Japan’s Nikkei index recovered on Thursday from its lowest level in three months as shares of chip-related companies rose, tracking their US counterparts, but expectations of the world’s major central banks continuing to pursue monetary tightening limited gains. The Nikkei ended the session up by 0.4 percent, recording 25,820.80 points, …
Read More »US stocks swing as investors digest economic data, FOMC minutes
The S&P 500 was up a modest 0.1% in the afternoon, falling from a session high of more than 1% after minutes came in more hawkish than anticipated. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite was roughly flat.US stocks wobbled in back-and-forth trading Wednesday as …
Read More »Nikkei trailed Wall Street lower and closed at a 10-month low
The Nikkei index of Japanese stocks closed at its lowest level in nearly ten months in the first trading sessions in 2023, tracking the impact of Wall Street’s decline last night, while sentiment was also affected by the rise of the yen against the dollar. The Nikkei index fell 1.45 …
Read More »Wall Street Grows Worried On Tesla’s Missing Delivery Estimates
Tesla delivered 405,278 vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2022. It is a record result for a quarter, but Wall Street was looking for closer to 420,000 electric vehicles.Fourth quarter deliveries have been disappointing, and Tesla’s shares are dropping while Wall Street analysts are closely watching price targets. Wall Street …
Read More »Wall Street set to close tough year in the red territory
Wall Street was dragged lower by losses in growth and healthcare equities during the final trading day of a tough year, which was marked by aggressive stance and recurrent interest-rate hikes to keep inflation under control in addition to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and recession woes.The losses made communication services, …
Read More »Nikkei index closed flat and recorded its first annual loss in 4 years
On Friday, Japan’s Nikkei index gave up early gains to close flat ahead of the New Year holidays and post its first annual loss in four years. The index ended trading stable at 26094.50 points, after rising 0.9 percent earlier in the session, tracing the impact of the gains seen …
Read More »A Good Trading Day: Wall Street Closes Firmer Amid Thin Trading
All 11 S&P 500 sector indexes surged on Thursday, with communication service and technology as the biggest winner with gains of nearly 3%.Wall Street’s main indexes closed higher on Thursday, led by growth stocks amid thin trading conditions, as US jobs data signaled the Fed’s interest rate hikes started to …
Read More »UK, Italy impose restrictions on passengers arriving from China
The United States announced that all flight passengers arriving from China will be required to show a negative Covid test result before flying to the States. The decision will come into force as of January 5.Risk sentiment is lukewarm amid fresh concerns over the covid spread worldwide once again. The …
Read More »Dow Jones surges on weaker Pending Housing Data
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged on Wednesday after the release of US economic data, with the release of another housing report as well as a Fed’s manufacturing index out. Tesla stock hit another new low before bouncing sharply, looking to recover a small bite of its historic December plunge.Wednesday’s …
Read More »Could stocks’ volatility continue into 2023?
Among the key questions lingering over across financial markets is whether volatility could continue into 2023 as the calendar year turns a corner.Markets were closed Monday to observe the Christmas holiday. In this shortened trading week, investors are expecting either relative quiet or further volatile sessions ahead due to low …
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