Global Stock Market

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) began the week with a mixed performance, following a long weekend at Wall Street due to the Independence Day holiday. While the Dow and the S&P indices finished lower, th Nasdaq achieved modest gains to close at a new record high. The Dow Jones …

European stocks closed lower on Tuesday after the release of mixed economic data and on the regional and local levels. Eurozone retail sales increased more than expected in May, by 4.6%, according to data by Eurostat. Meanwhile, industrial orders in German unexpectedly dropped by 3.7% in May, marking its biggest …

European shares fell in early trading after gains over three sessions, as a jump in commodity shares was offset by weak trading in Asia and a sudden drop in industrial orders in Germany. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.1%, with auto stocks recording the biggest decline. Data showed that …

The Nikkei index closed slightly higher on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the recovery of SoftBank and Fast Retailing shares, but fears of a possible increase in Coronavirus infections during the Olympic Games capped gains. The Nikkei gained 0.16 percent to record 28,643.21 points, giving up an early …

European stocks finished higher for the third consecutive session on Monday, rebounding from earlier losses to begin the week with a positive performance, despite concerns about the new variants of the coronavirus. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose by 1.55 points, or 0.34%, to close at 458.36 points. This marked …

European shares were stuck below all-time highs, as the global spread of the mutated Delta strain of the Corona virus raised fears of an economic stumble, but Morrisons shares jumped as the battle for the British company intensified.The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.11 percent, and the shares of travel …

European stocks closed higher on Friday for the second consecutive session, supported by a positive performance by leisure and travel stocks, despite losses by the banking stocks, which limited gained amid concerns about the Delta variant of the Coronavirus. The STOXX Europe 600 Index gained 1.18 points or 0.26% and …

Japan’s Nikkei closed higher on Friday, July 2, as gains in export-focused Sony and Toyota Motor Group offset by a weaker yen in chip-related stocks, but the index closed lower for the week on concerns about new infections with the Coronavirus. The Nikkei index rose 0.27% to 28,783.28 points, after …

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) finished higher on Thursday, opening July and the second half of the year with another record-breaking performance, with Wall Street investors optimistic about the upcoming jobs report. Recent economic data showed progress on the road to recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, with the drop …

The S&P 500 index started the second half of the year at record levels on Thursday after data showed that the number of weekly applications for unemployment benefits came in less than expected, while Walgreens shares gained after the company raised its forecast for annual profits. The S&P 500 index …