Shares in BP jumped after it cut its dividend and posted a record loss that was in line with expectations.
The move provoked an outcry on Chinese social media and criticism from a prominent Chinese investor in TikTok’s owner, ByteDance. The rebound in the dollar faltered, with investors still waiting for Washington to make progress in talks over the next round of fiscal stimulus. “A second wave of Covid-19, contested elections, civil unrest and escalating tensions with China could provide a toxic cocktail for the final quarter of the year,” Philip Marey, senior U.S. strategist at Rabobank, wrote in the bank’s monthly outlook.
The dollar index was flat on the day at 93.532=USD. The euro rose 0.1% against the dollar, to $1.17720Ten-year German bond yields edged down to -0.5400, but remained above the two-month lows reached at the end of last week DE10YT=RR.