Canada’s main stock index dropped some of its strength on Friday, propped up by gains in mining and industrial shares and strong jobs data.

Summary

• Brazilian equities were up sharply on Tuesday and Wednesday, driven by polling results on the upcoming Presidential election.
• I believe that candidate Jair Bolsonaro’s rejection rate, however, could make a win in the run-off election of October 28th a tough proposition.
• I believe market fears to be a bit exaggerated, even in the event of a left-wing victory later this month. But volatility should be expected.

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As buying sentiment towards GEM and Asian equities trends lower, Luxembourg selectors take the opposite view

In a market wrap, analysts at ANZ explained that US equities have been under pressure after yesterday’s hawkish comments by US Fed Chair Powell and a confrontational speech aimed at China by US Vice President Pence saw a repricing of risk.

Markel Corporation (MKL) traded on unusually high volume on Oct. 02, as the stock lost 0.34% to close at $1,177.70. On the day, Markel Corporation saw 54,865 shares trade hands on 3,569 trades. Considering that the stock averages only a daily volume of 30,288 shares a day over the last month, this represents a pretty significant bump in volume over the norm.

News Corporation (NWS) traded on unusually high volume on Oct. 02, as the stock lost 1.03% to close at $13.39. On the day, News Corporation saw 1.1 million shares trade hands on 5,341 trades. Considering that the stock averages only a daily volume of 665,756 shares a day over the last month, this represents a pretty significant bump in volume over the norm.