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☆ What stalled this year’s seemingly infallible stock market rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Investors had hoped that corporate earnings would help revive the stalled rally, but a strong start to the season hasn’t been enough to excite investors. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.10% in the week ending April 18, up from 6.88% the previous week, according to Freddie Mac data released Thursday. Mortgage rates are climbing based on expectations that the Federal Reserve won’t cut interest rates anytime soon. The Fed doesn’t directly set mortgage rates, but its actions do influence them, and persistently hot inflation readings are keeping the Fed on hold. If inflation stalls any further, or even worsens, mortgage rates could climb higher this year.

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☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Netflix, Cisco, Alphabet, American Eagle & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Barclays downgrades American Express to equal weight from overweight Barclays sees "limited upside" on valuation for the stock. Compass Point downgrades Wells Fargo to neutral from buy Compass sees a more balanced risk/reward for shares of Wells Fargo. Bank of America reiterates Apple as buy Bank of America says its survey checks show App Store growth increasing. Bank of America upgrades Ally Financial to buy from neutral Bank of America said the bank holding company has "credit leverage." Bank of America initiates Frontier a buy Bank of America said the wirelines and cable telecom company has "meaningful potential to outperform."

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Raymond James, Goldman Sachs, Tesla, Goldman, Wells, Wells Fargo, Jefferies, MNDY, Rosenblatt, TeraWulf, TD Cowen, William Blair, Cowen, it's, Wolfe, KBW, DA Davidson, Davidson Organizations: Cisco, Colgate Energy, Resource, Bank of America, Infosys, of America, Barclays downgrades, Express, Barclays, BMO, Realty Trust, Compass, LPL, Nasdaq, Jefferies, RBC, Molson Coors, TAP, Distributors, Google, GE Aerospace, GE, General Electric Company, Apple, Netflix, Frontier Communications, JPMorgan, Eagle Outfitters, Technologies, Steel, Japan's Nippon Steel, Nippon Steel, GOP, Trump, Nvidia Locations: Midland , Texas, Wells Fargo, Freeport, Pittsburgh

☆ 3 things rattling markets this week
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The S&P 500 tumbled the first two trading days of the new quarter and is down 0.8% for the week after paring back some of its losses on Wednesday. Some Fed officials revealed at the central bank’s policy meeting last month that they see fewer rate cuts than the three they forecast last December for 2024. Traders see a 63% expectation that the Fed cuts rates in June, a drop from more than 70% a week earlier, according to the CME FedWatch Tool. “With Middle East tensions on the rise, OPEC+ supply side measures have pushed crude oil volatility down,” BofA strategists wrote in a Wednesday report. “Adding to a complex backdrop, we now estimate that improving economic growth expectations have helped push global oil markets into a deficit.”The price of gold has also climbed this week.

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☆ 8 more of our stocks report earnings next week. Here's what we want to see
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

The three major averages posted gains for the fourth week in row, lifted by strong quarterly earnings results for most of the Big Tech companies and a strong jobs report. A weaker ADP Employment report on Wednesday provided no read-through to the monster January jobs report Friday. Here's what we're keeping an eye on in the coming week: 1. Earnings: It's another big earnings week head for the portfolio, with 8 more of our companies reporting. Consistency is what we appreciate most from nat gas giant Linde , so we're hoping for another quarter of solid earnings growth Tuesday.

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☆ Tech stocks fuel market surge as jobs report underscores economy’s resilience
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —US stocks rose on Friday as investors continued to parse strong tech earnings and a searing jobs report, leading shares of Nvidia, Meta Platforms and Microsoft to close at fresh highs. The S&P 500 gained 1.1% to reach a record-high close. Tech stocks were the winners of Friday’s session, following strong earnings reports from Meta Platforms and Amazon the prior evening. Amazon shares rose 7.9% after the e-commerce giant reported solid earnings for its latest quarter. Microsoft shares rose 1.8% to a fresh record-high close of $411.22.

Persons: market’s, Jerome Powell, ”, Louis Navellier, Russell, Janet Yellen Organizations: New, New York CNN, Nvidia, Meta, Microsoft, Dow, Nasdaq, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Fed, Navellier, Associates, Traders, Banking Committee, New York Community Bancorp Locations: New York

☆ Tensions With Iran Add to Pakistan's Economic Challenges
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

Pakistan conducted strikes inside Iran, targeting separatist Baloch militants two days after Tehran said it had attacked the bases of another group within Pakistani territory. It is undergoing a tough $3 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout programme that pulled it from the brink of default last summer. Pakistan's international bonds fell after its foreign ministry said it conducted strikes inside Iran on Thursday, two days after Tehran attacked the bases of another group within Pakistani territory. Earlier in the day, Pakistan's benchmark share index fell 1.6% after Pakistan said it conducted strikes inside Iran, before recovering some ground. Pakistan's economic ties with Iran, while not huge, are important for Islamabad as it struggles to supply its western- most regions in Balochistan with critical commodities, including fuel and electricity.

Persons: Aneel Salman, Salman, Pakistan's, Hasnain Malik, Ariba Shahid, Karin Strohecker, Amanda Cooper, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Baloch, Monetary Fund, Liquified Petroleum Gas, Islamabad Policy Research Institute, Pipeline Locations: KARACHI, LONDON, Pakistan, Iran, Tehran, Tradeweb, Islamabad, Balochistan, Afghanistan, Russia, India, Karachi, London

☆ Analysis: The 2023 stock rally is back on track
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —The US stock market has rebounded from its months-long rut. Stocks finished out their best month of the year on Thursday, breaking a three-month streak of declines for all the major indexes. “The only way I see a rally continuing is if the bond market behaves itself,” said Richard Steinberg, chief market strategist at The Colony Group. While those stocks have remained at the top of Wall Street’s scoreboard, the recent rally has encompassed a wider range of stocks. Long-neglected pockets of the stock market, from beaten-down financials to small-caps to cyclical stocks, have climbed higher in recent weeks.

Persons: Stocks, ”, Richard Steinberg, “, Santa Claus, Ned Davis, Anna Cooban, Elisabeth Buchwald, Nelson Peltz, Nelson Peltz’s, Bob Iger, ” Trian, Trian, Trian’s, Morgan Stanley, James Gorman, Sky Jeremy Darroch, ” Read Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Federal Reserve, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Treasury, The Colony, Wall Street, Ned Davis Research, Organization of, Petroleum, Saudi Press Agency, Ministry of Energy, Saudi, United Emirates, Reuters, Disney, Management, Peltz, Sky Locations: New York, Santa, OPEC, Saudi Arabia, Vienna, Russia, Iraq, United, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, Oman, Brazil, Brazil’s

☆ Sri Lanka reaches debt restructuring deal with creditor nations - government source
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Uditha Jayasinghe | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"Sri Lanka has been informed of an agreement," the source, who did not want to be identified, said. The Sri Lanka president's office and the finance ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Japan co-chairs the official creditor committee, together with France and India. China is Sri Lanka's largest bilateral creditor and is an observer in the group, steering clear of joining the group as a formal member. The ADB's funds are part of a $350 million special policy-based loan that was approved in May to support Sri Lanka.

Persons: Nandalal Weerasinghe, Takafumi Kadono, Sudipto Ganguly, Jacqueline Wong, Kim Coghill Organizations: Reuters, Export, Import Bank of China, International Monetary Fund, Asian Development Bank, World Bank, ADB, Thomson Locations: COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Japan, France, India, China, Sri Lanka's, Colombo, Sri

LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The shares and bonds of CPI Property Group (O5G.DE) fell sharply on Tuesday after short-selling hedge fund Muddy Waters said it had bet against the credit of the Luxembourg-based commercial landlord. In a report, seen by Reuters, the fund said CPI Property Group's controlling shareholder, Czech billionaire Radovan Vitek, had misstated the value of the company. CPI Property Group's Frankfurt-listed shares were last down 2.8% on the day, while the price of its 2027 medium-term note fell 3.5 cents on the day to 70.259, data from Tradeweb showed. Muddy Waters did not specify against which bond it had taken a short position and the company has several outstanding notes listed. CPI Property Group owns properties in Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland and elsewhere in Central and Eastern Europe.

Persons: Muddy Waters, Radovan Vitek, Nell Mackenzie, Amanda Cooper, Jason Neely Organizations: CPI, Reuters, Group's, CPI Property Group, Thomson Locations: Muddy, Luxembourg, Czech, Group's Frankfurt, Tradeweb, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Central, Eastern Europe

☆ Final Trades: Tradeweb, Emerging Markets & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFinal Trades: Tradeweb, Emerging Markets & moreThe "Halftime Report" traders give their top picks to watch for the second half.

The IMF approved a tweaked deal, but official creditors again rejected it, Zambia said. The country's External Bondholder Steering Committee said it was deeply concerned with recent developments and that its latest offer would provide more debt relief than official creditors on a net present value basis, as well as a principal haircut when official creditors were offering none. The Common Framework has been severely criticised, as it is yet to provide any countries with debt relief. "If the OCC does not row back, sovereign debt restructuring would have taken a huge step backwards," said a second source familiar with the situation. Ghana, which is also undergoing Common Framework debt treatment, saw its international bonds slump up to 1.4 cents on the dollar .

Persons: Yuri Gripas, Rachel Savage, Karin Strohecker, Bhargav Acharya, Marc Jones, Libby George, Alexander Winning, William Maclean, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Monetary Fund, REUTERS, International Monetary Fund, IMF, OCC, Government, Paris Club, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Zambia Zambia, Ghana, Sri Lanka, JOHANNESBURG, Zambia, China, Base, France, India, London

☆ Homebuilder stocks could get another boost from rate hikes ending
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —For over a year, the red-hot housing market has been at the mercy of the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes, which have driven mortgage rates to sky-high levels. Mortgage rates have hovered above 7% since August, according to Freddie Mac data. Both those factors have helped create a scorching-hot housing market and a boom in homebuilder stocks, as Americans turned to building as a buying alternative. Moderating bond yields could change the narrative for the housing market. Tight supply and elevated mortgage rates this year made home purchases the least affordable they’ve been since 1984.

Persons: Bell, Freddie Mac, Toll, DR Horton, Lennar, Price, Steve Sosnick, ”, John Petrofsky, Chris Isidore, Danielle Wiener, Bronner, haven’t, Clare Duffy, Donie, Meta Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New, New York CNN, Homeowners, DR, Federal, Treasury, Interactive, National Association of Home Builders, FBB Capital Partners, Starbucks, United Auto Workers, SAG, Writers Guild of America, Starbucks Workers United, Facebook, Street, Washington Post Locations: New York, Wells Fargo, Buffalo , New York, United States, Brazil, Israel, Italy

☆ Eli Lilly and more: Strategist names 5 stocks set for 'significant' earnings growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Rising rates and the possibility of a recession on the horizon have created a "mixed picture" for equity markets, according to one strategist — but several companies can look forward to markedly stronger earnings growth in the next year. "But, if you're looking for significant earnings expansion, I suspect, at a market level, that's probably less likely. The earnings growth rate for the S & P 500 was 3.7% year-on-year – the first quarter with year-on-year growth since the third quarter of 2022, the data showed. "What Eli Lilly is going to do with their weight loss drug is not dependent on whether the rates are 5.2% or 4.8%. "People didn't really talk about [Adobe] — everyone assumed that they were going to be a loser from AI," he said.

Persons: —, they're, Rahul Ghosh, Rowe Price, Ghosh, Eli Lilly, Powell, Software Ghosh, — CNBC's Annika Kim Constantino Organizations: Healthcare Healthcare, UnitedHealth Group, Fellow, Food and Drug Administration, Software, Adobe Creative, Adobe Express

Zambia was the first African country to default in the COVID-19 era, in late 2020, but its restructuring process has been beset by delays. International bondholders also complained they were left out of the process, which started with drawn-out negotiations with bilateral creditors including China. Zambia's three international bonds rose sharply after the announcement, adding as much as 3.9 cents on the dollar, Tradeweb and MarketAxess data showed. The committee of bondholders owns or controls 40% of the outstanding bonds, Zambia's finance ministry added. Earlier this month, Zambia agreed a memorandum of understanding with its official creditors, including China and members of the Paris Club of creditor nations, to restructure about $6.3 billion of debt.

Persons: Situmbeko Musokotwane, Susana Vera, amortization, Rachel Savage, Karin Strohecker, Bhargav Acharya, David Holmes Organizations: Zambia's, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, REUTERS, IMF, Bondholder, Amia, Amundi, RBC BlueBay Asset Management, Farallon Capital Management, Greylock Capital Management, Paris Club, Thomson Locations: Marrakech, Morocco, JOHANNESBURG, Zambia, China, Rosario

U.S. futures rose while oil prices fell back. A barrel of benchmark U.S. oil fell 97 cents to $87.11 per barrel. Chinese stocks fell to a 1-year low early Monday as foreign investors sold off holdings. High yields make borrowing more expensive for everyone, and they slow the economy while dragging on prices for stocks and other investments. But higher oil prices threaten to add upward pressure.

Persons: Brent, Taiwan’s Taiex, Fumio, Australia’s, ” Stephen Innes, It’s Organizations: Israel, Foxconn Technology, Fortune, Apple, Nikkei, Dow, Nasdaq, Treasury, Management, Federal, Fed, Enphase Energy, Regions Financial, U.S Locations: HONG KONG, Gaza, Gaza City, Israel, Shanghai, Hong, Taiwan, Seoul, Europe, U.S

☆ Israel shekel sinks to lowest since 2016, default insurances soars
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

New Israeli Shekel banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken November 9, 2021. The weekend attack and retaliatory strikes by Israel have claimed more than 1,500 lives, raising fears the region could face a prolonged wave of conflict and violence. Stocks, bonds and currencies of Israel and neighbouring countries such as Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt have come under severe pressure in recent days. The Bank of Israel announced on Monday it would sell up to $30 billion of foreign currency in the open market to stabilise the currency. Reporting by Karin Strohecker and Amanda Cooper; Graphic by Marc Jones, Editing by Christina FincherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Nir Elias, JPMorgan's Zafar Nazim, Karin Strohecker, Amanda Cooper, Marc Jones, Christina Fincher Organizations: REUTERS, P Global Market Intelligence, Bank of Israel, Reuters Graphics JPMorgan, Gulf Corporation, Key Tel, Thomson Locations: Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Gulf, Key Tel Aviv

[1/2] A logo of Alstom is seen at the Alstom's plant in Semeac near Tarbes, France, February 15, 2019. The shares were heading for their worst one-day drop in over 20 years as of 1140 GMT, down 37%, which wiped some 3 billion euros ($3.16 billion) from Alstom's market value. The group said it now expects a cash outflow of 500-750 million euros over the full year, after a preliminary first-half outflow of 1.15 billion euros, well above the consensus for a 152 million euro outflow cited by Jefferies. The cost of insuring Alstom's debt against the risk of default shot to its highest since last November, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Citi analysts were less concerned about liquidity, but said "the past track record on cash means cash improvement is now very much a 'show me' story".

Persons: Regis Duvignau, Jefferies, Angelo Meda, JP Morgan, Olivier Sorgho, Danilo Masoni, Chiara Elisei, Amanda Cooper, Alexander Smith Organizations: Alstom, REUTERS, Banor SIM, Deutsche Bank, P Global Market Intelligence, Traders, Citi, Thomson Locations: Semeac, Tarbes, France, Paris, Milan, Britain

☆ Gabon coup leader sworn in as interim president in scene of jubilation
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Gerauds Wilfried Obangome | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Gabon coup leader General Brice Oligui Nguema is sworn in as interim president during his swearing-in ceremony, in Libreville, Gabon, September 4, 2023. State TV showed images of a cheering crowd and armoured personnel carriers firing into the sea to mark the moment. PLEDGE TO RETURN POWER TO CIVILIANSNguema reiterated that his administration would organise free and fair elections, though he gave no timetable. "After this transition ... we intend to return power to civilians by organising new elections that will be free, transparent, credible and peaceful," he said. The coup had drawn cheering crowds onto the streets of the capital Libreville but condemnation from abroad.

Persons: General Brice Oligui Nguema, Gerauds Wilfried Obangome, Bongo, Ali Bongo, Nguema, Nellie Peyton, Karin Strohecker, Alessandra Prentice, Estelle Shirbon, Peter Graff, Christina Fincher Organizations: REUTERS, Central Africa LIBREVILLE, Gabon's, Central, State, Central African, United Nations, African Union, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gabon, Libreville, West, Central, of Gabon

☆ Gabon dollar-denominated bonds slide after military says it seized power
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON/Johannesburg, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Gabon's dollar-denominated bonds fell by more than 13 cents on Wednesday after the military said it had seized power in the west African nation, according to Tradeweb data. The 2025 maturity fell the most, by 13.238 cents on the dollar to 79.673 cents at 0724 GMT. A group of senior military officers in Gabon claimed to have seized power in the early hours of Wednesday, minutes after the Central African state's election body announced that President Ali Bongo had won a third term. Gabon completed a $436 million "debt for nature" swap earlier this month, where it exchanged parts of the 2025 and 2031 Eurobonds for a "blue bond" maturing in 2038. Reporting By Libby George and Rachel Savage; Editing by Amanda Cooper and Conor HumphriesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ali Bongo, Libby George, Rachel Savage, Amanda Cooper, Conor Humphries Organizations: Central African, U.S . Development Finance Corporation, Thomson Locations: Johannesburg, Gabon

The surprise move leaves the policy rate at its highest level since 2019, and sent the Turkish currency to its strongest level since mid-July. The bank has raised its one-week repo rate (TRINT=ECI) by 1,650 basis points since June. The lira had touched new all-time lows almost daily in recent weeks, including in the minutes before the policy decision. The central bank said that rising oil prices and a deterioration in inflation expectations suggests that inflation will end the year at the upper bound of its forecasts. The central bank has also selectively tightened credit.

Persons: Tayyip Erdogan, Piotr Matys, Dado Ruvic, Erdogan, Hafize Gaye Erkan, Osman Cevdet Akcay, Fatih Karahan, Hatice, Ezgi Erkoyun, Christina Fincher, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Analysts, Istanbul bourse, Touch, Turkey Lira, REUTERS, Wall Street, Thomson Locations: ISTANBUL, Istanbul, Ankara

☆ Fixed income investing is heating up. Here are a couple stocks to play it, according to Bank of America
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A higher interest rate environment has made fixed income exciting, and Bank of America has a couple of stock plays on the theme. The Federal Reserve's series of 10 rate hikes has boosted yields on Treasurys and money market funds. Bank of America analyst Craig Siegenthaler says fixed income reallocation will continue to be a theme, and that could lift the shares of certain asset managers and brokers. "We believe [ BlackRock and Tradeweb ] are the two best ways to invest in fixed income with both retirees and pension plans raising allocations to traditional fixed income over the next 12 months," he said in a Tuesday report. He added investors should "expect sizable flows into fixed income, money markets and private credit over the next 12 months and look for bond trading volumes to increase."

Persons: Craig Siegenthaler, Tradeweb, Siegenthaler, – CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Bank of America, Investment Company Institute . Bank of America, brokerages, LPL Locations: BlackRock

☆ Stock Market Today: Dow, Nasdaq Futures Edge Up
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

Stock futures edged higher as investors looked ahead to inflation data that are expected to play a crucial role in shaping the next stretch of monetary policy. Investors eyed gains in overseas stock markets Tuesday, which came after Beijing announced new loan-relief measures for China’s troubled property sector. European indexes also rose, with the exception of the U.K.’s benchmark stock index, which fell after data showed wage growth remained strong there. Stock futures edged higher. Futures tied to the S&P 500 and the tech-focused Nasdaq-100 both gained 0.2%, while those tied to the Dow industrials edged up 0.1%.

Persons: Loretta Mester, Mary Daly, ’, Hong, Seng, Brent Organizations: Labor Department, Investors, Traders, Beijing, Dow, Treasury, Shanghai, Nikkei Locations: Europe

☆ International Monetary Fund agrees on crucial $3 billion bailout to Pakistan
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In this photo International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo is seen in Washington D.C., United States on April 11, 2023. The International Monetary Fund, or IMF, has reached a staff-level pact with Pakistan on a $3 billion stand-by arrangement, the lender said, a decision long awaited by the South Asian nation which is teetering on the brink of default. "Praise be to God," tweeted Finance Minister Ishaq Dar after the deal was announced early on Friday. Pakistan will receive formal documents on the deal later on Friday from the IMF, Dar told Reuters, which he said he would "sign, seal and return by tonight." The country was awaiting the release of the remaining $2.5 billion from a $6.5 billion bailout package agreed in 2019, which expired on Friday.

Persons: Ishaq Dar, Dar, Nathan Porter Organizations: Monetary Fund, Washington D.C, South, IMF, Reuters Locations: Washington, United States, Pakistan, Ukraine

ABUJA, June 14 (Reuters) - Nigeria's central bank allowed the naira currency to drop as much as 36% on the official market on Wednesday, days after the central bank governor who oversaw much-criticised multiple exchange rates was suspended. The naira hit a record low of 750 to the dollar on the official market, Refinitiv Eikon data showed, down from a previous low of 477 naira to the dollar struck on Tuesday. Traders said the central bank had removed trading restrictions on the official market. Central bank governor Godwin Emefiele was suspended late last week, after new President Bola Tinubu criticised Emefiele's handling of the currency and monetary policy at his inauguration. Tinubu has called on the central bank to work towards a unified exchange rate, rather than the multiple exchange rates Emefiele oversaw to keep the naira artificially strong.

Persons: Godwin Emefiele, Bola Tinubu, Tinubu, Emefiele, Charlie Robertson, MacDonald Dzirutwe, Rachel Savage, Karin Strohecker, Alexander Winning, Chizu Organizations: Traders, FIM Partners, Thomson Locations: ABUJA, Central, Lagos, Johannesburg, London

JOHANNESBURG, June 12 (Reuters) - The South African rand extended gains on Monday, building from the previous week, as investor sentiment towards Africa's most industrialised economy improved. At 1517 GMT, the rand traded at 18.5600 to the dollar, about 0.87% stronger than its closing level on Friday. South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected this week to travel to Russia and Ukraine for an Africa-led peace mission in an attempt to end the ongoing war. South Africa's sovereign dollar-denominated bonds also continued their June rally, with the 2044 maturity up and rising 1.153 cents at 1526 GMT to 73.017 cents in the dollar, according to Tradeweb data. South Africa's benchmark 2030 government bond was stronger, with the yield down 5.5 basis points to 10.765%.

Persons: Vladimir Putin's, Kieran Siney, Cyril Ramaphosa, Casparus Treurnicht, Razia Khan, Nellie Peyton, Tannur Anders, Rachel Savage, Bhargav, Alexander Winning, Toby Chopra Organizations: Analytics, Gryphon Asset Management, Standard Chartered, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, U.S . Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan, Thomson Locations: JOHANNESBURG, Johannesburg, South Africa, Russia, Ukraine, Africa

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