Global Stock Market

Airbnb, the short-term home and room rental company, has confidentially filed on Wednesday for an initial public offering (IPO), Reuters reported. A recent report by the Wall Street Journal suggested that the company could go public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as early as before the end of …

Japanese stocks fell at the close Thursday, August 20, affected by Wall Street losses after the US Federal Reserve meeting minutes revealed that policymakers are concerned about the uncertainty surrounding the path of the economic recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic. The Nikkei index fell 1% to close at 22,880.62, the …

European shares were hit by a sell-off in global stock markets on Thursday (August 20th) after the US Federal Reserve indicated a long and difficult path to the recovery of the world’s largest economy. The Stoxx600 index of European shares fell 1.2% by 07:12 GMT, while the mining sector fell …

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) indices closed in red, after rising earlier in the session to new intraday record highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 85.19, or 0.31%, while S&P 500 closed lower by around 15 points or 0.44%, and the Nasdaq Composite finished lower by 0.57%. The …

European Stocks closed higher on Wednesday, as banking shares achieved high gains, boosted by some positive earnings reports and the record-breaking rises in Wall Street. Stoxx Europe 600 added 0.60%, while FTSE100 rose by 0.58%. CAC40 settled higher by 0.79%, and DAX finished on a 0.74% increase.

The Nikkei benchmark index made slight gains at the close on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with some tech stocks surging after the gains of US giants, with the S&P 500 index climbing to a record high last night. The Nikkei Index is very close to a three-decade high …

European stocks fell on Wednesday, August 18, and were unable to gain strength from a record rise in S&P 500 index, as investors feared an increase in coronavirus cases would impede the emerging economic recovery in Eurozone. The European Stoxx600 index fell 0.1% by 07:15 GMT, with the mining, oil …

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed Wednesday mixed as indices varied on their performance, with the Nasdaq and S&P closing at record highs and the Dow maintaining the downward trend. The S&P 500 index gained 0.2% and closed at 3,389.78, its highest evet closing level. Earlier in the session, …

European stocks closed lower on Tuesday, after rising earlier in the session, mainly due to losses by banks and energy shares. The Stoxx Europe 600 index settled lower by 0.66% or 2.45 points at 366.81. Meanwhile, FTSE100 lost 0.83%, while CAC40 finished lower by 0.68%. DAX closed lower by 0.30%, …

The Nikkei benchmark closed lower on Tuesday, August 18th, pulling away from the six-month peak it touched last week, as global political uncertainty led to risk aversion among investors. Nikkei lost 0.2% to 23,051.08 points, away from Friday’s 23,338 peak, the highest level since late February. The broader TOPIX index …