Significats de book profits en anglès

Investors chose to book profits after last week's five straight sessions of advances.

Goldman's trading businesses book profits and losses only on trades that originate within them.

Investors have largely ignored estimate-beating earnings this week as global losses spurred them to book profits.

Trading was very choppy as traders sold contracts ahead of the weekend to book profits, brokers said.

U.S. crude oil was also under pressure as investors looked to book profits from its overnight gain.

Capping gains, this rally in gold prices offered an opportunity for some traders to book profits, Lu added.

But analysts warned that the single currency could be vulnerable to selling as investors book profits before month-end.

The German data bolstered that view, prompting investors to further book profits after the single currency's new year rally.

However, dealers said investors opted to exercise caution and sold shares to book profits towards the end of trading.

Automakers also are benefiting from lower costs, allowing them to book profits on all their vehicles including small cars.

I don't see a market-wide trend in earnings, he said, adding he was looking to book profits in shares.

Other peripheral yields in Italy and Spain rose as investors looked to book profits before European elections later this week.

Instead, investors used the wider negative sentiment in the periphery to book profits after weeks of Spanish outperformance among peripheral states.

Many Japanese investors, unconvinced of the strength of the country's economic recovery, are eager to sell into rallies and book profits.

A reduction in the 20 percent levy on book profits would encourage exporters to take greater advantage of the cheap currency.

Cincinnati Financial's combined ratios, for both personal and commercial lines of businesses, remained above 100, indicating a failure to book profits.