market might be ripe for profit-taking.
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That has left JGBs vulnerable to profit-taking after sharp gains.
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Banking shares, which succumbed to profit taking in recent days, firmed.
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Some traders attributed the decline to profit taking in the market.
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Noble Group's bonds saw some profit-taking after the recent jump.
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The rally over the past two days led to profit-taking.
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A lot of profit taking on stocks that had been leaders.
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Profit-taking set in early Tuesday leaving the metal at $1,646.26.
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Profit-taking weighed on the markets after recent gains, traders said.
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It therefore makes sense for some profit taking in government bonds.
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Profit-taking also hit Abu Dhabi, dragging the index down 20.4 percent.
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We should have more significant profit taking, but we're not getting it.
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Corn and wheat futures weakened on a mild round of profit-taking.
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There was also successful profit-taking at Christie's contemporary auction on Feb.
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These stocks are up so much that he now expects profit-taking.
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These stocks are up so much that he now expects profit taking.
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Some chip-related shares slipped on profit-taking after their recent gains.
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Traders put the muted reaction down to technical selling and profit-taking.
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A trader attributed the fall to profit-taking after the company's results.
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Oil prices meanwhile succumbed to profit-taking after huge gains on Friday.
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Shares of Abu Dhabi National Energy fell 3.3 percent on profit taking.
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In Egypt, the blue-chip index lost 1 percent on profit-taking.
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Friday's loss happened on profit-taking and the return of oversupply concerns.
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Profit-taking and gains in commodity currencies also weighed on the greenback.
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Gold is also seeing profit-taking from its recent rally, traders said.
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Some profit taking following recent gains also weighed on gold prices, he added.
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Energy stocks were hit by oil's correction and profit-taking after recent gains.
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Dubai's index edged down 0.2 percent on profit- taking in mid-sized shares.
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Since then, cannabis shares have retreated on profit-taking and concerns about valuations.
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Traders attributed much of the reversal to profit-taking after the recent rally.
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Spooner said some short term profit-taking was evident in the energy sector.
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End-of-week profit-taking also weighed on the corn and wheat markets.
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Abu Dhabi's index was also weakened by profit taking and fell 0.4 percent.
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Some analysts attributed the falls to profit-taking as the year-end approaches.
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"Right now stocks are not weakening and that's creating profit-taking," he said.
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However, profit taking sent the healthcare sector lower for a second straight session.
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Strajnar said this recent climbdown is most likely just profit taking by investors.
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I think there's nothing wrong other than some profit-taking in the Nasdaq.
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The rally was limited by profit taking ahead of the weekend, brokers said.
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U.S. stocks and banks are among the most vulnerable to profit-taking, they said.
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DAMAC, which had led the rally, fell back 9.0 percent in heavy profit-taking.
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Morgan, however, said the decline in the market was mostly due to profit taking.
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But he said the decline in stocks is likely the result of profit-taking.
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But Hong Kong stocks pulled back from Wednesday's seven-week high on profit-taking.
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Profit-taking hit the dollar Friday but it was slightly higher on the week.
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He expects there to be some profit taking leading up to the jobs report.
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The yield on longer dated bonds rose on profit-taking in holiday-thinned trade.
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Traders are selling the euro in order to consolidate their gains through profit-taking.
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A trader cited the fall to profit-taking after the company posted annual results.
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Profit taking heading into the U.S. Memorial Day weekend also pressured prices, traders said.
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Financials, beneficiaries of rising U.S. yields and Japanese bond yields, slipped on profit-taking.
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Banks recovered slightly, after being hit by profit-taking over the last three sessions.
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Worsening sentiment pushed U.S. bond yields lower and triggered profit-taking in the dollar.
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While profit-taking saw the price slip back to $213.1,211.7 a tonne on Nov.
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As long as that backdrop remains strong, this still seems like healthy profit-taking.
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Bonds came in for some profit-taking after yields fell in the previous sessions.
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Analysts said profit taking after last week's rally was also putting slight pressure on gold.
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Some predict the crown may even weaken if there is a wave of profit-taking.
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A few blue chips declined on profit-taking following strong gains over the past week.
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If you're an early investor, there's still a lot of room there for profit taking.
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Dubai's main index, which outperformed its peers on Wednesday, fell 0.3 percent on profit taking.
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Home Capital jumped as much as 9.2 percent on Friday before seeing some profit-taking.
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Oil prices closed down overnight, likely due to profit taking following a two-day rally.
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"We've been seeing some profit-taking over the past few days," Julius Baer's Menke said.
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Sharp losses on Chinese markets also led to some profit-taking after the recent gains.
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The Nikkei share average dipped slightly in early afternoon trade as profit-taking took hold.
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"It's profit-taking," said Douglas Borthwick, managing director at Chapdelaine Foreign Exchange in New York.
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Oil and gold moved lower seemingly on profit-taking linked to the dollar edging higher.
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A small recovery since was caused largely by profit-taking from investors short the currency.
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Robert Yawger, director of energy futures at Mizuho Americas said market conditions encouraged profit taking.
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Oil prices dipped as a firmer dollar sparked profit-taking after three sessions of gains.
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"We would expect to see some correction, some profit-taking along the way," said Cooper.
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HSSI firmed in morning trading, although the gauge ended down 0.4 percent amid profit-taking.
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DXY on Thursday before profit-taking and oil jitters brought it back down to earth.
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Traders said there had been some profit-taking on Friday following Thursday's multi-year highs.
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" He also cited "profit-taking and repositioning as we enter the new quarter as well.
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"It's a little bit of profit-taking," said Joe Kinahan, chief strategist at TD Ameritrade.
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Profit-taking hit most Abu Dhabi blue chip shares, taking the index down 1.7 percent.
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Gordon said it was probably due to some profit taking after its recent strong run.
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At the moment, any bounces are there for profit taking or to be sold into.
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"It met some profit taking today which in fact set the overall tone," he said.
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Transportation stocks, down 1.47 percent, was largely dragged lower by airlines succumbing to profit-taking.
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If stocks sell off on profit taking on Wednesday "is it really a big deal?"
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In Saudi Arabia, the index was almost flat amid profit-taking in banks and petrochemicals.
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Traders said Wednesday's profit-taking came as no surprise as some technical indicators looked overheated.
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That divergence was "overcooked," prompting profit-taking, said Jim Ritterbusch, president of Ritterbusch and Associates.
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Qatar's index was flat on profit-taking after strong gains prior to the Eid holidays.
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That in turn triggered profit-taking on the dollar, which fell to its lowest since Dec.
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Dubai's index retreated 0.5 percent on profit- taking in some of this year's best-performing shares.
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Wheat retreated on technical selling and profit-taking after touching a three-month high on Tuesday.
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Gold fell by 0.6 percent on the strong dollar and profit-taking from its recent rise.
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Another high-yield credit trader also attributed the sell-off pressure on credits to profit taking.
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Mining stocks saw some profit-taking after a strong series of gains on robust commodity prices.
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David Madden, an analyst at CMC Markets, said the losses were triggered due to profit taking.
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The petrochemical sector also bore the brunt of profit-taking, with its index sliding 1.0 percent.
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We could see some profit-taking after last week's gains but the market will be supported.
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SX8P higher after a volatile session that saw the sector hit by profit taking in morning.
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Gold, which had soared in anticipation of May's speech, retreated slightly on profit taking, analysts said.
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The Australian energy index shed about 0.3 percent after oil prices dropped sharply on profit taking.
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Anyone who wanted to sell back gold or wanted profit taking at $1,800 already did so.
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The euro stalled to $1.1695, having run into profit-taking at a peak of $1.1750 overnight.
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The currency declined slightly as trading continued in a bout of profit taking on the news.
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However, analysts said profit-taking may continue to hold the indexes back in the near term.
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The stock has risen 25 percent this year and one trader said there was profit taking.
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"We're due for some profit-taking and I think that's what you're getting today," he said.
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"In the short run, it would likely be more about accounting and profit-taking," Smetters predicted.
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The euro lapsed to $1.1690, having run into profit-taking at a peak of $1.1750 overnight.
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"The index came down mainly because of the profit-taking in Commercial Bank shares," he added.
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After two sessions of solid gains, there was some profit-taking on Chinese exchanges on Tuesday.
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Softs, which have been en fuego of late, are seeing sharp profit-taking across the board.
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Dubai's index pulled back 0.9 percent, hit by profit taking in line with subdued global markets.
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Analysts said the market was prone to profit-taking following recent gains, although confidence was improving.
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With the positioning that's in place, we'll get profit-taking in long euros and long gold.
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The euro lapsed to $1.1680, having run into profit-taking at a peak of $1.1750 overnight.
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That has attracted some profit-taking and long liquidations both in futures and exchange-traded funds.
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"It's common after the addition to the MSCI, lots of profit taking," said a Saudi banker.
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Concerns about economic growth along with quarter-end profit taking are suddenly emerging to spook traders.
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Profit taking on other shares, however, weighed on the Abu Dhabi index, which fell 0.3 percent.
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"The risk of profit-taking and slowing auto sales pose the largest downside risks," she said.
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Prices, however, have retreated from session highs on technical selling and profit taking following recent strong gains.
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Qatar's index fell 0.7 percent on profit-taking after a spate of strong earnings helped recent gains.
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"There is always a potential for some profit-taking in palladium," said Capital Economics analyst Ross Strachan.
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"They gave stocks a small lift but not enough to trigger profit taking in gold," Hansen said.
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CBOT wheat futures turned lower on profit-taking after the July contract reached a six-month high.
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Some investors said the Nasdaq's reversal indicated some profit-taking driven by lingering concerns over trade issues.
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Traders said profit-taking ahead of the weekend kept a lid on any more significant price gains.
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Potentially some profit-taking and position squaring as investors lock in what they got during the quarter.
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Larger gains were prevented by profit-taking in lender Emirates NBD which closed almost 1.23 percent lower.
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The Australian dollar, however, quickly ran into profit-taking and was last down 0.6 percent at $0.7070.
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That may suggest these trades are stretched and due for a bout of year-end profit-taking.
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A small recovery since was caused largely by profit-taking from investors who had shorted the currency.
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Nomura also expects profit-taking in JGBs dated over 10 years as the BOJ's April meeting approaches.
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Oil prices, however, ran into profit-taking after having rallied almost 21 percent in the last week.
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Telecommunication firms and oil majors that had rallied earlier on restructuring hopes corrected under profit-taking pressure.
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"(The) market is down this morning, negative sentiment from Brexit and some profit taking," one trader said.
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The failure to sustain above the recent high has caused a bout of profit taking, Meger said.
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"It just looked like some profit taking," said Jim Ritterbusch, president of energy advisory firm Ritterbusch & Associates.
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Crude oil prices tumbled 4 percent on persistent worries about oversupply and profit-taking, reversing early gains.
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Stocks pared gains on profit-taking ahead of another week of third-quarter earnings for U.S. companies.
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Shares of the lender had declined on five of the last six trading sessions on profit taking.
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So many investors expect trading to be volatile this quarter due to rising pressure from profit-taking.
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Shares of materials companies also bounced back after being hit by profit taking in the morning session.
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That was its highest since late April, and made it ripe for profit-taking, market participants said.
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But even with the recent profit-taking hedge fund positioning in crude and products remains very lopsided.
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Some chip-related shares remained in demand, though others slipped on profit-taking after their recent gains.
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A bout of profit-taking weighed on the markets, traders said, although prices could still climb higher.
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It's profit-taking, and "a bit of resistance at the 7403k to 11k price point," he said.
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Some chip-related shares remained in demand, though others slipped on profit-taking after their recent gains.
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The euro was back at $1.1648, having run into profit-taking at a top of $1.1720 overnight.
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After hitting a fresh eight-month high, Europe's bank index turned lower as profit taking kicked in.
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Profit taking on last week's top performing shares weighed on Abu Dhabi's index, which slipped 0.3 percent.
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Domestic demand-oriented shares that have attracted investors with relatively robust earnings prospects succumbed to profit-taking.
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Domestic demand-oriented shares that have attracted investors with relatively robust earnings prospects succumbed to profit-taking.
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Internet-based fashion retailer Boohoo, however, slipped 3.3% as strong results triggered profit-taking in early trading.
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The index fell 0.3 percent, as some shares that rose on the previous day fell on profit taking.
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"This could all change rapidly…the market's been up fro along time without any profit taking," he said.
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A trader in Jakarta said profit-taking in stocks Thursday afternoon was mostly driven by domestic retail investors.
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"I think it's more a little bit of profit-taking," said JJ Kinahan, chief strategist at TD Ameritrade.
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" With the stock having had a strong run, he added, "a little bit of profit-taking is understandable.
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The dollar index fell 0.4 percent on profit-taking, paring its month-to-date gain to 2.6 percent.
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"The first time we get there you'll probably see some profit-taking," said Scott Redler, partner with T3live.com.
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"That profit-taking was relatively calm, but that really started to accelerate a few weeks ago," O'Hara said.
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Damac properties reversed early gains that exceeded 6763 percent and closed down 2.2 percent, apparently on profit taking.
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Demand for safe-haven gold also eased but that was due to profit-taking following recent hefty gains.
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"I am committed to this group and after some profit-taking, I think it runs anew,"Cramer said.
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Profit-taking pressured the soybean market after it rallied sharply from the three-month low hit last week.
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"We might now have some profit taking — after such a great rally it would make sense," added Henin.
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Cairo's index lost 2783 percent; it has dropped in four of the last five sessions on profit-taking.
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Profit-taking and the dollar's steadying from a slide earlier in the week also weighed on crude futures.
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But profit taking from investors saw the bitcoin price fall as low as $5,396 in the following hours.
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But a good portion of last week's buying was offset by heavy selling amid profit-taking on Friday.
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There seems to be some profit-taking of long dollar positions taken against the Mexican peso, he said.
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Lean hog futures ended mixed on Thursday, pressured by profit-taking after the prior day's limit-up close.
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Kuwait's index, which soared 19 percent in January, dropped 1.8 percent on profit-taking in heavy trading volume.
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The real estate sector fell on profit-taking, with the property subindex falling 1.49 percent as of noon.
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Mighty River Power dropped 1.86 percent on some profit taking after the company's quarterly results met investors' expectations.
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Wantrobski does expect some profit taking soon, particularly if the big-cap indexes keep pushing into new highs.
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Tax-related selling and profit taking could cause a pullback in the early days of 250, analysts say.
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"What we're seeing is natural profit taking at 20.1,210," said senior analyst Gary Burton at First Prudential Markets.
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Greater China markets also traded lower after sliding in the afternoon in the previous session on profit taking.
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Mitsubishi Motor dropped 3.9 percent on profit-taking, pulling away from nine-month highs marked the previous day.
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Autos rose 1.9 percent at one point before succumbing to some profit-taking to end up 0.3 percent.
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Shorter maturities, including the benchmark futures contract, were hit by profit-taking as domestic stocks trimmed their losses.
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Broader gains were capped by profit-taking in stocks such as ICICI Bank Ltd and Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd .
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Williamson also said a "bit of profit taking" was evident following a very good run for the market lately.
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"The large price falls can be attributed to panic amongst traders and profit-taking," said Cryptocompare founder Charles Hayter.
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"Today, we saw some profit-taking in the market," said Atchuthan Srirangan, senior research analyst, First Capital Holdings PLC.
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"Today, we observed that profit-taking was still on," said Atchuthan Srirangan, senior research analyst, First Capital Holdings PLC.
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But I think it's simply a bit of profit taking and digesting from a very strong September and October.
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Technical analysts at NBAD Securities said profit taking may emerge at levels around 3,440 points if the recovery continues.
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Profit-taking led to a drop in gold prices earlier in the session, as stock markets temporarily edged higher.
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All three commodities also faced pressure from profit-taking after posting big gains for the month and the week.
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Defensive shares also succumbed to profit-taking, with food companies and retailers falling 0.4 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively.
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"In my opinion, its about 70 percent on profit taking and 22 percent on what Dudley said," Morgan added.
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KARACHI, May 2104.6500 (Reuters) - Pakistan stocks closed lower on profit-taking that extended from the previous session, dealers said.
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Abu Dhabi's index was down 0.8 percent as Dana Gas fell 1.2 percent in heavy trade on profit-taking.
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Phillip Streible, senior commodities broker for RJO Futures in Chicago, said gold prices also pared gains on profit taking.
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He attributed much of the declines in oil to profit taking after crude's four-day win streak last week.
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Mild profit taking saw U.S. crude dip back to $22017 barrel after rising to as much as $40.55 overnight.
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Healthcare and consumer stocks led the fall with Accendo Markets analyst Michael van Dulken pointing to some profit-taking.
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Nickel hit $2878.50,21, its highest since October, before profit-taking drove prices down 2892 percent to end at $10,350.
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There was some profit-taking in Asia as prices rose above $1,300, MKS PAMP Group said in a note.
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Shares of Kalbe Farma, Kimia Farma and Indofarma fell on Friday, however, partly due to profit-taking, traders said.
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Sterling fell towards one-week lows on profit taking and renewed worries about next week's parliamentary votes on Brexit.
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She attributed much of the declines to profit-taking in an overall risk-off environment ahead of earnings season.
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"We saw a lot of profit-taking come in in the first day of the [second] quarter," said Streible.
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Crude prices slipped in the session after a three-day rally, with a strong U.S. dollar sparking profit-taking.
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But since hitting record highs near $20,000 11 days ago, it has fallen on profit-taking, market observers said.
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However, with the Nikkei trading above its psychologically important level of 23,000 this week, profit-taking could kick in.
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Weakening global risk appetite has sparked a wide round of profit-taking after shares scaled record highs last week.
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We expect the market to settle at 6,13 levels and there could be some profit-taking at those levels.
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But since hitting record highs near $20,000 eleven days ago, it has fallen on profit-taking, market observers said.
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"We do have some profit-taking," said Stephen Casey, senior currency trader at Cambridge Global Payments in New York.
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Crude oil slipped on news of rising U.S. shale production and profit-taking following three straight weeks of gains.
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Profit taking after the strong gains overnight had run into news of the U.S.-China trade talks, he said.
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Live cattle futures ended slightly weaker in most contracts in a mild profit-taking pullback after early week gains.
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Drugmakers, which had relatively done well since the outbreak started in December last year, also succumbed to profit-taking.
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Profit-taking on Thursday caused bullion to retreat from a 21445-week high of $1,127.80 reached the previous day.
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Market participants said there were some profit-taking orders in early trade after recent sharp rallies in the yuan.
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On face value, that might seem bullish, but some of that was actually profit-taking on the 72.5 calls.
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Charles Hayter, CEO of Crypto Compare, said that investors were likely profit-taking as they prepared for risks ahead.
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Futures prices also were pressured by profit taking ahead of the expiry of January as the front month contract.
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Traders said profit taking on the rand after the recent rally would also limit any further gains by the unit.
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But profit-taking in other shares pushed the main Saudi stock index down 0.1 percent after an hour of trade.
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Still, the rise in the dollar sparked profit-taking in a range of commodities from oil to gold to copper.
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Perhaps that combination of no big surprises from the BoE maybe just led to a little bit of profit taking.
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Egypt's index fell 0.9 percent as profit-taking resumed after its 37 percent jump in the weeks after the Nov.
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Cramer speculated that the decline was simply due profit taking after the stock ran up dramatically going into the quarter.
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The reversal in oil prices during the Asian time zone on Tuesday meant investors were generally profit-taking, McCarthy said.
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"We're seeing profit-taking after the prices ran up," said Terry Reilly, senior commodity analyst for Futures International in Chicago.
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"We're seeing profit taking after the prices ran up," said Terry Reilly, senior commodity analyst for Futures International in Chicago.
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The market has had a huge run since the election, and Cramer knew it was bound for some profit-taking.
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Still, with some euro profit-taking ahead of the non-farm numbers due later on Friday, the dollar recovered marginally.
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"There is some profit-taking while foreign selling is still continuing," said Dimantha Mathew, head of research, First Capital Holdings.
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Oil prices CLc173 dropped nearly 217 percent on Friday despite the storm, on concerns about global oversupply and profit taking.
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Goldman Sachs was up 34 percent from Election Day before it reported and it was due for some profit taking.
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The market had rebounded more than 30 percent from its October lows so analysts said profit-taking pressure was inevitable.
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CSI2014 shook off early profit taking to finish up 403 percent at its highest close in 240-27.5/22009 years.
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"There was profit-taking in some blue chip companies," said Dimantha Mathew, head of research, First Capital Equities (Pvt) Ltd.
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After an extraordinarily strong first quarter for the major averages, Cramer says Wall Street is ready for some profit-taking.
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Lean hog futures ended mixed, with some contracts pressured by technical selling and profit-taking following the market's recent surge.
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Sterling was stuck near one-week lows on profit taking and renewed worries about next week's parliamentary votes on Brexit.
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"Just a little profit-taking on a sell-off of oil under $30," said Peter Coleman, head trader at Convergex.
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Lee predicted President Trump's election win last November as a strong positive for stocks while profit-taking was running wild.
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However, if the minutes suggest otherwise then there is risk for some dollar profit-taking ahead of Friday's jobs report.
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Traders said profit taking by funds ahead of the meeting also added to the pressure on prices in the session.
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It went as low as 16,113 on profit-taking before pulling back to touch 16,779.59, its highest since July 27.
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In Egypt, the index dropped 2714 percent amid profit-taking in blue chips such as Global Telecom, down 20.1 percent.
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Some profit-taking after prices failed to sustain a break above the $1,193 level also weighed on gold, Hansen said.
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"There's profit-taking and a little recovery in the equity markets," said Chris Gaffney, president of world markets at EverBank.
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The major indexes saw profit-taking a day after the Dow saw its 54th record-high close of the year.
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Nordex's shares were down 13% to 12.20 euros at 0907 GMT, with traders pointing to profit taking following the results.
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Some profit-taking emerged after the early rise in prices with the Discounts quoted at 119 as of 09:00am.
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We have speculation out there, but it could be some profit taking and some risk-off mentality for the moment.
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Traders said credit spreads were in general 21.5bp-22018bp wider in the investment-grade segment, partly driven by profit taking.
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But it is a classic tale of gentrification and profit-taking on the Brooklyn waterfront over the past two decades.
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CBOT wheat fell on profit-taking following a two-session rally, but stayed above three-month lows set this week.
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Automakers were sold on profit-taking, with Toyota Motor Corp falling 1.0 percent and Nissan Motor Co shedding 1.8 percent.
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Major indexes on Wall Street closed lower Thursday following a decline in technology stocks on a bout of profit taking.
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Whether profit-taking becomes a sustained correction or, worse, a rout, depends on what happens next in the labor market.
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Gold ran into profit-taking after hitting a seven-year peak overnight, and last dropped 0.8% to $1,647.81 an ounce.
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Most sectors dipped, dragged in particular by property and transport stocks, as well as massive profit-taking in speculative stocks.
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Analysts said shares were down because of profit-taking, or as investors offloaded some shares because they have become expensive.
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Profit taking nudged nickel away from a 10-month high reached overnight amid persistent concerns over a Philippines mining crackdown.
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That had lifted the Australian dollar and pushed down the safe-harbour yen last week, before profit-taking set in.
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That selling in turn triggered a round of profit-taking that continued in the banks and industrial sector, Spooner added.
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That had lifted the Australian dollar and pushed down the safe-harbour yen last week, before profit taking set in.
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As always, investors of all experience levels are advised to use stop-loss orders and practice disciplined profit-taking techniques.
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Profit-taking and positioning as 2017 winds down dropped most CME hog futures from contract highs during the session, said traders.
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One analyst who declined to be identified said the drop was due to profit taking following the recent strong share performance.
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In commodity markets, profit-taking nudged gold down 0.6 percent to $1,282 an ounce and away from Monday's peak of $1,295.42.
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It has until now refused to succumb to much profit-taking along the way, limiting dips to about 3% this year.
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"Oil is seeing profit-taking in Asia after last night's sharp up-move," said Jeffrey Halley, senior market analyst at OANDA.
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"It's a small pullback due to some kind of profit-taking," said Atchuthan Srirangan, senior research analyst, First Capital Holdings PLC.
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Insurers walked away when they found they couldn't maintain a profit taking care of mostly older patients with pre-existing conditions.
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"Investors are still retreating from gold, though prices falling below $1,200 has promoted some profit-taking," said Commerzbank analyst Eugen Weinberg.
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Profit-taking already seems to have started in the final week of June but could still have some way to run.
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Profit taking and a lack of physical demand is keeping gold hemmed in, Afshin Nabavi, head of trading at MKS, said.
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The dollar was last up 0.57 percent against the peso at 18.9380 pesos, with analysts attributing the moderation to profit-taking.
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"The bullish momentum might prevail in the very near term but profit-taking and a correction should occur eventually," he said.
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"I am committed to this group and after some profit-taking, I think it runs anew," the "Mad Money " host said.
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Profit-taking set in as a slow pre-Christmas session dragged on and the Nikkei eased 0.2 percent in late trade.
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Although investor optimism may not fade over the long term, profit-taking at current levels may limit any near-term gains.
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Profit-taking ensued after that level was breached, resulting in broad weakness across sectors that offset a jump in energy stocks.
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Taken with the recent run-up in stocks and ahead of a Fed statement, that creates an environment for profit-taking.
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The push of the positive economic data and the pull of profit-taking after the dollar's 5 percent rally since Nov.
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But distilleries pulled the consumer staples sub-index down 0.5 percent as investors turned to profit-taking after recent record highs.
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After an extraordinarily strong first quarter for the major averages, Jim Cramer says Wall Street is ready for some profit-taking.
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Energy stocks were higher on oil prices, which surged more than 4 percent on Thursday before pulling back on profit-taking.
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But Arab Cotton Ginning tumbled 20.1 percent as heavy profit-taking in the stock continued, and Global Telecomn lost 21 percent.
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Taken with the recent run-up in stocks and ahead of a Fed statement, that creates the environment for profit-taking.
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Traders cited profit-taking after the contract on Monday reached a near four-year high before buyers re-entered the market.
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The financial sector was among those that retraced previous gains, with the banking sub-index falling 2102.7300 percent on profit taking.
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The drugmaker has rallied about 44 percent since the beginning of the year but has been falling lately on profit taking.
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"It's been a hefty surge for the dollar, so this looks to me like a bit of profit-taking," Friend said.
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Gottlieb said practices in the healthcare industry "obscure profit taking across the supply chain that drives up costs" and discourage competition.
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Energy stocks were the biggest drag on the index as oil prices fell in early trade on Tuesday on profit taking.
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Despite a strong quarterly performance, the profit-taking interest highlighted by OCBC Bank in a note on Friday did not materialize.
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Corn edged lower in a technical-selling and profit-taking setback after hitting a one-week high, while wheat was mixed.
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The change of guard was greeted with profit-taking on the Athens stock exchange after a strong rally in previous days.
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But overall, analysts said the stock market had become overbought in a very short timeframe, leaving shares vulnerable to profit-taking.
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She said palladium looked increasingly vulnerable to profit taking and would likely fall to $850 by the end of the year.
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"Foreign selling was seen in some large caps, and that led to profit-taking," said Jaliya Wijeratne, CEO, First Capital Equities.
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"You're seeing a lot of money flowing back into the semiconductors" after some profit-taking at the end of last year.
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"The financial sector has run very hard in recent times, so we're seeing some degree of profit taking," Optionsxpress' LeBrun said.
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Japan's Nikkei 225 succumbed to some profit-taking, easing 0.05% after surging 2.55% to a 14-month closing high on Friday.
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Gold ran into profit-taking after hitting a seven-year peak overnight, and was last down 0.7% at $1,649.26 an ounce.
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Gold ran into profit-taking after hitting a seven-year peak overnight, and was last down 0.9% at $1,645.57 an ounce.
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He cited "normal profit-taking" gaining speed, as well as investor concern following the WeWork IPO debacle as other possible factors.
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Profit-taking is the name of the game, "and people are squaring up a lot of short-term bets," Moya added.
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Japan's Nikkei 225 succumbed to some profit-taking, falling 0.29% after surging 2.55% to a 0.373-month closing high on Friday.
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CSI20.5 shook off a bout of early profit taking on Wednesday to end up 0.0.5 percent - its best close since Dec.
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Utility and food sectors attracted buying, while financials, beneficiaries of rising U.S. yields and Japanese bond yields, slipped on profit-taking.
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Japan's Nikkei 225 succumbed to some profit-taking, easing 0.05% after surging 2.55% to a 14-month closing high on Friday.
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Japan's Nikkei 65.353 succumbed to some profit-taking, falling 0.29% after surging 2.55% to a 14-month closing high on Friday.
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Strength in defence shares and energy majors offset weakness in construction plays due to profit-taking after the sector's two-day rally.
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A Commerzbank note on technicals said that the bank was alert to profit-taking after platinum's retest of its $1,025 November high.
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So I think you're going to see Merck potentially be a source of profit-taking, and money rotating into names like Nike.
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The robusta rally also supported arabica prices in the middle of 2016, although plentiful supplies later in the year triggered profit-taking.
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However, a few analysts said palladium's rally could run out of steam, and there could be profit-taking at these high levels.
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SPNY declined 0.8 percent as oil prices CLc1 LCOc1 fell amid a bout of profit taking and the return of oversupply worries.
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Platinum group metals could not retain their elevated levels on Wednesday succumbed to profit taking, MKS PAMP group trader Jason Cerisola said.
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Traders attributed the intraday decline to profit-taking after last week's gains and some disappointing reads on consumer confidence and regional manufacturing.
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Oil prices dipped on profit-taking on Thursday, after posting a 2.5% rise in the previous session following the U.S. inventories data.
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SYDNEY, Feb 20930 (Reuters) - Copper steadied in early trading on Wednesday, after slipping overnight, as a weaker U.S. dollar limited profit taking.
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Zhang Qi, analyst at Haitong Securities in Shanghai, said dampening mainland markets was profit-taking by some investors after moves by regulators.
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The metal rose to $1,13 an ounce on Monday, its strongest since January 2015, but ended the day lower on profit-taking.
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"Today's market action we're seeing a cross section of profit-taking ... and weakness," said Lance Roberts, chief investment strategist at Clarity Financial.
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Wall Street gained on buying in energy shares supported by rising oil prices, before falling on profit taking in Asian morning trade.
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Some traders pointed to an element of profit taking and a slower pace of growth at Gucci for the weakness in shares.
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Gulf markets have been mixed this week amid muted trading and profit taking ahead of the Eid holiday which started this week.
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"Elevated investor interest makes the market susceptible to profit-taking but dips are likely to be viewed as buying opportunities," she said.
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"At some point, this stock market run is going to run into some profit-taking, for one reason or another," he said.
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The stock hit a record high of 6.41 euros in May, since when analysts have said it is vulnerable to profit-taking.
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The main drag was profit-taking on shares of Union Properties, which had surged in unusually heavy trade in the previous session.
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While investors welcomed the goals from management, the decline had to do with profit-taking activity among iron ore traders, they said.
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"After a long time, we saw significant profit-taking in some counters," said Dimantha Mathew, head of research, First Capital Holdings PLC.
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KARACHI, June 21 (Reuters) - Pakistan stocks edged down on profit-taking Tuesday, led lower by oil, cement and bank stocks, dealers said.
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Gold is at risk of some profit taking after its strong recent run, but should be supported by other factors, analysts said.
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However, oil prices fell overnight due to investors' profit-taking trade as well as suspicion of how effective the extension would be.
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In the other direction A2 Milk was trading down 6.9 percent on profit taking after its sharp gains earlier in the week.
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Dana Gas, the most heavily traded stock in Abu Dhabi, fell as much as 3.9 percent on profit-taking before closing flat.
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Analysts said they have seen some profit-taking after two weeks of gains as upward momentum in prices appears to be waning.
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Meanwhile, Dubai's index fell 0.4 percent on profit taking as some shares which had been rising over the previous several days declined.
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On the energy front, oil prices were firmer after settling more than 1 percent lower in the last session on profit-taking.
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Copper prices, which have surged to 20-month highs on supply worries, slipped to $5,960 a tonne on Friday on profit-taking.
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"After the market's recent strong gains, there seems to be some profit-taking," said Yasuo Sakuma, portfolio manager at Bayview Asset Management.
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BVSP shed 0.75 percent on Monday, with traders citing profit taking after it gained more than 20 percent so far in 2016.
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"The longer-term uptrend is still intact and this looks like just some normal profit-taking along the way here," Johnson said.
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KARACHI, July 20.91 (Reuters) - Pakistan stocks closed lower on Friday after gaining for five consecutive sessions, mainly on profit-taking, dealers said.
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"After it rebounded from its early-week high, profit-taking is likely to have ensued," Commerzbank's Carsten Fritsch said in a note.
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Christopher Conway, Senior Investment Adviser at Australian financial planner Marcus Today, said the selling on Friday was largely down to profit taking.
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The JPMorgan strategists warned in May about the potential for an equities consolidation and they recommended some profit-taking at the time.
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Profit-taking was seen in banking stocks with MCB Bank Ltd , Habib Bank Ltd and United Bank Ltd ending the session lower.
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Profit-taking later unwound much of the metal's rise, knocking the precious metal back to stand 2300% higher at $2500,22.5 per ounce.
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But longer-dated bonds gave in to profit-taking as domestic stock prices rebounded, resulting in a steepening of the yield curve.
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"There is a bit of profit-taking on long positions in euro zone bonds," said René Albrecht, rates strategist at DZ Bank.
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In commodity markets, spot gold was hovering around $1,203.81 after running into profit-taking at $1,214.28, its highest level since Aug. 10.
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But longer-dated bonds gave in to profit-taking as domestic stock prices rebounded, resulting in a steepening of the yield curve.
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Wheat slipped on profit-taking after the CBOT March contract on Friday reached $5.68-1/2, the contract's highest in six months.
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"I think in financials, it's some profit-taking off a very good run week-to-date after the French elections," Caldwell said.
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"It's profit-taking from the Friday move," said Jason Leinwand, managing director at derivatives advisory firm Riverside Risk Advisors in New York.
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"Volatility's kind of dying down and you're seeing some profit taking ahead of some big data coming up this week," Feldman said.
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However, futures pared gains on profit-taking ahead of the weekend and worries that the rally would make U.S. supplies less attractive.
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The UK mining sector broke its six-session streak of straight gains, dropping 1.5 percent with investors citing profit-taking following the rally.
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In concert with the January rally in U.S. Treasurys has been the profit-taking in financials despite strong earnings reports and forward guidance.
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Oil and gas companies slumped 1.9 percent on oil prices that fell on profit-taking as well as renewed jitters about excess supply.
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Traders pointed to profit taking following the legalization of recreational pot in Canada and the end of big conferences earlier in the month.
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Copper prices also fell on profit-taking after its recent surge to three-year highs, though demand expectations from China helped curb losses.
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Charts suggested that the stock's recent weakness could be about more than just end of the year profit taking — the issue was support.
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U.S. gasoline futures fell on profit-taking from last week's rally on the outage of a key gasoline pipeline due to a leak.
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"Short-term technicals remain in overbought territory making rounds of profit-taking...more likely," said Markus Huber, trader at City of London Markets.
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CHICAGO, April 23 (Reuters) - U.S. hog futures sagged on profit-taking on Tuesday after a recent run-up to contract highs, traders said.
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Profit-taking hit the utility sector, which rose on Tuesday, with Tokyo Electric Power tumbling 4.1 percent and Osaka Gas shedding 2.7 percent.
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Furthermore, he added, investors could be profit taking given the strong gains year-to-date for most Asian markets, particularly those in China.
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But the positioning has become much less stretched since the middle of April, when the ratio hit 20083:1, following heavy profit-taking.
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Most of this liquidation seems to be attributable to profit-taking after the big rally in oil prices over the last seven months.
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Going into the G20.43 summit this month, some profit taking among emerging markets currencies could be expected, analysts at Citigroup said a note.
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The Nifty PSU bank index fell as much as 1.4 percent, heading for a fourth session of fall in five, on profit-taking.
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Some of the recent top performers fell because of profit- taking on Sunday, with property developer Emaar the Economic City dropping 2.4 percent.
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Analysts said the dollar lost some steam on profit-taking after Friday's rally and U.S. Treasury yields turning little changed after jumping earlier.
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On Friday, however, those yields climbed back from their lows on profit-taking, said Tom Simons, economist, at Jefferies & Company in New York.
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The stock is up a lot, so there will be profit-taking and you buy it because they've got their destiny under control.
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"As the Nikkei topped its March high (of 21,860), profit-taking kicked in," said Ryohei Yoshida, a senior technical analyst at Daiwa Securities.
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KARACHI, Pakistan, April 26.20 (Reuters) - Pakistan shares ended lower on Wednesday, dragged down mainly due to profit-taking in cement stocks, analysts said.
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"Declining international oil prices coupled with profit-taking led the market to close down," Hammad Aman, manager-equity sales, Topline Securities, told Reuters.
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"You have to recognize that these two winners are suffering from severe profit-taking, and that's driving cash toward cheaper stocks," Cramer concluded.
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The often volatile stock was down 2.8 percent at 1425 GMT, as traders pointed to profit-taking and slight disappointment on transaction volumes.
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The UK mining sector broke its six-session streak of straight gains, dropping 2.3 percent with investors citing profit-taking following the rally.
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"A large part (of the sell-off) has to do with profit taking," said Ian Nakamoto, director of research at MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier.
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Technical selling and profit-taking later pulled corn from the highs, although the market remained on pace for a second straight weekly gain.
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In the last 10 days, futures prices have eased, which looks like a correction and profit-taking after a long and sustained rally.
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Companies with a larger international presence, such as Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser and AstraZeneca found support from the pound, which fell on profit-taking.
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The Qatari index slid 1.3 percent on a wave of profit-taking across the board; falling stocks outnumbered gainers by 33 to seven.
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"In the Japanese market, as stocks have risen too fast, profit-taking is not surprising," said Takuya Takahashi, a strategist at Daiwa Securities.
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Profit-taking "from shorter-term technically-oriented traders" also weighed on gold, said Jeffrey Christian, managing partner of CPM Group in New York.
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Dubai's index edged down 0.1 percent, dragged lower by profit-taking in some large caps which had gained strongly on the previous day.
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"It is a bit of profit-taking at the moment," said Ronald Leung, chief dealer at Lee Cheong Gold Dealers in Hong Kong.
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"That steep rally that we've seen over the last couple of weeks triggered some profit taking," said Brian Basting, analyst with Advance Trading.
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In Saudi Arabia, the index rose in early trade but closed 0.04 percent lower on profit-taking after several days of strong gains.
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"In the short term, some profit-taking, risk reduction and increases in hedging are warranted," Blanque said in a note received on Thursday.
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"We attribute this to profit-taking after the price reached a record high the day before yesterday," Commerzbank analysts said in a note.
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Late on Tuesday, profit-taking on the dollar in the wake of a pullback in U.S. yields had taken the index towards 103.00.
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Crude pulled back from eight-month highs reached last week amid expectations that a global glut was easing, falling overnight to profit taking.
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A2 Milk led losses, down 6.5 percent, on profit taking after the stock had gained strongly ahead of the company's full-year results.
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Exporters, which gained over the past few days on hopes for better earnings helped by a weaker yen, lost ground on profit-taking.
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In Cairo, the index lost 2517 percent; it fell 20.7 percent this week in profit-taking after a spectacular rally following the Nov.
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"Profit-taking after the previous day's big gains is capping the market," said Soichiro Monji, senior strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management.
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Bucking the trend, mining stocks ended 0.5% lower, dragged primarily by profit taking in heavyweights BHP Group , Rio Tinto, and Fortescue Metals Group .
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A stronger euro and sterling spurred profit-taking in the dollar, which reached a 16-month peak against a basket of currencies on Monday.
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"There is some profit-taking but I think this market is largely driven by oil," said Stephen Gallo, a strategist with BMO in London.
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Rocky trade negotiations with China dragged the overall market lower and opened up profit-taking opportunities among the highest-flying, high-valued tech stocks.
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Copper slid on Friday because of some profit taking, but the likelihood of strong demand from top consumer China were expected to support prices.
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However, Brent was last at $65.12, down 0.84 percent on the day, under pressure from a stronger dollar and a bout of profit taking.
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The indexes pared their gains in the afternoon on profit-taking amid questions on whether solid advances in heavyweight financial firms would be sustainable.
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Profit-taking appeared to have been largely completed on the crude oil side though it still had some way to run on refined products.
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Meanwhile, U.S. gasoline futures fell on profit-taking from last week's rally on the outage of a key gasoline pipeline due to a leak.
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"Yields are up a bit today and there is some profit-taking after the recent rally," said René Albrecht, rates strategist at DZ Bank.
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"I'd look for some profit taking to come in at that point in time, look for the drift back a little bit," said Johnson.
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Berenberg analyst Sebastian Bray said the market reaction was caused by profit-taking, since the shares had had a strong run before the results.
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DXY as its worst week of losses in a year drove some profit taking, and as investors turned their attention to Wednesday's Fed minutes.
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"Some profit-taking has come in at that level, but we believe the pound will continue higher in the coming weeks," said Argentex's Goldie.
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While research firm Retail Metrics analyst Ken Perkins attributed the drop in shares to the company's disappointing forecast, some others pointed to profit taking.
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Profit-taking in some large caps which had gained strongly on the previous day was the main drag, with Emaar Properties dropping 6173 percent.
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Egypt's index succumbed to profit taking and fell 2793 percent as the Egyptian pound steadied near a three-month peak against the U.S. dollar.
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Banking shares, which lost their footing over the last two sessions on profit taking bounced back with bellwether National Commercial Bank rising 3.2 percent.
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Copper slid on Friday because of some profit taking, but the likelihood of strong demand from top consumer China was expected to support prices.
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The dollar fell 0.7 percent against a basket of six main currencies, mostly due to the yen's strength and profit taking after recent gains.
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The Friday ahead of a holiday-shortened week – markets are closed next Friday for Good Friday – could also prompt some profit-taking, traders said.
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"The fall in the market is as a result of month-end profit-taking by some institutional investors and individuals," one stock broker said.
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Analysts warned CNBC this week that the oil market is vulnerable to profit-taking after crude futures rapidly retraced big losses in recent weeks.
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The U.S. dollar slipped against the euro and sterling for a second straight day on potential profit-taking and a rebound in risk appetite.
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The stronger euro and sterling spurred profit-taking in the dollar, which reached a 20.15-month peak against a basket of currencies on Monday.
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The resulting profit-taking has gradually sapped the momentum from the rally and probably contributed to the lack of liquidity behind Wednesday's price move.
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Traders said with the Nikkei reaching resistance of 23,000, profit-taking may accelerate especially in the face of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
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Wells said Friday the settlement would cut $800 million off its first-quarter profit, taking it to $4.7 billion, or 96 cents a share.
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Aside from a flurry of profit-taking after the air strikes, oil also came under some pressure from another rise in U.S. drilling activity.
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A bout of profit-taking saw Brent crude futures ease 7 cents to $50.90 a barrel, while U.S. crude dipped 5 cents to $48.70.
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Commodity related stocks succumbed to profit taking after recent sharp gains, said Kevin Headland, director of capital markets and strategy at Manulife Asset Management.
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The Colombo stock index ended 0.5 percent firmer at 6,382.37 after falling on Monday for the first time in 12 sessions on profit taking.
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Traders said the dips during Asian hours were largely due to profit taking in the Americas following sharp price increases during the day there.
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"There appears to have been some profit taking after that move above the 200-day moving average on Friday," Mitsubishi analyst Jonathan Butler said.
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While those concerns persisted, European shares stabilised and gold saw some profit taking after failing to push through key resistance at $1,200 an ounce.
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In commodity markets, palladium was the focus of attention after sliding 7 percent on Wednesday as its meteoric rally finally ran into profit-taking.
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"An unexpected build in the U.S. commercial crude inventory has prompted profit-taking," said Abhishek Kumar, Senior Energy Analyst at Interfax Energy in London.
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"I think with the stock moving as much as it did, I'm not surprised that there's a little bit of profit taking," Cassidy said.
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"There is some profit taking, but the stock is still suffering from the wider changes in the industry," CMC Markets analyst David Madden said.
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In some sectors such as healthcare and consumer products, analysts said the concerns provided a good opportunity for profit-taking after long run-ups.
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U.S. bond prices retreated a bit on profit-taking after the 10-year yield hit a record low of 1.321 percent earlier this week.
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SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd extended losses on Thursday, easing from a record-high reached on Tuesday due to profit-taking.
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So Qatar's main stock index, which retreated 2.9 percent on Wednesday because of profit-taking, may not rise much if at all on Thursday.
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Qatar's main index closed down 0.1 percent with Commercial Bank falling 25 percent on profit taking and maritime company Qatar Navigation losing 2218 percent.
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"Profit-taking risks still loom large, strong output growth challenges the market-tightening narrative and the supply deals overdue transitioning remains blanketed in uncertainty."
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Aldar Properties which had risen 1.4 percent in early trade on the visa move, gave up its gains on profit taking and ended flat.
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Some of the previous session's top gainers diverged; dairy maker Almarai dropped 1.5 percent on profit-taking but Banque Saudi Fransi added 2431 percent.
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Some of that early slide was probably profit-taking after a rise on Friday, said Jim Ritterbusch, president of energy advisory firm Ritterbusch & Associates.
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Luana Siegfried, energy research associate at Raymond James, attributed Monday's decline in oil prices to profit-taking, investor concerns about oversupply, and recent dollar strength.
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Milligan attributed the setback to a re-assessment of share prices and summer profit-taking rather than a fundamental loss of confidence in the sector.
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"The market really had a superb day, so some profit-taking might be taking place," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at First Standard Financial.
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TW) TAIPEI, March 21 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks fell on Monday due to profit-taking and weakness in overseas markets, ahead of key exports related data.
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Some profit-taking after prices recovered over the past few days, as well as rebounding U.S. bond yields, were also weighing on gold, Menke added.
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The drop came after profit-taking by investors early in the week on April's gain of 20 percent or more in the two crude benchmarks.
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Wheat futures were lower on profit-taking after two days of strong gains pushed the most active contract to a 3-1/2-month high.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Investors continued to reduce their overall bullish position in petroleum, but profit-taking concentrated on fuels while signs of stabilization emerged in crude.
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"The dollar is slightly down but the profit taking is overpowering any tailwind," Julius Baer analyst Carsten Menke said of the fall in gold prices.
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He also attributed stocks' mixed performance in midday trade to resistance at 2,200 in the S&P 500, profit-taking and declines in oil prices.
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Despite the profit-taking, bullish positioning in all contracts remained close to record levels, which continued to leave the market vulnerable to a further correction.
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He described the turnaround on Friday for the dollar as led by "some profit taking ahead of the US jobs numbers" and a small move.
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The most recent data published by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission shows some profit-taking on these positions in the week to June 22015.
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"Asia saw some pretty healthy profit-taking after a few sessions of solid gains," said James Woods, global investment analyst at Rivkin Securities in Sydney.
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Adding to the fall, Infosys shares declined on profit-taking after the company posted positive quarterly results, but narrowed its full-year revenue guidance range.
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Zhang Qi, analyst at Haitong Securities in Shanghai, said sentiment was soured by regulators' measures as well as profit-taking as the year-end nears.
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Its shares were not trading on Wednesday morning but Dana Gas fell 2.6 percent on profit-taking, dragging the Abu Dhabi index 0.2 percent lower.
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Tour operator TUI was the biggest loser on the index, down 7.2 percent on profit taking after its results led to a jump on Tuesday.
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On Wednesday LME copper broke through technical resistance at $22,2674, which triggered profit-taking alongside a stronger dollar, said Saxo Bank commodities analyst Ole Hansen.
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Nonetheless, traders said that because Japanese stocks had risen so sharply since the U.S. elections last month, profit-taking could kick in at any time.
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Saudi Arabia's stock index fell 0.4 percent, pulled down by profit-taking in banks and petrochemicals after a strong rally in the last four weeks.
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TAIPEI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks were largely flat on Thursday as early gains were erased on profit-taking after a three-session winning streak.
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However, Robert Yawger, director of energy futures at Mizuho Americas said China's strong Gross Domestic Product was offset by fears of oversupply and profit taking.
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But the concentration of short positions has left the price crash looking over-extended and vulnerable to any change in sentiment or simply profit-taking.
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"There is some profit-taking on select leading stocks but the overall trend is still upward," said a Saudi trader, asking not to be named.
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However, prices pared gains to close the session only marginally higher as month-end profit taking kept a lid on rallies, traders and brokers said.
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Major Japanese exporters were mixed, with shares of automakers Toyota, Nissan and Honda closing down between 1.01 and 2.16 percent, likely due to profit taking.
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But Brent has had no such local factors to support the market and on Wednesday it finally seemed to succumb to a profit-taking plunge.
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Index-heavyweight stock Fast Retailing, which rose 2.73 percent last week, fell 0.9 percent on profit-taking, taking a hefty 20 points off the Nikkei.
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"I guess (there's been) some profit taking after a strong rally into the end of last week," said Virendra Chauhan of Energy Aspects in Singapore.
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Taiwan stocks pulled back to trade 2481.50 percent lower on profit taking after earlier surpassing the 25,0.13-point mark to hit a two-year high.
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But at these elevated levels, prices are also susceptible to disappointing data points and profit-taking as traders look to cash in on recent gains.
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The Nifty IT index dropped as much as 0.9 percent on profit-taking, after having gained over 6 percent this year as of Friday's close.
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Japan's Nikkei stock index tumbled, closing 2.4 percent lower on profit taking and as foreign investors and hedge funds reduced their positions on risky assets.
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Most dealers also agree that the pace and extent of the run-up leave prices vulnerable to profit-taking and volatility in the near term.
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"Profit-taking was seen in the market as investors concentrated on future position rollover," said Hammad Aman, manager, equity sales at Topline Securities Pvt Ltd.
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We'll keep an eye on the Big 5 and see how high they can get before the market decides to run a little profit taking.
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"In the Japanese market, as stocks have risen too fast, profit-taking is not surprising," said Takuya Takahashi, a strategist at Daiwa Securities in Tokyo.
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All sectors on the mainland retreated, with property stocks among the biggest decliners, as profit-taking pressure weighed on index heavyweight China Vanke Co Ltd.
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"The biggest driver today is profit-taking," said Sameer Samana, a global quantitative and technical strategist at Wells Fargo Investment Institute in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Banking shares, which lost their footing over the last two sessions on profit-taking, bounced back with bellwether National Commercial Bank closing 2.5 percent higher.
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Profit-taking was also ripe after the market hit a 15-month high the previous day, especially in recent gainers such as semiconductor-related shares.
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Some traders said profit-taking on Mothers appeared to be driven in part by the sudden fall in high-flying U.S. tech shares last week.
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Loss-making Nama Chemicals, which soared late last month on news of a recovery plan, was also hit by heavy profit-taking, sliding 6.7 percent.
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Minsky's theory became well-known during the global financial crisis as it identified five stages of a bubble: displacement, boom, euphoria, profit-taking and panic.
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CME live cattle futures fell on weaker cash cattle prices in Texas and Kansas along with profit-taking after a month-long rally, traders said.
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"I would just put (today's movement) down to a bit of profit taking before the figures," said David Madden, analyst at CMC Markets in London.
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Profit-taking was also ripe after the market hit a 15-month high the previous day, especially in recent gainers such as semiconductor-related shares.
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The ETF, however, was down sharply Thursday due to some profit-taking and a warning from analysts at Citron that Cronos faces severe downside risks.
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The Chinese markets were already shaky due to profit-taking on an early 2018 rally ahead of the long Lunar New Year holiday next week.
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U.S. corn futures closed narrowly mixed, with nearby contracts weighed down by the drop in wheat and profit-taking after hitting a one-month high.
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Concern that Harvey could cause shortages in fuel supply drove benchmark gasoline prices to their highest in four months, before profit taking pulled back prices.
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"That, combined with short term profit taking following Friday's melt up in stocks, is weighing on futures," said Tom Essaye, founder of The Sevens Report.
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Gold, one of the rare outliers in global financial markets in the last few days, saw some profit-taking, with the precious metal down 0.7 percent.
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U.S. sanctions on major Russian producer Rusal drove aluminium prices to almost $2,500 a tonne, their highest since mid 2011, before profit-taking reversed it all.
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Profit-taking on the greenback occurred even in the wake of surprisingly strong data on durable goods orders and new home sales in September, analysts said.
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A trader cited a broader sell off in European equities and some profit taking in a stock which had rallied more than 13 percent this year.
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"There's been a little bit too much optimism backing already so we saw a bunch of profit-taking," said Thebe Stockbroking private client trader, Robert Cameron.
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CHICAGO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures were mostly lower on Thursday, with deferred contracts setting back on a round of profit-taking.
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Profit-taking from the oil market's strongest bull run in at least a year also pushed prices through technical stops which accelerated the decline, analysts said.
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Gold is being pressured by some profit-taking following the past week's gains, especially with the climb above $1,300, OANDA senior market analyst Craig Erlam said.
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There was some profit-taking in the previous session after prices jumped about $20 on Monday and above the key $1,300 level, analysts and traders said.
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The recovery in U.S. crude lifted both European and U.S. stocks in late European trade, with traders citing profit-taking as a reason for the rebound.
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Profit taking hit Japanese suppliers of electronic parts to China's Huawei that had been bought late last week on a resumption of U.S.-China trade talks.
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Traders also said there was a bit of profit-taking in the greenback toward the end of the session especially in the dollar-yen currency pair.
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Upbeat Chinese data on industrial output growth for August failed to lift oil prices as the crude market remained in a profit-taking mode, traders said.
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"It's a little bit of profit-taking and some healthy correction going on the euro's side, which is driving some of the dollar trades," he said.
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"The Nikkei was nearing an important psychological resistance level of 2194,2808 so profit-taking makes sense," said Yutaka Miura, a senior technical analyst at Mizuho Securities.
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Admiral's shares had rallied more than 21 percent ahead of the results, suggesting there might also have been an element of profit-taking behind Wednesday's move.
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Worries about early elections in Italy has spurred some profit-taking since last week most notably in sectors and stocks that have outperformed such as banks.
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But with the Nikkei moving closer to the next resistance level of 21,860, hit on March 5, the market is vulnerable to profit-taking, he added.
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Kiener said that with gold gaining $200 an ounce, or more than 10 percent, in just a month, he expected some correction and profit-taking soon.
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"We have had a really strong rally the last month and now there is profit-taking," said Sunil Sharma, chief investment officer at Sanctum Wealth Management.
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Profit-taking ahead of the weekend and expectations of a squeeze on dollar liquidity heading into year-end dampened the dollar's gains on Friday, analysts said.
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"In this process of searching for new highs, I expect profit taking and pauses as investors question where the next push will come from" Bakhos said.
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"We may see some profit-taking because the price has increased by almost 20 percent in the past couple of months," Commerzbank analyst Eugen Weinberg said.
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Tencent Holdings, which succumbed to profit-taking in the morning session, ended the day up 0.5 percent at a third consecutive record high of HK$330.20.
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"I think all the rallies are going to run into profit-taking, particularly if oil can't hold its gains," said Marc Chaikin, CEO of Chaikin Analytics.
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Elsewhere, Asian shares also retreated from their nine-month highs after losses on Wall Street and some profit-taking ahead of the long Easter holiday weekend.
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The dollar ran into some profit taking on Tuesday with the currency dropping a fifth of a percent against a trade-weighted basket of its rivals.
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Oil prices fell roughly 3 percent around the close, ending a multi-week bull run on profit-taking and the resurgence of oversupply concerns among investors.
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The broader Topix ended marginally higher at 1,694.45, its strongest close in more than a year, after giving up earlier gains as profit taking kicked in.
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Thiam said the share price fall was due to profit taking by investors, who have seen it rise by more than 25 percent since early July.
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Brokerage and insurance shares rose on expectations of robust quarterly growth, but interest in green-tech stocks and port operators receded as profit-taking set in.
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The dollar edged up 0.1 percent against a basket of key world currencies, recovering after Friday's bout of profit-taking following the robust U.S. jobs report.
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"I still think stocks are probably going to grind higher in the next week or two," Caruso said, adding he expects some profit-taking in January.
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"It's a little bit of profit taking and some healthy correction going on the euro's side, which is driving some of the dollar trades," Bechtel said.
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U.S. sanctions on major Russian producer Rusal drove aluminum prices to almost $2,500 a tonne, their highest since mid 2011, before profit-taking reversed most gains.
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"I think more than anything there was some profit-taking here," Tariq Zahir, managing member of Tyche Capital Advisors, told The Wall Street Journal last week.
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"Near-term, we might see some profit-taking, but the dips are expected to be shallow,"said Peter Ng, senior FX trader at Silicon Valley Bank.
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But he cited that there is growing uncertainty over upcoming global events, which could be a turnaround of the current risk sentiment and trigger profit-taking.
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It is poised to snap a four-day winning streak partly weighed by profit-taking, although the benchmark index has risen 211 percent for the week.
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Mitsubishi Motor dropped 3.8 percent from nine-month highs marked the previous day on profit-taking although its earnings announced the previous day beat market expectations.
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The bearish sentiment spilled over to Hong Kong, where stocks were already under profit-taking pressure after closing at 93-29/2645.71-month highs on Friday.
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"The Nasdaq has had an incredible run this week so it may be some profit-taking," said Bill Callahan, investment strategist at Schroders in New York.
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"It's a little been of profit taking and some healthy correction going on the euro's side, which is driving some of the dollar trades," Bechtel said.
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We were seeing some profit taking after the last run up in the prices, but overall the environment is very favourable for gold prices, he added.
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That positioning creates ample opportunity for profit-taking, which can spark a selling stampede as traders who borrowed to buy futures rush to cover those positions.
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Most other bluechips which had risen on Wednesday fell on profit taking with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank down 1.8 percent, dragging the index 0.8 percent lower.
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The fund community is running a substantial net long position across the petroleum complex, though it has been trimmed by light profit-taking since mid-April.
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MILAN (Reuters) - European shares fell back on Thursday and marked their biggest monthly fall since June as profit taking kicked in after stellar gains this year.
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"It's been quite a rally, so not surprised to see some profit taking," said Tim Ghriskey, chief investment officer with Solaris Asset Management in New York.
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Wheat futures turned lower on technical selling and profit-taking after the CBOT December contract reached $5.19-1/2 a bushel, its highest since Nov. 7.
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The profit-taking spread to Europe, where bank stocks were among the biggest fallers following two weeks of strong gains on the back of rising bond yields.
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Index-heavyweight stocks such as Fast Retailing fell 1.1 percent on profit-taking after rising 2 percent last week, taking a hefty 25 points off the Nikkei .
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Dealers said forecasts for drier weather in the U.S. Midwest may provide farmers with an opportunity to get crops planted and had helped to trigger profit-taking.
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Losses for gold stocks also reflect profit taking after the sector's big rally earlier this year, said Gavin Graham, chief strategy officer at Integris Pension Management Corp.
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The move tracked a fall in copper prices which contracted on profit taking after rising earlier in the session on better-than-expected manufacturing data from China.
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"But at least we can hold on to what we have, which is already quite important, and so profit-taking should actually be quite minimal," Hofer said.
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She said that, in addition profit-taking in the dollar ahead of the weekend, the euro likely gained support ahead of next week's European economic data releases.
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His comments tend to have a temporary effect on the market, and some traders noted that the recent move higher made the market ripe for profit-taking.
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A cold snap across the continent has encouraged some refiners to delay maintenance, which could support demand and help end a bout of profit-taking, analysts said.
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The index has since cooled, falling about 5 percent since the start of the year on profit taking after last year's rally and amid international political tensions.
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Short of parliamentary support for a general cap, Lofven said a first step might be in education, where the opposition has also expressed concern about profit-taking.
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Analysts said the euro's dip from its session high likely indicated profit-taking rather than doubts about a Macron victory over Le Pen in the second round.
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"I don't think (the decline in stocks) is anything more than maybe a bit of profit-taking," said Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Boston Private Wealth.
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Greenko's 2023s benefited from a chase for Indian credits at a quote of 100.25/100.75, although this was slightly off the highs due to some profit-taking.
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"After the big run, I think it is very reasonable", Kyle Cooper, analyst at ION Energy in Houston, said, referring to the price retreat on profit-taking.
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"Market witnessed profit taking from the last session coupled by traditional pre-budget cautiousness of investors," said Fawad Khan, head of research at KASB securities Pvt Ltd.
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The stronger dollar and profit taking by investors was driving prices down, but the outlook was good, said Robin Bhar, head of metals research at Societe Generale.
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"We're seeing some positive follow through, but it would not surprise me to see some profit-taking coming off a very powerful performance on Friday," Bakhos said.
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HONG KONG, June 139.83 (IFR) - Asia credits moved slightly wider on profit-taking after the US jobs report for May came in worse than expected last Friday.
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"The banks are possibly just encountering a bit of profit taking after a rally following a reasonably good set of results by NAB and ANZ," said Spooner.
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Brent prices, which have rallied faster than WTI since the middle of August, have been hit harder in recent trading sessions, which is consistent with profit-taking.
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"The fact we have had that wobble yesterday might mean we see some profit taking into the weekend," Duke told CNBC in a phone interview on Friday.
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"I wouldn't be surprised to see some profit-taking ahead of the weekend after the strong gains in recent days," said Carsten Fritsch, commodity analyst at Commerzbank.
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Despite the latest price action, some traders and analysts cautioned of possible profit-taking ahead after oil's huge rally since February amid marginal improvements in supply-demand.
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The S&P energy sector spent most of the day in the red, last down 246 percent as crude oil prices came under pressure from profit-taking.
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"The weak yen trend has paused and Treasury yields are falling, so profit-taking in Japanese stocks is natural," said Nobuhiko Kuramochi, a strategist at Mizuho Securities.
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Corn edged lower in a technical-selling and profit-taking setback after hitting a one-week high, while wheat firmed on signs of improving U.S. export demand.
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The drop was attributed to profit taking after a 3.403 percent rise from the previous quarter, according to Thomas McCrohan, managing director of Americas Research at Mizuho.
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WELLINGTON, April 20.32 (Reuters) - Australian shares edged down on Friday, tracking Wall Street lower amidst renewed worries about global growth and profit-taking before the earnings season.
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Some traders likely reduced their dollar holdings on profit-taking ahead of a big batch of U.S. economic data on Thursday and the Christmas holiday, analysts said.
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"The markets have been trading at a record high, so there's a bit of profit taking going on," Damian Rooney, director of equity sales at Argonaut, said.
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Emanuel said he had expected profit-taking in big-cap tech since the group was overvalued and investors are moving into the stocks that had been lagging.
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SHANGHAI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - China shares edged higher on Monday as a strong rally in coal miners and metal producers offset massive profit-taking in speculative stocks.
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Long positions in oil — or bets that prices will rise — have also crept up in recent weeks, which means there is room for some healthy profit-taking.
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TOKYO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond prices slipped on Friday as profit taking emerged after a volatile week that saw debt yields sink to record lows.
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TAIPEI, June 23 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks fell Thursday on profit-taking and caution ahead of a key vote in the U.K. that has raised global market volatility.
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"Rightmove has shown continued strong delivery (of results), but lack of blowout may cause a bit of mild profit-taking following a very strong run," he added.
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A bout of profit-taking in richly-valued technology stocks caused the Nasdaq to suffer its worst two-day drop in more than six months on Monday.
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KARACHI, May 24 (Reuters) - Pakistan stocks closed lower on Tuesday on profit-taking as investors cashed in after the index rose for six straight sessions, dealers said.
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TAIPEI, Jan 0.01.3 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks fell on Tuesday taking cues from a fall in overseas markets and on profit-taking after two straight sessions of gains.
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TAIPEI, June 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks fell on Wednesday on profit-taking after three sessions of gains and caution ahead of Britain's EU referendum later this week.
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Nintendo Co, which was up earlier after a regulatory filing showed BlackRock owns over five percent of stock in the company, dropped 2 percent on profit-taking.
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Across the Korean Strait, the Kospi closed down 0.45 percent on profit-taking after rising more than 2.353 percent earlier as the rest of Asia trended lower.
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"We can expect a correction in gold prices as it had moved up so quickly that you don't need so much to trigger profit taking," Boele added.
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"Oil prices have reached their highest level since the Saudi oilfield attack in mid-September, and thus traders are also cautious about profit-taking possibilities," she added.
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"The move helped to trigger some profit-taking in the dollar by weakening the outflows story from China," said Philip Wee, senior currency economist for DBS Bank.
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"Today might be a little bit of profit-taking after such a big run here," said Jeff Kravetz, regional investment strategist at U.S. Bank's Private Client Reserve.
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The fall seems to be a small downturn with some profit-taking after the recent uptrend, said Dimantha Mathew, head of research, First Capital Equities (Pvt) Ltd.
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"Today was all about profit-taking in the winners and a love of the losers and I don't think that much more," the "Mad Money" host said.
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The index has been buoyed by gains in bank and energy stocks after a tough start to the year, and the sectors saw profit-taking on Friday.
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"We are currently seeing some profit-taking after Friday's strong rally ahead of this week's inventory data," said Hans van Cleef, senior energy economist at ABN Amro.
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Saudi and Qatar were in weaker territory, most likely due to profit taking ahead of Eid holiday that marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
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Prices on Friday eased to just below $50 on profit-taking from the nearly 15-percent rally since the group announced plans to reduce output on Sept. 28.
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"You have the recipe for some broader profit-taking at a time when both European and U.S. equity markets are closer to, or at their peaks," Hewson said.
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Its weakness against the dollar dissipated as Wall Street stocks turned lower on profit-taking that emerged after the Dow hit the 26,000 mark for the first time.
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Traders say some profit-taking on short positions could see gold recover over the next few days, but they expect any gains to be limited and short-lived.
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Oil ran into profit-taking following a reported rise in U.S. crude inventories and an estimate that OPEC may have produced more crude in November than previously thought.
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Profit-taking and waning investor optimism over the trade talks saw local equities, alongside most emerging market peers, lose some of the gains they had made on Monday.
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A bout of profit-taking in Asia on Thursday saw Brent crude futures ease 7 cents to $50.90 a barrel, while U.S. crude dipped 5 cents to $48.70.
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"I don't think the rally in tech is over, but tech is up 20173 percent more than the next best sector so you're getting profit-taking," said McPherson.
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"What we are seeing right now is a bit of profit taking coming in, but that doesn't change the overall sentiment for gold," said OANDA analyst Jeffrey Halley.
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"This last drop was likely caused by a combination of profit-taking and also algorithmic trading compounding the swift fall," said Jehan Chu, co-founder of Kenetic Capital.
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CNBC's warned Tuesday that investors should not turn bullish in the midst of a relief rally on Wall Street and take the time to do some profit-taking.
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U.S. oil prices fell on Thursday, snapping a three-day rally after notching another 29 high, as a strong dollar sparked profit-taking in crude futures by investors.
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Energy declined 0.9 percent as oil prices looked set to end a multi-week bull run amid a bout of profit taking and the return of oversupply worries.
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"Palladium touched $1,500 and that has attracted some profit-taking in the short term, but the overall fundamental outlook remains the same," Saxo Bank analyst Ole Hansen said.
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"Palladium touched $1,500 and that has attracted some profit taking in the short term, but the overall fundamental outlook remains the same," Saxo Bank analyst Ole Hansen said.
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On Wednesday LME copper broke through the key technical resistance area of $0.93,20.9, which triggered profit-taking alongside a stronger dollar, said Saxo Bank commodities analyst Ole Hansen.
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ET. * A bout of profit-taking in richly-valued technology stocks caused the Nasdaq to suffer its worst two-day drop in more than six months on Monday.
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Lien said that, in addition to profit-taking in the dollar ahead of the weekend, investors likely bought the euro ahead of next week's European economic data releases.
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Analysts say that though the fundamental reasons are still intact the strong rally in prices, in a very short duration, has increased risk of profit taking or correction.
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Beltone Financial, which had more than quadrupled in recent weeks on its acquisition of CI Capital, plunged again on profit-taking, dropping by its 21 percent daily limit.
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Other macro news may grab the headlines, but profit-taking by investors in these 2015 winners are one of the primary reasons the market is failing this year.
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The Hong Kong market was under profit-taking pressure after rising above the psychologically key 53,000 level and would likely end the week around 22,800 points, Leung said.
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Oil and China woes grab the headlines, but profit-taking by investors in these 2015 winners are one of the primary reasons the market is failing this year.
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"The losses are much smaller than the gains yesterday, so it seems like some modest profit taking here as we gear up for the upcoming news," Detrick said.
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Apple's worst drop in 14 months on Wall Street on Friday sparked a bout of profit-taking across richly valued tech stocks that have soared to record highs.
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"It's not collapsing but certainly profit-taking which is something markets should do when they've had a dramatic move higher," said Quincy Krosby, market strategist at Prudential Financial.
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Asian and world stock indices succumbed to profit-taking after reaching one-year highs earlier this month, while U.S. futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street.
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The contract lost more than 2 percent on Thursday as the dollar's surge prompted profit-taking on a rally that sent U.S. crude to 15-month highs midweek.
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Oil prices slipped on Thursday, pressured by larger-than-expected product inventories in the United States and some profit-taking after a recent run-up in oil benchmarks.
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If you look at these stocks, we are at 52-week high, or all-time high prices, so I think theres some profit-taking there off the table.
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The near-record imbalance remains a significant source of downside risk and could lead to a further sharp drop in oil prices if anything triggers further profit-taking.
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In bond markets, U.S. Treasury yields rose from Friday's multi-week lows on anticipation of a corporate bond offering from Microsoft, with profit-taking also fueling the move.
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Commodities traders said some profit taking emerged at the higher end of copper's price rise, but was held in check somewhat by a weaker U.S. dollar. Non-U.
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ET. A bout of profit-taking in richly-valued technology stocks caused the Nasdaq to suffer its worst two-day drop in more than six months on Monday.
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"Market continued to witness consolidation for the second session, profit-taking was seen in oil and gas stocks," said Fawad Khan, head of research, KASB Securities Pvt Ltd.
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SHANGHAI, Sept 23 (Reuters) - China stocks slipped in quiet trading on Friday, led down by property shares hit by profit-taking after their significant gains the previous day.
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The first leg down came just after the post-earnings rally, which could have been run-of-the-mill profit-taking after a big earnings win, he said.
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Oil prices fell around 2 percent and were set to end Brent's longest multi-week rally in 16 months following profit taking and the return of oversupply concerns.
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Profit-taking by the holders of bullish long positions rather than short-selling by hedge funds establishing fresh shorts accounted for most of the reduction in net length.
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Net long positions declined slightly in both Brent and WTI but the fall was caused by an increase in short positioning rather than profit-taking among the longs.
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Banque Saudi Fransi dropped 2.5 percent on profit- taking after two days of strong gains but dairy producer Almarai added 0.6 percent to a fresh all-time high.
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They are the profit-taking gatekeepers of our health care, our technology, our finance system, our food supply and almost all of the other basic necessities of life.
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Profit-taking before the turn of the decade had eaten into the indexes' gains earlier this week, and Halley said more pertinent trading would only begin from Monday.
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"The general backdrop for gold is still positive," said Commerzbank analyst Carsten Fritsch, adding the price dip could be attributed to some profit-taking after the initial jump.
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"This was a textbook rationale for a bout of profit taking, but that said, I don't think it's dramatic," said Quincy Krosby, chief market strategist at Prudential Financial.
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"While upward momentum is apparently strong, it would not be unusual for short-term profit-taking to emerge," said Yutaka Miura, a senior technical analyst at Mizuho Securities.
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There was a lack of fundamental support in the recent strong rally in those banking plays, and the correction now was mainly due to profit taking, Yang said.
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Analysts said profit-taking set in after the benchmark fell below both the psychological 23,000 level and the key 25-day moving average, which last stood at 23,016.
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Banking shares also weighed on the Saudi bourse with Al-Rajhi Bank, which last week reported double digit third quarter profit growth, falling 2.1 percent on profit taking.
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CHICAGO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures began the week lower, pressured by profit-taking on the final trading day for the month, said traders.
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Instead of a timed profit-taking move, we believe this is more to improve Naspers' own free cash flow and allow it higher flexibility in pursuing investment opportunities.
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COLOMBO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares dropped on Thursday, weighed down by foreign sell-offs and profit-taking mainly in construction shares, while the rupee ended weaker.
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The profit-taking capped weeks of market gains as investors cheered on the chances that Bolsonaro would block a return to power of the left-wing Workers Party.
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The pull-back may trigger more profit-taking, especially as weakness of the Egyptian pound in the black market on Sunday suggested more depreciation may be in store.
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Traders and analysts said Friday's dip was more a result of profit-taking than any market fundamentals, with WTI still up by more than 18 percent from June lows.
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"The financials have had a good run in the past few weeks, so there maybe some profit taking coming into the release of the employment numbers tomorrow," Cecilia said.
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"European equities suffered recently from the stronger euro and some early profit-taking before the end of the year," said Valentin Bissat, European equity strategist at Mirabaud Asset Management.
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After the week's rally, some expect profit-taking to set in soon, with Brent's Relative Strength Index at 69 and WTI's at 63 - near the overbought level of 70.
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"Speculative positioning (in palladium) is now likely extremely elevated on the long side, suggesting periodic sell-offs on profit-taking are more likely," Societe Generale said in a note.
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The index had been buoyed by gains in bank and energy stocks this week after a tough start to the year, but those sectors saw profit-taking on Friday.
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"There's nothing concrete so that encouraged some profit-taking," Kathy Lien, managing director at BK Asset management in New York said of President Donald Trump's nominee for Fed chief.
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Profit-taking on the greenback emerged as the dollar staged bounces following releases of surprisingly strong data on durable goods orders and new home sales in September, analysts said.
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Wheat futures retreated on profit-taking following recent multi-month highs, although the market remained underpinned by rising prices in Russia and concerns over the Australian and Argentine harvests.
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NICKEL: Traders said nickel's large losses on Monday were due to profit-taking after large gains this year and a break of the 100-day moving average around $12,540.
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"Markets have been extremely strong over the past few days, so there is a little bit of profit taking," said Gary Bradshaw, portfolio manager with Hodges Funds in Dallas.
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JOHANNESBURG, Oct 16 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand inched lower early on Tuesday due to profit-taking as the dollar regained some ground after sliding on poor retail sales data.
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However, it may fall back to the 20183,000-32,000 level in the second half as higher interest rates and an expected stronger U.S. dollar trigger profit-taking, Kwong added.
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Benchmark Brent prices have been essentially flat since early November, which suggests the rally may have run out of momentum, and has probably increased the risk of profit-taking.
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The British pound also saw profit-taking, but it is still on track to lead gains against the dollar in February as fears about a no-deal Brexit fade.
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Investors said the sector globally was also hit by some profit taking, having risen by about 21 percent this year, keeping a significant lead over all other sector indexes.
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"Gold could test $215.95,9583 or even $2958,20.4 in the next few weeks, but I wouldn't be surprised if we also see some profit-taking," said Commerzbank analyst Carsten Fritsch.
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But it closed on Sunday well off its intra-day high, suggesting funds are not chasing the market higher and it is vulnerable to profit-taking by retail investors.
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Also contributing to the declines on Wednesday were the strength of the dollar against currencies globally and profit-taking ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, traders said.
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European stock markets also looked firmly in profit-taking mood, down around half a percent after a year which has seen them gain more than a fifth in value.
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SHANGHAI, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares finished down on Tuesday, falling late in the session after profit-taking pressures overcame support from a strong performance in banking shares.
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Metals and mining stocks reversed early gains to close 0.3 percent lower after China iron ore and steel futures ran in to profit taking after a six-day rally.
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KARACHI, July 25 (Reuters) - Pakistan stocks extended losses for a second session on Monday on profit-taking in oil stocks after a drop in global crude prices, dealers said.
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Its blue-chip index shed a quarter of a percent as profit-taking drove OTP shares lower, even though the region's biggest independent lender reported record profits for 2018.
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A few blue chips declined on profit-taking, however; at current exchange rates, domestic stock prices in Egyptian pounds have risen close to global depositary receipts expressed in dollars.
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"Given the gains by U.S. shares, the Nikkei could have gone higher but profit taking pressure is quite strong," said Masahiro Ichikawa, senior strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management.
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"There was lot of profit-taking in gold after yesterday's big jump and investors went into equity markets," said Brian Lan, managing director at dealer GoldSilver Central in Singapore.
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Cratos Capital equities trader Greg Davies said earlier buying of the stock was due to profit taking by short-sellers who had sold the shares around 55-60 rands.
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This week's gains have also pushed the Nikkei into overbought territory on a technical basis, with its Relative Strength Index (RSI) at 77, leaving it vulnerable to profit taking.
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TAIPEI, March 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks fell on Wednesday following declines in overseas markets and on profit-taking after closing at fresh four-month highs in the previous session.
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Cuba began shutting down its nickel industry in preparation for Hurricane Irma, while copper prices fell on profit-taking as analysts said the recent price surge was not justified.
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CHICAGO, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures eased on Tuesday, retreating from a two-week high hit on Monday on a round of profit taking, traders said.
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The benchmark financial index fell 1.1 percent on Friday as U.S. and European bank shares eased on profit taking with the "Big Four" banks losing over a percent each.
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The potential for further U.S. rate hikes this year ensured profit-taking on the dollar's run on Tuesday was limited to just 21 percent against a basket of currencies.
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Analysts said the profit-taking on bets against the dollar was also fueled by nervousness about having too big a bet against the U.S. currency ahead of the weekend.
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"Any misses in today's data could spur a wave of profit-taking - given signs that the USD rally looks to be running out of steam," said analysts at ING.
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Connor Campbell, analyst at Spreadex, said a decline in mining stocks and profit taking in oil majors prevented the FTSE from making substantial gains above the 7,500 points mark.
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Sato added that the Japanese market should remain stable despite profit-taking, as it continues to be supported by the victory of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's coalition on Oct.
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"The market has gotten very, very long and as a result you can have some profit-taking triggered by the increase in the rig count on Friday," Lipow said.
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DUBAI, Nov 0.43 (Reuters) - Profit-taking hit major equity markets across the Gulf in early trade on Sunday after crude oil suffered its biggest weekly percentage decline since January.
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Crude oil prices fell on continued worries of a global supply glut and profit-taking, which outweighed upward momentum from a possible meeting of oil producers to discuss supply.
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"The trend of the dollar is bearish for gold but as we start the new quarter we are seeing some dollar profit-taking and that is boosting gold," Forex.
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Abu Dhabi's index fell 0.5 percent, dragged down by profit-taking in merger candidates First Gulf Bank, down 8183 percent, and National Bank of Abu Dhabi, off 2.0 percent.
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Teo said he remained positive on the dollar's direction, but said that after the surge, the greenback may see a correction or profit-taking early in the new year.
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"Profit-taking was seen in the session and the upcoming weekend led the market to close down," Fawad Khan, head of research at KASB Securities Pvt Ltd, told Reuters.
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Most analysts and market participants said oil is vulnerable to profit taking as hedge funds and money mangers have amassed a record number of bullish bets on U.S. crude.
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"Investors are more focused on blue chips such as John Keells," said Dimantha Mathew, head of research at First Capital Equities (Pvt) Ltd, adding profit-taking had dried up.
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Some safe-haven assets gave up recent gains, a move that some market players suspect is a desperate bout of profit-taking to make up for losses made elsewhere.
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Palladium prices fell on profit taking but the correction has not been considerable and long lasting, Commerzbank's Fritsch said, adding, a stronger downward correction is overdue in the market.
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This extreme positioning often encourages profit-taking and can spark sudden reversals as traders who borrow to purchase crude futures scramble to cover their position when prices start falling.
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"We are seeing some profit taking after the last run up in the prices ... overall the environment is very favourable for gold prices," said SP Angel analyst Sergey Raevskiy.
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COLOMBO, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed weaker for third straight session on Friday, weighed down by foreign sell-offs and profit-taking, while the rupee ended firmer.
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There could be some profit-taking and consolidation in the euro ahead of the ECB's policy meeting next week, Teo added, although the currency's outlook over 2018 looks positive.
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"Things have had a good run recently and we're now just seeing low volumes, low volatility and a small little profit taking," said David Madden, analyst at CMC Markets.
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Italian bonds have rallied around 50bp since the end of August, leading analysts to note that some investors may be profit taking ahead of the next Italian bond auction.
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"The Nikkei's level of 23,4.03 has become its immediate resistance, and when the index nears this level, profit-taking occurs," said Yutaka Miura, a senior technical analyst at Mizuho Securities.
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TOKYO, June 2362.07 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks ended lower on Wednesday, snapping a five-session winning streak, as a stronger yen triggered profit-taking and dimmed the earnings outlook for exporters.
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Arabtec's pull-back triggered profit-taking in some other speculative stocks - Amlak Finance plunged its 10 percent daily limit - but some stayed strong, with Gulf Finance House up 2.0 percent.
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The dollar seems to be running into some profit-taking against the yen, said a trader for a Japanese bank, adding that market sentiment still seems bullish on the greenback.
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Soybeans closed lower on profit taking from 3-43/2 month highs as traders adjusted positions ahead of a government report on spring planting intentions scheduled for release on Thursday.
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CNBC's Jim Cramer warned Tuesday that investors should not turn bullish in the midst of a relief rally on Wall Street and take the time to do some profit-taking.
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Profit-taking emerged in crude as the dollar index rose half a percent, its most in three weeks, from jittery global financial markets that sent investors toward safe haven currencies.
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"The markets have been extremely strong over the past few days, so there is a little bit of profit taking," said Gary Bradshaw, portfolio manager with Hodges Funds in Dallas.
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Despite the profit-taking, oil prices have steadied, probably owing to a combination of strong consumption growth, a continued fall in oil inventories, and supportive comments from senior OPEC leaders.
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Looking at speculative positioning and also exchange-traded funds, some profit-taking can be seen, which will keep prices in the current range below $1,360, Commerzbank analyst Daniel Briesemann said.
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The change has come from a reduction in long positions rather than an increase in short ones, which indicates that it has been driven by profit-taking after the rally.
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Some market players said selling in tech shares had more to do with profit-taking ahead of the end of the year, and described the slide as a healthy correction.
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That shouldn't come as a surprise - the curve was unlikely to continue flattening at such a rapid pace and positions were always vulnerable to profit-taking going into the holidays.
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Keeping in mind the upcoming meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping next week at the G-20 summit, Madden said there could be some more profit-taking ahead.
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"Cements, the crown jewel of the 100 index, witnessed profit-taking amid over-stretched price run-up," said Gohar Rasool, head of international sales at Inter Market Securities Pvt Ltd.
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Some traders reduced their dollar holdings on profit-taking in light volume ahead of a big batch of U.S. economic data due on Thursday and the Christmas holiday, analysts said.
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KARACHI, July 22 (Reuters) - Pakistan stocks fell on profit-taking on Friday, ahead of the results season, after having hit an all-time high in the previous session, dealers said.
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SPECULATORS: Traders said price rises had triggered pre-set buy orders and speculative fund buying across several industrial metals, though profit-taking and forward selling by producers was limiting gains.
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"Today's move in aluminium is more on profit-taking or low volatility in trade than a fundamental shift in sentiment," said Hamza Khan, head of commodities strategy at ING Bank.
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The stock did rally more than 40 percent last year, but Cramer thinks that only left Starbucks ripe for profit-taking in the wake of this most recent quarterly report.
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The market is under pressure from profit-taking, as well as renewed concerns over North Korea's nuclear ambitions as gold prices climbed to their highest in more than a week.
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While European markets seemed to be slipping on profit taking after centrist Emmanuel Macron won the French presidential elections, rating agencies have warned that the new presidency comes with challenges.
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There has been no sign of profit-taking although Brent prices have risen close to the $55-60 region most energy market professionals expect to be the average for 2017.
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Michael Hewson, CMC Markets analyst, said it was unlikely that the parliamentary vote would go through this week and there might be a modest element of profit-taking going on.
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Commodities-related stocks were under pressure after oil prices fell on the back of a firmer dollar and some profit-taking following a rally on an OPEC production cut deal.
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Oil prices fell about 7483 percent on Friday, as a week of profit-taking and the return of oversupply concerns led the market lower, snapping a multi-week bull run.
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Oda said that the weak yen should raise prospects for Japan Inc to post stronger-than-expected earnings, but given the recent rally, it was natural to see profit-taking.
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But reflecting caution among many investors, and profit-taking by those who had anticipated the devaluation, the index closed only 0.23 percent higher in the heaviest trade since early August.
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DUBAI, June 12 (Reuters) - Dubai stocks edged higher in early trade on Tuesday, then retreated amid slack trade in the build up to the Eid holiday and some profit taking.
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CHICAGO, Oct 20.125 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped on Thursday in a technical-selling and profit-taking setback after scaling to three-week highs the previous day.
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Metal prices were down, with bullion falling on global central bank prospects, while copper prices were on track for their biggest weekly fall since December, in part on profit-taking.
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Miller attributed recent selling in Facebook, which his fund does not own, more to profit-taking than to a seismic change in how the company is viewed on Wall Street.
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"Today's volatility is mostly about a little profit-taking and taking a pause after such a strong advance in recent days," said Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at Wells Capital.
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The materials index lost 0.5 percent with metals declining on profit taking, while gold prices rose to the highest in nine-and-a-half months on the mounting geopolitical tensions.
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"Macy's shares may be selling off this morning as result of profit taking, despite healthy second-quarter beat and raised full-year guidance," RBC Capital Markets analyst Brian Tunick said.
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For now, the 113 level in the U.S. dollar/Japanese yen looks vulnerable to a test, especially if U.S. equities see some profit-taking at the start of the week.
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"Traders had put $1,700 as their (price) target, so there was a lot profit-taking once that target was reached," said Avtar Sandu, a senior commodities manager at Phillip Futures.
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"Support from this phase of the trade deal has already materialised, hence there's some profit taking going on this afternoon," said a senior trader at a foreign bank in Shanghai.
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Saudi stocks made a lacklustre start to the week due to weakness in financial stocks amid profit taking after robust gains in the Gulf region's biggest stock market this year.
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Abu Dhabi's index declined 0.8 percent because of profit-taking in banks, First Gulf Bank slid 1.1 percent, while Union National Bank tumbled 8.1 percent as it went ex-dividend.
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After this strong run, day after day of the market gaining, it stands to reason that ... youre going to see the market flat or even some profit taking, Krosby said.
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"But at these high prices restrained physical demand may begin to temper the rally and we could be in for some profit taking or liquidation," Steel wrote in a note.
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The Saudi stock index, last at 20.3,214 points, is testing technical resistance on its 100-day average, now at 6,470 points; profit-taking at this level would not be surprising.
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The fall was likely due to "a bit of intra-day profit taking after such a great start to the year," said Andrew Clarke, director of trading at Mirabaud Asia.
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"Today's move is probably some profit taking, and there is less liquidity in the market so you should be wary about that," said Pooja Kumra, European rates strategist at TD Securities.
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"We see any rallies in the rand being met by profit taking and scepticism that President Ramaphosa can transform the economy," said Christopher Shiells, emerging market strategist at Informa Global Markets.
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"The profit taking is triggered by people's changing expectations because of the mismatch between different central bank moves," said Mark To, head of research at Hong Kong's Wing Fung Financial Group.
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Brent crude ran into profit-taking after hitting $75 per barrel on Thursday for the first time in nearly six months following the suspension of some Russian crude exports to Europe.
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Traders said that profit taking following the recent price rallies was weighing on prices, and there were also doubts that any producer talks to rein in on oversupply would be successful.
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"There's a bit of profit-taking in stocks so that helped to rally Treasuries," said Larry Milstein, head of U.S. government and agency trading at R.W. Pressprich & Co. in New York.
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Profit-taking picked up after the city's main index ended near an 18-1/2-month high on Wednesday, but it was partly countered by sustained money inflows from the mainland.
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"The global picture has not changed and today is just a bit of profit taking on bond gains ahead of month-end," said Pooja Kumra, European rates strategist at TD Securities.
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"There have been some small profit-taking sells on the weak China data released on Sunday and unwinding of weekend hedges," said Stephen Innes, Asia Pacific market strategist at Axi Trader.
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Oil prices pulled back on profit-taking on Friday after settling more than 4 percent higher a day earlier as government data confirmed a surprisingly huge drawdown in U.S. crude inventories.
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TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond prices dipped on Thursday, as profit taking emerged following the previous day's rally although fragile risk sentiment helped limit losses in safe-haven bonds.
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"The market witnessed profit-taking and consolidation ahead of the result season due next week, with investors keeping to the sidelines," said Fawad Khan, head of research at KASB Securities Ltd.
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European shares rose on Wednesday but ended off their highs on some profit taking and after a rise in U.S. crude oil inventories added to concerns about a deepening supply glut.
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Some of the upward moves though, including gains for sterling, metals and Russia's rouble after Washington had held off from fresh sanctions, had started to reverse as profit-taking kicked in.
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Profit taking was also to blame after the recent run-up, Yip said, adding that some investors were worried stocks were too pricey and that such high valuations can't be justified.
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"The sizes of losses seem to be driven primarily by domestic news," said Craig Erlam, senior market analyst at OANDA in London, pointing also to some profit-taking and softer earnings.
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Tariq Qaqish, head of asset management at Dubai-based Al Mal Capital, said low volumes and profit-taking were the main reasons for the dip in United Arab Emirates stock markets.
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Elsewhere in the UK, British product testing company Intertek was the biggest faller in London, with a dealer attributing the drop to profit taking after largely in line full-year results.
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Its shares fell 2 percent, with traders linking the fall to profit-taking after a recent strong run and to management comments surrounding the urgency of asset sales to cut debt.
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"It's clearly reached a level where a question will be asked whether this move is justified and that eventually will lead to some profit-taking," Saxo Bank analyst Ole Hansen said.
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CME live cattle futures finished mostly lower in a profit-taking pullback following a steady price climb since early September and forecasts that feedlot cattle cash prices could slip this week.
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India's benchmark 10-year bond yield however was up 1 basis point at 7.63 percent on mild profit-taking after posting the sharpest single-day fall on Monday since June 2015.
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"This round of selloff was mainly driven by profit-taking activities and market noise, whereas fundamental elements remained intact," Margaret Yang, market analyst at CMC Markets, said in a morning note.
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Copper was set to end the week lower as profit-taking pared back the price of the three-month copper contract, though concerns over supply from Chilean and Indonesian mines remained.
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The pound remained on the defensive after sliding about one percent against the dollar on Friday, on profit taking after news Brexit negotiations would move to the second round in January.
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng has been the best performer for the year so far with a rise of almost 11 percent, while Shanghai blue chips ran into profit-taking on Monday.
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The euro did run into a little profit-taking in Asia on Monday which nudged it to back to $70 and away from a three-year peak of $1.2538 last week.
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Brent crude futures LCOc25 touched $20103 a barrel before retreating, and settled down 22010 cent at $210 a barrel in what traders characterized as profit-taking following several days of gains.
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CHICAGO, April 20.400 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle April futures on Friday drew support from late-week cash price strength, while profit-taking weighed on the June contract, said traders.
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"Because of those positions, we were vulnerable to profit taking, and people started to get out when the dollar took off," said Phil Flynn, analyst at Price Futures Group in Chicago.
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Meanwhile, Australian energy shares took a beating after crude prices slipped 1 percent on Monday, on news of rising U.S. shale production and profit-taking following three straight weeks of gains.
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However most sectors ended in the red with some investors blaming disappointing earnings updates and profit-taking following gains that brought the FTSEurofirst to touch a three-month high this week.
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"You've got a ton of profit-taking that happened last week, and you're not going to get a sustainable bounce until after the election," Salt Financial president Alfred Eskandar told CNBC.
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Gasoline and distillate prices led the rally in crude between June and the middle of November and now profit-taking on the products side has caused the crude rally to stall.
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"Nobody wants to be exposed when you are going into a long weekend so there is a bit of profit taking," said Mathan Somasundaram, market portfolio strategist at Blue Ocean Equities.
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Oil prices ran into profit-taking, having gained overnight on a larger-than-expected drawdown in crude inventories as exports rose to a record high and refined-product inventories unexpectedly fell.
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Oil prices ran into profit-taking, having gained overnight on a larger-than-expected drawdown in crude stocks as exports hit a record high and surprise falls in refined product stockpiles.
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The Institute of International Finance said that expectations that the U.S. Senate would approve a proposed Republican tax reform bill played into the reversal, as did some degree of profit taking.
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While the market got an early boost from relief over Britain and the European Union striking a deal on the UK's departure from the bloc, soft Chinese GDP triggered profit-taking.
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Hong Kong equities had joined other Asian markets in a robust rebound over the past month, but renewed concerns about China's slowing economic growth has prompted profit-taking in recent sessions.
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Some traders and analysts have warned of potential profit-taking in oil after crude prices gained more than 50 percent over the past six weeks despite marginal improvements in supply-demand.
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"You had a couple of stable days last week and then the market started (on Monday) with a wave of profit taking out of China, restoring the downward sentiment," he said.
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There was no clear reason for the Sunday morning plunge, although digital currency watchers pointed to profit-taking after ethereum's exponential surge, uncertainty about a potential split in bitcoin on Aug.
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ECB policymaker Ewald Nowotny told reporters on Wednesday the euro's recent strength against the dollar is "not helpful," which encouraged a bout of profit-taking before a policy meeting next week.
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"The market set their sights on the key target, once we did that, we definitely did see some profit-taking - that's the reason we saw that price inflection," ING's Patterson said.
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"Realization by equity investors that the US is likely to see moderate as opposed to rapid economic growth in the year ahead could be a catalyst for profit taking," she added.
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Headlines yesterday that a new wildfire prompted Canadian oil producers to shut production buoyed the Oil complex, seeing good profit-taking now as Gasoline continues to drop on yesterday's DoE headers.
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After soaring to one-month highs on Monday, BCP shares plunged nearly 10 percent on Tuesday on profit-taking and as new new shares were due to start trading later this week.
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Sun Art's shares had risen about 30 percent this year as of Friday, and traders said its denial of talks with Alibaba and Tencent triggered a long-expected bout of profit-taking.
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Builder Arabtec lost 1.1 percent on profit taking after surging 15 percent on Wednesday after the company, which reported a fourth-quarter loss last week, won regulatory approval for its recapitalisation plan.
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MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dropped 210 percent from its record high as resource shares declined after oil and other commodities succumbed to profit-taking after recent gains.
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"Honestly, there's nothing to criticize, so I presume it's just profit-taking," said Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Securities, who raised his price target on Facebook's stock to $1653 from $145.
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Oil ended three days of gains on Thursday, after a relatively stronger dollar likely led to profit-taking among investors, and crude prices continued the downward trend during Asian hours on Friday.
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The recent weakness in palladium prices was instigated by a conjunction of profit-taking and poor car sales data in China and the U.S., Metals Focus said in a note on Tuesday.
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"There has been some profit-taking by people who were yen-short, and that led the yen to rise today," said Ayako Sera, market economist at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank in Tokyo.
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Even after the dismal start to the year, the second half of January has offered little refuge as volatility levels and profit-taking pressures remain elevated despite oversold conditions on Wall Street.
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For the serial entrepreneur who invests in and consults for many businesses on CNBC's "The Profit," taking his own company public was a decision that brought up a lot of difficult questions.
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Hamlyn also said the sharp fall in the Nikkei that followed the BOJ decision was weighing on sentiment, and that there was some profit taking as markets traded well above February lows.
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MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dropped 0.15 percent from its record high as resource shares declined after oil and other commodities succumbed to profit-taking after recent gains.
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Gulf bourses that are most exposed to foreign fund flows, including Dubai and Qatar, could pull back in response, while Saudi Arabian petrochemical may could see profit-taking because of weak oil.
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Speculators' net long position in euro/dollar futures in Chicago reached a record high last week, data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission showed on Friday, pointing to potential for profit-taking.
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CHICAGO, April 8 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Monday as softening cash hog prices sparked a round of profit-taking after Friday's contract highs, traders said.
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"It's a very, very slow start, with most sectors down with a little bit of profit taking after last week," said Mark Taylor, sales trader at Mirabaud Global Thematic Group in London.
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"I see this is a little bit of profit taking directly associated with the advancement in the stock market today," said Jeffrey Sica, president and chief investment officer at Sica Wealth Management.
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"Over the weekend, we saw infotech stocks coming for some profit-taking and it looks as though investors are looking elsewhere for value," said Ric Spooner, chief market strategist at CMC Markets.
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"Profit-taking was seen in the banking sector that remained mostly negative throughout the day despite the news of China easing rules for Pakistani banks to operate in the country," Khan said.
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The pound remained on the defensive after sliding about a percent against the dollar on Friday on profit taking after news that Brexit negotiations would move to the second round in January.
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Papaioannou said the move to profit-taking was "logical", especially given the tradition for investors to sell up in May ahead of the summer break; however, he pointed to greater growth potential.
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London zinc spiked 2 percent to $2,882 a tonne, the highest since July 2, immediately after Li's comments before profit-taking saw the metal used to galvanize steel slip into the red.
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Short positions rose by just 22019 million barrels and remain close to multi-year lows, confirming the shift in net positioning is being driven by profit-taking rather than any newfound bearishness.
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"The slight uptick in the dollar and some profit taking after the move late yesterday is probably bringing in that bit of weakness," said Jonathan Butler, commodities analyst at Mitsubishi in London.
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"Generally the market is down today because of banks and some profit taking in the utilities and the property sector," said Bill Keenan, general manager of direct equities research at broker Lonsec.
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The Saudi index closed 0.2 percent higher after three days of selling that was triggered by profit-taking after FTSE Russell's decision last week to upgrade the bourse to emerging market status.
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Hong Kong shares fell on profit-taking after hitting more than two-year highs the previous session, with index heavyweights life insurer AIA and tech giant Tencent pulling back from record levels.
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"I think of (tech's recent swoon) as profit-taking rather than driven by change in the fundamental factors," said John Praveen, managing director of Prudential International Investments Advisers in Newark, New Jersey.
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SHANGHAI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - China stocks fell on Thursday, as profit taking in resource shares following their recent rally and weakness in the banking sector offset strong gains in real estate companies.
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"With excessive hedge fund positions still looming over the market, profit-taking should weigh on oil prices over the coming weeks," Julius Baer head of commodities and macro research Norbert Ruecker said.
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Inpex Corp rose 1.1 percent and Japan Petroleum Exploration Co added 123 percent after oil prices jumped more than 2 percent overnight, before falling on profit-taking in Asian trade on Thursday.
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A rise in profit-taking pressures after five days of gains countered optimism that tariffs against Chinese exports were not mentioned in a news conference held by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
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The overall energy group retreated 0.1 percent, however, due in part to some profit-taking by investors following Tuesday's rally on the back of a 2.7 percent jump in U.S. crude prices.
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TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks dropped on Tuesday as a combination of a retreat in risk appetite and profit-taking dented the broader market, with financials and index-heavy shares underperforming .
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"The market continues to gravitate towards bullish news but today we are seeing a little bit of profit-taking," said Gene McGillian, manager of market research at Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut.
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John Stoltzfus, chief investment strategist at Oppenheimer Asset Management, said in a note that the stock market's recent struggles are mostly linked to seasonal factors, including profit-taking, portfolio rotation and rebalancing.
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The Nikkei rallied 2824.03 percent in September, and its sharp gains in the short-period of time make the market prone to profit-taking, but the underlining mood remains positive, traders said.
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Sterling had climbed to a two-month peak of $1.3001 on Thursday on growing confidence that Britain can avoid leaving the European Union without a deal, but faced profit-taking on Friday.
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The mining sector dropped 1.6 percent and was the worst performer on the board as weakness in oil prices overnight triggered profit-taking in stocks like Inpex Corp which shed 1.2 percent.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve's move to pump $1.5 trillion of liquidity into the banking system quickened the flight to the greenback, but Friday was likely to see some profit-taking, traders said.
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So while Cramer's charitable trust, which owns shares of Nvidia, isn't taking any action, Boroden would bless some profit-taking if the stock holds up its historical patterns and starts to decline.
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CHICAGO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell from a 3-1/2 week high on Thursday on a round of mild profit-taking following four straight days of gains.
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The wheat market was mixed, with the most-active Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contracts falling on profit-taking after running up to a six-month high on Monday.
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With markets having rallied in recent days on expectations of an agreement, coming days could bring some profit-taking regardless of how the down-to-the-wire negotiations break over the weekend.
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"They're already stabilizing the packaged goods stocks like Clorox and some of the industrials — think Boeing — which don't have big gains ... [so] they're not falling victim to profit-taking, " he told investors.
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Profit-taking and caution about political hurdles facing the U.S. tax plan seem to be tempering the dollar's momentum, said Stephen Innes, head of trading in Asia-Pacific for Oanda in Singapore.
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Oil prices ran into profit-taking too, having gained overnight on a larger-than-expected drawdown in crude stocks as exports hit a record high and surprise falls in refined product stockpiles.
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NAIROBI, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The Kenyan stock exchange's main index has dropped to a 70.803-year low foreign investors flee amid turmoil in global markets and profit-taking on banking stocks, analysts said.
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In contrast to the previous three days, however, the broader EGX100 index outperformed the blue chip benchmark on Tuesday, rising 4703 percent - a sign that profit-taking pressure was emerging in blue chips.
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Bourses in the region slipped on profit-taking last week but a modest recovery of Wall Street and oil prices on Friday may encourage some cautious buying-back of stocks in the Gulf.
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Oil prices fell as production from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries neared all-time peaks and record speculative buying in global benchmark Brent sparked profit-taking on last month's outsized rally.
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"There is nothing in that data to surprise the broader market and there is some profit taking at these levels after the recent rise," said a trader at a U.S. bank in London.
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"Copper was stronger for most of the day, which opened things up for profit-taking, which knocked prices back," said a trader in Perth in Australia who did not want to be identified.
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"A little bit of it may be producer selling because they don't want to be caught lower ... (and) it could very well be profit-taking," said Afshin Nabavi, head of trading at MKS.
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"Gold prices are solidly lower in early U.S. trading Monday, pressured by some profit-taking from recent gains and by better risk appetite in the general marketplace," Kitco Metals said in a note.
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Live cattle futures scaled to a fresh 5-1/2 month high on fund buying and technical support, but ended mostly lower after late-session profit-taking and spillover pressure from lower hogs.
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"What we are seeing is just a little bit of profit-taking (in other currencies), a little bit of bargain-hunting," said Omer Esiner, chief market strategist with Commonwealth Foreign Exchange in Washington.
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The Saudi index is up 10 percent so far this year, but has eased this quarter on profit taking after a strong run ahead of the MSCI review when foreign fund flows accelerated.
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"Downward pressure was mainly the result of profit taking on recent rally pushing prices through technical stops which accelerated the move," said Hans van Cleef, Senior Energy Economist at Dutch bank ABN Amro.
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TOKYO, July 29 (Reuters) - Tokyo stocks fell on Monday as profit-taking gained strength, with caution building ahead of more earnings reports from Japan Inc and major central bank policy decisions this week.
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Kasem Prunratanamala, an analyst at CIMB, said the decline was due to "massive" selling by local institutions weighing the market, possibly due to profit-taking on gains since the beginning of the year.
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"We're likely to be in a trading range to see whether there will profit-taking in stocks, selling of Venezuelan gold, and whether there will be a hard or soft Brexit," Gero added.
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Among other financials, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd fell 1 percent while fellow lender National Australia Bank dipped 1.1 percent, resulting from "a bit of profit taking", according to Argonaut's Rooney.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices pulled back on profit-taking on Friday after settling more than 21 percent higher a day earlier after government data confirmed a surprisingly huge drawdown in U.S. crude inventories.
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MGEX spring wheat has fallen for five days in a row, with the front-month contract shedding 21 percent during the stretch and leaving the market prone to profit-taking by investment funds.
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MGEX spring wheat has fallen for five days in a row, with the front-month contract shedding 23 percent during the stretch and leaving the market prone to profit-taking by investment funds.
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"Weak earnings prospects are hitting sentiment and triggering profit-taking as the Nikkei has risen above the short-term target (of 17,000)," said Yoshinori Shigemi, a global market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management.
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"Volatility prevailed as the index juggled between +136 and -131 points to fall by 55 points amid profit-taking witnessed across the board," said Ahmed Saeed Khan, an equity trader at JS Securities.
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Meanwhile the euro nursed losses and is poised for its first monthly decline since February as the result of Germany's national election prompted some profit-taking on a double-digit rally this year.
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The jump in gold exports was probably a reflection of selling of the precious commodity by Singapore-based dealers and traders for profit-taking, said Alvin Liew, an analyst for United Overseas Bank.
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"Oil prices have come under pressure in today's trading session because of profit-taking and uncertainty surrounding the U.S.-China trade talks," said Abhishek Kumar, head of analytics at Interfax Energy in London.
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"The unwinding of the current ShFE short squeeze should trigger large-scale profit taking and the release of zinc physical ingot inventories presently controlled by the longs," Citi analysts said in a note.
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"It seems as if the pull backs are just short-term profit taking and we will see whether people are going to be willing to drive the market through $80 again," he said.
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"It looks like a bit of profit taking after a big move upwards which is perfectly healthy for the markets," said Adam Sarhan, chief executive officer of 50 Park Investments in Orlando, Florida .
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"It looks like a bit of profit taking after a big move upwards which is perfectly healthy for the markets," said Adam Sarhan, chief executive officer of 227 Park Investments in Orlando, Florida.
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"I think there should be some profit-taking into the latter part of November or December, and tech might not be the place to go between now and early next year," Newton said.
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CHICAGO, July 29 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures stumbled on Monday, with technical selling and profit-taking knocking the hog market to its lowest price levels in more than a week.
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If the stock market sees a correction, investors might be more comfortable holding shares of a company that have more solid immediate- to long-term profits, thus prompting profit-taking in the stock.
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"These markets are driven in the short term by word-of-mouth adoption and profit-taking, and in the long term by the increasing utility of blockchain tech," Roberts said in an email.
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Saudi Arabia's index slipped 0.4 percent on continued profit-taking in a few blue chips such as Al Rajhi, down 1.4 percent to 74.0 riyals as it dropped for a third straight day.
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However, the JSE All-share index, the broadest measure of stock market performance, is down roughly 7 percent from a peak notched up in January due to weak global sentiment and profit taking.
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"Better-than-expected economic data from China just erodes concerns that the global slowdown is not as deep as expected, therefore causing some profit-taking in gold," said Howie Lee, economist, OCBC Bank.
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In a blog post Monday, digital currency investor and Union Square Ventures partner Fred Wilson said the decline in ethereum was profit-taking after a massive run higher in the last six months.
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Renewed political uncertainty in southern Europe, profit taking after this year's strong price gains, and concern that European Central Bank stimulus is reaching its limits have hurt peripheral euro zone debt markets recently.
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This would likely lead to "large volatility" in SoftBank's business in the near term, with operating profit taking a hit of 15% if WeWork's IPO is valued at $20 billion, the firm added.
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European benchmark stock futures rose more than 1% in early trade but U.S. stock futures were down 1% as the news about the deal invited profit-taking after big gains the previous day.
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The market has been positioned for easing by the ECB for weeks, and it succumbed to profit-taking once the central bank delivered rate cuts and promised bond purchases with no end date.
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Thursday's gains came after two sessions of profit-taking and traders clearing the decks ahead of fresh bets in the new year, and followed the FTSE 100's best run in three years.
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"There is a little bit of profit taking hitting the market today - we don't have any leads from Wall Street to work off this morning," said Ben LeBrun, a market analyst with Optionsxpress.
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The pound had started to see some profit-taking but was still up over 2.4% in 4703 hours at just under $1.34 having also reached its highest against the euro since mid-2016.
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"Soybeans, corn and wheat markets are all seeing a pullback today with some profit taking and re-positioning after their strong rises this week," said Matt Ammermann, commodity risk manager at INTL FCStone.
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"There is likely some profit taking since reaching almost $5,000 on bitcoin, but the amount of fresh capital that continues to pour in suggests this is not the start of a trend reversal."
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"Soybeans, corn and wheat markets are all seeing a pullback today with some profit taking and re-positioning after their strong rises this week," said Matt Ammermann, commodity risk manager at INTL FCStone.
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CHICAGO, Jan 2122 (Reuters) - U.S. hog futures tumbled by the daily trading limit to a three-week low on Friday as rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East triggered profit-taking, analysts said.
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Other stocks favoured by local traders, which had pulled the market up in recent days, saw profit-taking on Wednesday, with Gulf Finance House down 0.6 percent and Amlak Finance off 1.2 percent.
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"The combination of profit taking into month-end, higher bond yields, stretched valuations and potential U.S. health care shake-up were the main drivers, " analysts at ANZ Research said in a morning note.
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Technology stocks sold off sharply on Wall Street on Friday on concerns about Apple's new iPhones and a cautious Goldman Sachs report about the stocks, prompting heavy profit taking after an extended rally.
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COLOMBO, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed weaker for the fourth straight session on Monday, weighed down by foreign sell-offs and profit-taking in construction shares, while the rupee ended steady.
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The pound had started to see some profit-taking but was still up over 2.4% in 4703 hours at just under $1.34 having also reached its highest against the euro since mid-2016.
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DUBAI, March 20093 (Reuters) - Stock markets in the Gulf may soften because of profit-taking on Monday after Brent oil pulled back further below $22009 a barrel and Asian equity markets edged down.
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"When a stock is in consolidation, low volume means that big institutions aren't really selling the stock in any sort of quantity, they're just doing a bit of profit-taking," the host said.
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Corn was flat as the market weighed favorable harvest weather against signs of improved demand for the grain, while wheat retreated in a profit-taking setback from the prior session's one-month highs.
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"Some profit-taking ... very light trading - a lot of people have already done what they needed to do for the year." said Elaine Levin, president of Powerhouse, an energy-specialized commodities broker in Washington.
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The U.S. dollar edged higher against a basket of major currencies on Friday, holding near 24-year highs touched after Wednesday's Federal Reserve meeting, with profit-taking halting the momentum of the greenback's rally.
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Shares of live entertainment company Live Nation fell 3 percent on Friday, but Cramer thinks this was merely because the stock has run up so much and investors were profit-taking after the gains.
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The Hang Seng is under increasing pressure from profit-taking, having climbed over 8 percent so far this year on the back of Wall Street bullishness and share purchases by mainland investors, including insurers.
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"Today's movement is just a bit of profit taking after last week and ahead of a very busy week," said Randy Frederick, vice president of trading and derivatives for Charles Schwab in Austin, Texas.
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"The market had rallied since the lows of February, but it's looking a bit tired now, and some short-term profit-taking would be a sensible strategy," said Thames Capital Markets' strategist Nav Banwait.
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Asian shares stepped back on Friday while the dollar ran into some profit-taking after a strong week of gains as financial markets turned their attention to looming U.S. payrolls data for fresh catalysts.
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"We see prices falling from here owing to short-term profit taking, moderately slowing Chinese stainless production, and more supply growth from NPI (nickel pig iron)," Citi analyst Oliver Nugent said in a note.
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"The PMI data has taken the shine off sterling after last month's rally and there is a bit of profit taking at these levels," said Lee Hardman, a currency strategist at MUFG in London.
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"The implied probability of a December rate hike has surged to 5003 percent, so this morning we saw some profit taking and unwinding of activities," Margaret Yang, market analyst at CMC Markets, told CNBC.
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Oil prices dipped as a stronger dollar and slide in equity prices sparked profit-taking, but crude futures posted a fourth straight monthly gain as investors bet that the global glut was slowly easing.
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On Monday, the yuan firmed a tad as the dollar fell on profit-taking after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen confirmed on Friday that the Fed was set to raise rates later this month.
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"It does seems to be a bit of profit-taking on the basis that this a knee-jerk reaction out of the gates in trade today," said Kyle Rodda, market analyst at IG markets.
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Its shares fell 2.6 percent with traders linking the fall to some profit taking after a recent strong run, as well as to management comments surrounding the urgency of asset sales to cut debt.
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"Oil prices are in overbought territory, which has prompted some profit taking in today's trading session ahead of the weekend," said Abhishek Kumar, senior energy analyst at Interfax Energy's Global Gas Analytics in London.
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A number of strategists cast the moves in sterling over the past few days as largely profit-taking by investors who have made it the worst performing major currency against the dollar this year.
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It was the second straight month of significant outflows, driven in part by profit-taking from some investors as the price of gold in yuan rose by as much as 5 percent in October.
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Overnight, Chinese stocks fell the most in six months as blue chips were knocked by fresh regulatory curbs to rein in insurers' aggressive stock investments and rising bond yields prompted profit-taking in equities.
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The rand weakened on profit-taking following a rally after Monday's cabinet reshuffle, with investor focus switching to the first U.S. congressional testimony by new Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell later in the session.
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Xu remains bullish on copper in the medium term even after an 8.4 percent gain for the metal so far this year, with possible fluctuations due to profit-taking, he said in a note.
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Anglo American, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton were among top fallers as the price of copper pared back from its highs on profit-taking, while supply concerns remained at mines in Chile and Indonesia.
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The S&P/ASX 1.93 index softened 21.9 percent to 21,21.4158 by 0104 GMT in "just a benign, sideways day with profit taking" according to James McGlew, executive director of corporate stockbroking at Argonaut.
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"Profit-taking interest at over HK$90 is expected to cap the upside while the valuation of the stock is also a bit too high," said Stanley Chik, research director at Bright Smart Securities.
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The Hang Seng index dropped 0.6 percent, to 21,103 points, in what Leung said was likely be profit taking after the index posted its best weekly performance in more than a year last week.
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Analysts mainly attributed this to profit-taking on stellar gains in peripheral bond markets before year-end -- Italian and Spanish 267-year bond yields are down 140 and 100 basis points respectively this year.
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Analysts mainly attributed this to profit-taking on stellar gains in peripheral bond markets before year-end — Italian and Spanish 267-year bond yields are down 140 and 100 basis points respectively this year.
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Although near-term profit-taking was likely, the election "result is fundamentally positive for the equity market as political stability should be restored," analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch said in an Oct.
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"In a negative market session, Santander is being penalised but it looks like profit taking," said Nuria Alvarez, analyst at Madrid-based broker Renta 903, referring to a broader sell off in financial shares.
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Shares in the owner of fashion brand Zara had opened lower on profit taking and concerns around the quality of its results but later recovered with traders citing strong sales of its summer collections.
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Its shares fell 3 percent with traders linking the fall to some profit taking after a recent strong run, as well as to management comments surrounding the urgency of asset sales to cut debt.
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Outside Italy, most euro zone bond yields rose as profit-taking on recent price gains set in as investors dialled back expectations for aggressive U.S. rate cuts this month following Friday's strong jobs data.
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Oil prices ran into profit-taking in early Asia, having gained overnight on a larger-than-expected drawdown in crude stocks as exports hit a record high and surprise falls in refined product stockpiles.
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Shares rose in the wake of that news; today's losses could point towards a less optimistic view of the layoffs, the global contagion, or, simply, some profit taking after the markets bounced off lows.
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"Technology rallied hard yesterday and last week, and there is profit-taking, but it's just a short-term pressure," said Ken Polcari, director of the NYSE floor division at O'Neil Securities in New York.
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Among sectors, miners and oil stocks both fell 1.4 and 1 percent respectively, leading sectoral losers in Europe as metal prices eased on profit-taking and crude prices pulled back from 3-year highs.
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"What is driving this is a massive bout of profit-taking — it's the first pullback in the past 10 quarters," said Jan Dehn, an emerging-market bond specialist at Ashmore Investment Management in London.
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The falls in Asia came after profit taking pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 261.57% to 20.15,13, the S&P 21 2520.16% lower to 20.33,221.29 and the Nasdaq Composite off 0.67% to 8,945.99.
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"We're coming off the back of a very strong session yesterday and a bit of profit taking as we get close to the end of the year," said Steven Daghlin, market analyst at CommSec.
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The rotation of positions from crude to fuels reflects strong consumer demand and shrinking inventories of products, coupled with profit-taking in crude oil after a strong rally since the end of June 2017.
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The Saudi index edged up 0.2 percent as cement shares, which had surged in the days before the release of the budget as investors anticipated an increase in infrastructure spending, ran into profit-taking.
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The falls in Asia came after profit taking pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 20.13% to 261.60,266.65, the S&P 223.8 523.143% lower to 31.14,20.53 and the Nasdaq Composite off 218.7% to 8,945.99.
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"While in skittish markets this may be enough to further exacerbate downward moves, this looks like nothing more than profit taking with these headlines another convenient reason to do so," he said in a briefing.
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The Dubai index lost 0.9 percent, as profit taking ended a two-day rally that had been supported by a government decision to grant residency visas of up to 10 years to investors and specialists.
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TAIPEI, May 31 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks fell on Tuesday in line with losses in overseas markets and on profit-taking after the main index hit highs not seen since late April in the previous session.
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SINGAPORE, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices dipped on Thursday on profit taking after markets rallied the previous day due to a draw in U.S. stocks and an expectation of an OPEC-led cut in production.
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"The financial stocks have all been on a pretty good push over recent sessions, so we are starting to see some short-term profit-taking come in," Dafydd Davies, partner at Charles Hanover Investments, said.
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TOKYO, April 22 (Reuters) - The benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond futures climbed on Thursday, rebounding from a three-month low hit the previous day, as Tokyo shares dipped on the back of profit-taking.
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"If Yellen should indicate a rate hike is around the corner then I think we could see some profit-taking ahead of the long weekend," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at First Standard Financial.
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The Topix Large, which covers the top 100 companies, was flat while the Topix Small, which has outperformed large cap shares this quarter, fell 1.0 percent on profit-taking ahead of the end of quarter.
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"It's a little bit of profit taking and some healthy correction going on the euro's side, which is driving some of the dollar trades," said Brad Bechtel, managing director FX at Jefferies in New York.
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"I think we had nothing significant from last night and we're back into another hiatus until mid-March, so there is some bit of profit taking," said John Marley, a senior currency consultant at SmartCurrencyBusiness.
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"We're seeing some profit-taking because it is a long time until the next OPEC meeting in November when individual quotas have to follow," said Frank Klumpp, oil analyst at Stuttgart-based Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg.
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For now, most euro zone bond yields inched higher as profit-taking on recent price gains set in as investors dialed back expectations for aggressive U.S. rate cuts this month following Friday's strong jobs data.
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Nickel finished below $13,000 on Wednesday as profit-taking set in, following Monday's 5 percent surge when a Brazilian state court ordered Vale to stop using eight tailings dams, INTL FCStone analyst Edward Meir said.
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DUBAI, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's stock market fell on Wednesday morning with all but one petrochemical producer retreating after oil dropped near a one-month low overnight, while Dubai pulled back on profit- taking.
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Also hurting sentiment, Tesla-related stocks tumbled on profit-taking after Tesla Inc said on Thursday that it was in exploratory talks with the Shanghai municipal government on building a manufacturing plant in the city.
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The gains were exhausted by profit taking, which emerged after the index rose nearly 4 percent in the previous two days amid expectations for reduced U.S.-China trade tensions and Washington avoiding another government shutdown.
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In exclusive content for Pro members, CNBC's Dominic Chu runs through the numbers to highlight the stocks and sectors which are the most undervalued and the ones which may be due for some profit-taking.
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"Asia saw some pretty healthy profit-taking after a few sessions of solid gains, and as investors await Eurozone and U.S. inflation data tonight," said James Woods, global investment analyst at Rivkin Securities in Sydney.
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"The market this week has been exceptionally strong and when you see a massive rally like this, it is perfectly normal to see some profit-taking," said Adam Sarhan, chief executive of 50 Park Investments.
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The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major rivals, scaled to a nearly 14-year peak of 102.050 on Thursday before falling back on profit-taking and oil price jitters.
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The partial reversal reflects profit taking after Brent prices surged by almost $83 per barrel, more than 23 percent, in the first part of August as some of the previous record short position was covered.
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The very limited position changes in the week to July 10 suggest most fund managers had completed adjusting their positions after a bout of profit-taking on crude and fuels that began in late April.
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The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose ended the day up 0.45 percent, recovering part of the losses suffered in the previous session when worries over a protracted U.S.-Sino trade war sparked profit-taking.
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In addition to profit-taking on the hacking, Kelly attributed bitcoin's decline Monday to a drop in prices on the Hong Kong-based Bitfinex exchange, where prices had been artificially elevated due to withdrawal restrictions.
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CHICAGO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Wednesday slid from a 10-month high, weakened by profit-taking and less money paid by packers for slaughter-ready, or cash, hogs, said analysts.
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Overnight, Chinese stocks suffered their biggest fall in six months as blue chips were knocked by fresh regulatory curbs to rein in insurers' aggressive stock investments and rising bond yields prompted profit-taking in equities.
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"Once it starts to reach these new highs and with prices above $18 as they were earlier in the week, it does present an opportunity of profit-taking for the less committed investors," said Butler.
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"At the moment, gold lacks a trigger to move beyond the levels we have seen earlier this year," said Julius Baer analyst Carsten Menke, adding that prices between $21,2529.08 and 1,425 are attracting profit-taking.
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For now, most euro zone bond yields inched higher as profit-taking on recent price gains set in as investors dialled back expectations for aggressive U.S. rate cuts this month following Friday's strong jobs data.
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"We have seen sterling come a long way over the last week so the [GlaxoSmithKline] deal may well have been the trigger for some profit taking," said Jane Foley, FX strategist at Rabobank in London.
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SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, Feb 20.58 (Reuters) - Australian shares eased 235.93 percent on Tuesday amid profit-taking on banks and telecoms, even as the recent mood of extreme pessimism lightened a little globally and lifted resource stocks.
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"You've had a pretty good run in the dollar in the last few weeks so I think this is more profit-taking than a real economic story," said London-based HSBC currency strategist Dominic Bunning.
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