The S&P 500 fell on Tuesday, at the beginning of the holiday-shortened week, as yields climbed while investors are busy assessing the economic outlook for the new year.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 47 points, or 0.13%. The S&P 500 retreated by 0.4%, while the Nasdaq Composite shed 1.3%. Southwest …
Read More »Nikkei index hits the highest level in a week, with the rise of retail stocks
Japan’s Nikkei share average touched a one-week high on Tuesday amid big gains in retail stocks after Takashimaya raised its earnings forecast and amid hopes for the return of high-spending Chinese tourists. The financial sector stocks also continued their strong performance after the sudden decision of the Bank of Japan …
Read More »Japanese stocks closed higher thanks to gains on Wall Street
Japanese stocks closed higher on Monday, supported by the rise of Wall Street in the last session, and the stocks of technology and energy companies topped the gainers, while the market was affected by the decline in stocks of banks and insurance companies. The Nikkei index rose 0.65 percent to …
Read More »US stocks heading tow third-successive losing week
US stocks extended their losses on Friday as they encountered extended selling that has become a general trait of December ahead of the long holiday weekend.The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) each sank 0.5% after struggling for direction at the open. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei index closed lower, posting its biggest weekly decline since June
Japan’s Nikkei closed lower on Friday, posting its biggest weekly drop since mid-June, and chip-related stocks led Friday’s declines, trailing their Wall Street counterparts on Thursday. Shipping stocks and other economically sensitive stocks also plunged amid fears that the Federal Reserve and other major central banks will continue to tighten …
Read More »Wall Street slides on positive US economic data
Wall Street’s major indexes dropped on Thursday after fresh US economic data underlined the US economy’s strength and erased concerns over the Federal Reserve’s continued monetary policy tightening.Losses in rate-sensitive megacap growth stocks such as Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp and Amazon.com Inc pulled technology and consumer discretionary shares lower.The final …
Read More »US stocks surge as Wall Street strives from selloffs
US stocks moved higher during early Wednesday’s US session as Wall Street witnessed strong earnings from Nike and FedEx. These earnings boosted investors looking to fight back recent extensive selling. The S&P 500 rose 1.1%, while futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 400 points, or 1.3%. …
Read More »Japanese government bond yields are rising and stocks are falling
Yields on Japanese government bonds rose and the Nikkei fell on Wednesday after the Japanese central bank surprised the markets on Tuesday with a change in its policy to control the yield curve. The benchmark 10-year government bond yield jumped seven basis points to 0.480%, its highest since July 2015 …
Read More »What is behind US stocks’ recovery on Tuesday?
The major US benchmarks are trading up as investors buy ahead of new year holidays. The major US Indexes are moving higher on Tuesday as stocks struggle to hold their gains ahead of the Christmas. However, the limited rebound is considered as a sign that New Year’s Rally is imminent.Equities …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei closes at its lowest level in two months
The Japanese Nikkei index ended trading on Tuesday at its lowest level in two months, and the yield on government bonds for ten years recorded the highest rise in seven years, after the central bank surprised investors by allowing a hike in long-term interest rates. The Nikkei fell 2.46 percent …
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