Japan’s Nikkei closed lower on Monday after hitting a two-month high in the previous session, as investors booked profits and market heavyweight SoftBank Group fell after its investment arm Vision Fund reported another big quarterly loss. The Nikkei index closed down 1.06 percent to 27,963.47 points, while the broader Topix …
Read More »Wall Street benefits from softer US dollar
On Wall Street, US stocks surged, Friday, to add to the prior US session’s biggest daily percentage gains for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq in more than 2-1/2 years after year-over-year inflation in October fell below 8% for the first time in eight months.The S&P 500 closed out its best …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei index hits two-month high
Japan’s Nikkei index ended Friday’s trading at a two-month high, boosted by a rally in Tokyo Electron and other growth-related shares, as markets tracked Wall Street after signs of lower inflation bolstered hopes the US central bank would slow the pace of interest rate hikes. The Nikkei jumped 2.98 percent …
Read More »US Stocks Close With Sheer Gains On Hopes For Lower Inflation
Wall Street stocks surged on Thursday and closed with sheer gains, including a nearly 1,200-point jump for the Dow, as investors seized on data showing US inflation slowing to spark a rally.The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 3.7 percent to finish at 33,715.37, while the broad-based S&P 500 jumped 5.5 …
Read More »Wall Street opens sharply higher after US inflation data
Wall Street’s major indices opened sharply higher on Thursday. At the same time, data showed consumer prices rose less than expected in October, raising hopes that the US Federal Reserve may ease the pace of future interest rate hikes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 749.97 points, or 2.31 percent, …
Read More »Amazon incurs huge losses
A combination of high inflation, monetary tightening, and disappointing earnings led to a historic sell-off in Amazon shares since early 2022, which saw it lose nearly $1 trillion. Amazon shares fell; The e-commerce giant increased 4.3% on Wednesday, pushing its market value to about $879 billion from a record close …
Read More »CPI Preview: All Eyes on US data
We’re seeing some risk aversion in financial markets on Thursday as we await inflation data from the US later in the week. Considering how well they’ve performed in recent days and weeks, it probably won’t come as a surprise to many that we’re seeing stock markets in the red. It …
Read More »Japanese stocks close lower after disappointing business outlook
Japanese stocks fell on Thursday, tracking losses incurred by Wall Street overnight, as heavyweights such as Honda Motor and Sumitomo Rubber Industries fell after disappointing expectations. The Nikkei index fell 0.98 percent to close at 27,446.10 points. The broader Topix index also fell 0.66 percent to 1936.66 points. Honda Motor …
Read More »Nikkei retreats from two-month high, dragged down by energy shares
The Nikkei index closed lower on Wednesday after approaching a two-month high in the previous session, and Nintendo shares fell on lower profits as investors cautiously awaited US inflation data to speculate on the path of a future US interest rate hike. The Nikkei’s losses increased in the evening session, …
Read More »Dow rallies 500 points as investors anticipate midterm election results
Stocks rose Tuesday as investors awaited the results of the US midterm elections, which could impact future levels of government spending and regulation.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 522 points, or 1.6%, on track for its third straight up day. The S&P 500 rose 1.2%. The Nasdaq Composite was 1.5% …
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