Global Stock Market

Japan’s Nikkei closed at a one-week high on Thursday, tracking the strong close on Wall Street Wednesday night, while the yen’s slide against the dollar raised hopes for better prospects for local businesses. The Nikkei jumped 2.31 percent to 28,065.28 points, its highest closing level since Aug. 31. The index …

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 455 points, or 1.46%. The S&P 500 rose 1.79% and the Nasdaq Composite ticked up 2.06%, attempting to break a seven-day losing streak.Stocks rallied as Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard reaffirmed that the central bank would do what it takes to stifle inflation, while …

Dow jumps 200 points Wednesday, Nasdaq tries to snap 7-day losing streakUS shares surged on Wednesday. The shares are trying to abandon three-week slide as rates and oil prices eased, cooling investor concerns about continued high inflation.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 280 points, or 0.9%. The S&P 500 rose …

Japanese stocks fell on Wednesday as continued investor fears about an economic slowdown outweighed the strong performance of exporters’ shares, which rose on the yen’s fall. The Nikkei index fell 0.71 percent, tracking losses overnight on Wall Street, as the three major indexes fell after the US services sector report …

Wall Street’s main indexes closed lower on Tuesday, the first session after the US Labour Day holiday and summer vacations, as traders assessed fresh economic data in volatile trading. A lot of uncertainty and volatility is not coming from the US; it’s actually coming from overseas.The tech-heavy Nasdaq (.IXIC) suffered …

US shares maintain mixed performance on Tuesday in a volatile trading environment at the US session.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 93 points, or 0.30%, climbing off lows of the day boosted by defensive shares such as Johnson & Johnson and Coca-Cola. The S&P 500 rose 0.29% and the Nasdaq …

The European markets cautiously surged on Tuesday as investors continued to assess recession risks in the continent. The pan-European Stoxx 600 added 0.5% by mid-afternoon, with retail stocks climbing 2.8% to lead gains as most sectors nudged into positive territory.Oil and gas stocks were the most obvious as they were …

Japan’s Nikkei on Tuesday halted a four-session losing streak as investors returned to buy shares, buoyed by gains in Fast Retailer stock. The Nikkei index rose 0.02 percent to 27626.51 points after falling to negative territory for moments, while the broader Topix index fell slightly by 0.11 percent to 1926.58 …

The British FTSE 100 index ended slightly higher on Monday as commodity stocks achieved notable gains. Investors looked ahead to the appointment of Liz Truss as Britain’s new prime minister against a deteriorating economic background.The commodity-heavy FTSE 100 ended 0.1% higher, after falling as much as 1.2% earlier in the …

Fed Chief Jerome Powell lately curbed his long-lived optimism that policymakers can eventually carry out a soft landing for the US economy. But as signs of a recession accumulate, the Fed’s new objective has changed into avoiding a painful crash.Powell signaled that the Fed will adopt monetary policy tightening for …