Global Stock Market

European stocks began the new quarter with limited gains Thursday, April 1, as concerns about another wave of Covid-19, with France imposing a third lockdown measure, overshadowed optimism about a new spending plan for the US government. The European Stoxx600 index rose 0.2% in early trade, hovering three points below …

Japanese stocks rose Thursday, April 1st, as investors snapped up shares of semiconductor companies on the first day of the new fiscal year, thanks to hopes for strong corporate business results. The benchmark Nikkei index closed 0.72% higher at 29,388.87 points, while the broader Topix index increased 0.19% to 1,957.64 …

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) finished Wednesday’s trading session with a mixed performance, as the technology sector rebounded. Meanwhile, the main three indices on Wall Street closed March with the fourth consecutive quarterly gains, supported by an improved sentiment towards economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 85.41 …

European stocks finished lower on Wednesday, after a 30% decline by the debutant Deliveroo stock on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) weighed on the market. The STOXX Europe 600 index declined by 0.24% at 429.60 points, remaining near it all-time record closing level seen on February 19, 2020, at 433.90 …

Pfizer-BioNTech announced on Wednesday that their COVID-19 demonstrated 100% efficacy and robust antibody responses in participants aged 12-15 years old, as reported by Reuters. “Companies plan to submit these data to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) as soon as possible to request …

he New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed Tuesday with relatively small losses, as Wall Street investors were impacted by the tech sector losses that resulted from a surge in Treasury bond yields to their highest level in about 14 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by 104.41 points, or …

European stocks closed higher on Tuesday, amid hopes for economic recovery from the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic with the rollout of vaccines. The STOXX Europe 600 index rose by 0.81% to close at 431.06 points, nearing its all-time record high of nearly 434 points, supported by the auto sector …

The main indices of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) opened lower on Tuesday, amid a surge in the U.S. Treasury bond yields. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down by 75.32 points, or 0.23%, at 33,096.05 points. The S&P 500 index declined by 12.44 points, or 0.31%, at 3,958.65 …

European stocks finished mostly higher on Monday, with limited gains due to concerns about the third wave of the Coronavirus pandemic. The STOXX Europe 600 index closed higher by 0.2%, with the stocks of food and beverages leading the rise and adding 1.5%. In the UK, the FTSE100 index settled marginally …

European stocks approached record highs Monday, March 29, thanks to optimism about the global economic recovery, while Credit Suisse plunged following a warning of “significant” losses due to exit from positions after a US-based hedge fund defaulted on margin calls. Swiss bank shares lost 9.5% after it said an unnamed …