Shares of Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) ended the trading day Tuesday at $102.80, representing a move of 0.73%, or $0.74 per share, on volume of 31.18 million shares.

January 08 was a positive day for Dollarama Inc. (DOL:CA) as its stock finished the day having gained 5.14% to hit a price of $34.59 a share. The company reached a market cap of 11.07 billion and has 319.95 million shares outstanding. Dollarama Inc. is a component of the the S&P/TSX Composite Index.

Equities edged higher in Asia-Pacific trading on Tuesday amid optimism about US-China trade relations and despite fresh signs of wobbles for the smartphone and chip sectors.

GAM Investments has appointed Rob Mumford as investment manager on its global emerging markets equities team.

If you’re at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in London, this is unlikely to be new news, but for equities professionals elsewhere in the City it might come as a revelation: Daniel Sanders, one of BofA’s most senior equities professionals in the City, has migrated.

Shift most pronounced among managers in U.S., Canada

U.S. stock index futures were slightly higher on Monday morning, after stronger-than anticipated jobs data and a dovish turn from the Federal Reserve helped to alleviate concerns of a possible economic slowdown.

Blackstone is telling investors not to give up on 2019, and perhaps they’re starting to listen.

Oil prices rose by more than 1 percent on Monday, lifted by optimism that talks could soon resolve the trade war between the United States and China, while supply cuts by major producers also supported the market.

U.S. government debt prices were higher on Monday morning, after robust jobs data and a dovish turn from the Federal Reserve helped to alleviate concerns of a possible economic slowdown.