Global Stock Market

European stocks rose from their lowest level in two weeks, as signs of progress in developing a treatment for Covid-19 disease overshadowed concerns about an increase in cases on the continent, threatening to curb an economic recovery. The European STOXX 600 index rose 1.3%, following the gains in Asian markets …

Japanese stocks closed higher, deriving direction from the gains of their Asian counterparts, but growing speculation over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s health dented the mood. The benchmark Nikkei index rose 0.28 percent to close at 22,985.51 points, while the broader Topix index rose 0.19 percent to 1,607.13 points. Trading volumes …

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed higher on Friday, logging weekly gains, with The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged by 0.69% to close at 27,930.33, nearly unchanged compared with its level by the end of last week. The S&P 500 index increased by 0.34% and closed at a new …

The Nikkie benchmark index rose in early trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday, August 21st. Nikkie increased 0.62% to 2,3022.76 points, while the broader TOPIX index rose 0.61% to 1,608.91 points.

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed higher on Thursday, with more investors moving towards the stock market amid a decline in the US Treasury yields. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 46.85 points, or 0.17%, and finished at 27,739.73 points. The S&P 500 index rose by 10.66 points or …

European stocks closed lower on Thursday, following expectations by the US Federal Reserve that the COVID-19 will weigh heavily on economic activity on the short-term. The pan-continental STOXX Europe 600 settled lower by 1%. The UK’s FTSE100 also declined by 1.61%, while the French index CAC40 finished lower by 1.33%. …

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 …