Boeing stocks rose on Thursday after the company announced a deal with Qatar Airways, where the carrier will purchase up to 210 wide-body jets. This $96 billion deal sets new records as the largest wide-body order for Boeing, including the largest order for 787 Dreamliners and Qatar Airways’ largest-ever order.
As of 8:29 GMT, Boeing shares were trading 0.64 percent higher at $204.72.
The Qatar Airways order includes 130 Boeing 787 Dreamliners,the long-range, ultra-efficient wide-body airplane family that has delivered a 25 percent fuel-use improvement compared to airplanes it replaces and superior comfort for passengers. Ten orders were previously booked as unidentified. It also includes 30 Boeing 777-9s, the world’s largest twin-engine airplane, and options for an additional 50 787 and 777X airplanes.
Qatar Airways currently operates more than 150 Boeing airplanes, including 777 and 787 passenger jets and 777 Freighters. With this purchase, Qatar Airways will become the largest 787 Dreamliner operator in the Middle East.
GE Aerospace shares were also up 0.75 percent, reaching $223.24. On the other hand, Airbus shares were down 0.44 percent to 158.80 euros.
On the global scale, stocks fell on Thursday and the dollar slumped as optimism over the U.S.-China trade deal fizzled out. Traders are now looking toward the release of key U.S. data later in the day for further catalysts.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.15 percent and Wall Street futures were slightly lower after recording marginal gains during the overnight cash session.
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In Europe, EUROSTOXX 50 futures were down 0.17 percent while DAX futures eased 0.23 percent. FTSE futures were little changed. In Japan, the Nikkei fell 0.85 percent, while China’s CSI300 blue-chip index dipped 0.63 percent. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index also lost 0.55 percent.
In currencies, the U.S. dollar index was struggling to extend its strong gains made at the start of the week, falling 0.20 percent to 100.84. Meanwhile, the euro rose 0.2 percent to $1.1193.
