Global Stock Market

European stocks rose during trading on Wednesday on upbeat quarterly earnings reports from companies including SocGen helped boost optimism about a faster vaccine-led economic recovery this year. The STOXX 600 rose 0.3%, with commodity-related and banking stocks leading the gains. Most of the European indices were higher in early trade. …

Japanese shares closed higher in choppy trade Wednesday, February 10, after positive earnings from market leaders Toyota and Honda shed light on an improved global economic outlook. Nikkei’s benchmark rose 0.19% to 29,562.93 points, while cyclical and technology-related consumer stocks led the gains. The broader Topix index increased 0.27% to …

The main indices of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed mostly lower on Tuesday, after a series of gains that saw it hit new all-time record highs. The decline comes on the back of mixed financial results reported by some major listed companies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by …

European stocks ended Tuesday in small losses that come following recent surges on the back of improved risk sentiment and investors’ appetite. The STOXX Europe 600 index closed lower by 0.1%, with the majority of market sectors closing in red. The German benchmark index DAX finished down by 0.34%, while …

European stocks fell on Tuesday 9 February, after a strong rally receded, driven by hopes of a faster global economic recovery and the distribution of anti-Coronavirus vaccines, while shares of the French oil giant Total increased after its profits recovered in Q4 last year. Total’s share increased by 1.1% after …

Japanese stocks closed higher for the third consecutive session on Tuesday, February 9, after reaching a 30-year high, as strong business results for companies and progress in distributing anti-virus vaccines raised expectations of a rapid economic recovery. The benchmark Nikkei index rose 0.4% to 29,505.93 points, while the broader Topix …

The main indices of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed at new record highs on Monday, opening the second week of February with a strong performance that build up on the recent surges, which come on the back of improved risk sentiment among Wall Street investors and anticipation for …

European stocks closed higher on Monday, opening the week with a positive performance amid an improved risk sentiment that benefited equity markets around the world. The pan-European STOXX 600 index finished higher by 0.3%. Meanwhile, the French CAC40 index gained 0.47%, while the German index DAX closed marginally higher by …

European stocks rose, after achieving their best weekly gains in nearly three months, as Dialog Semiconductor boosted the technology sector, while hopes for a faster economic recovery continued on the back of the global distribution of vaccines. Renesas Electronics and Dialog said they had agreed that the Japanese chipmaker would …

European stocks closed mixed on Friday, amid anticipation for a wider rollout of Coronavirus vaccines. The pan-continental STOXX Europe 600 index closed unchanged, but logged weekly gains of 3.45%, supported by the improved risk sentiment that helped Wall Street score new record highs, as well as the positive performance by …