Global Stock Market

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 …

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed Monday mixed as the Dow Jones finished in losses, while the S&P closed in green, nearing its highest level ever, which was already achieved by the Nasdaq that broke yet another record by the end of today’s session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average …

European stocks finished higher on Monday after fluctuating throughout the first session of the week, due to rising political tensions and concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The Stoxx Europe 600 index added 0.41% or 1.5 points to settle at 369.57. In the UK, the FTSE100 index closed higher by 0.61%, …

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) showed a mostly negative performance on Friday, as weak economic data in the United States weighed on the stock market, amid concerns over a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1%, while S&P 500 lost less than 0.1%, …

European stocks closed lower on Thursday, due to negative earnings reports by a number of major listed companies. The Stoxx Europe 600 index declined by 0.46%, while FTSE100 dropped 1.50%. In France, the CAC40 index settled lower by 0.61%, while the German DAX fell by 0.50%.

Wall Street indices opened Thursday mixed, with the Dow showing losses while Nasdaq and S&P holding on to gains, supported by a record decline in jobless claims to their lowest level in around five months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down by 53.19 points or 0.19%, and S&P 500 …