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Japanese banking stocks closed higher on Wednesday, helping the Nikkei index end a three-day losing streak, as markets regained some calm after investor fears of spillovers from the Silicon Valley bank collapse subsided. The Tokyo Stock Exchange’s banking index rose 3.3 percent, led by shares of Suruga and Shimane Banks, …

The European index rose on Tuesday, supported by the rise in interest rate-sensitive real estate and technology stocks, after a three-day sell-off in the wake of the collapse of the Silicon Valley bank that caused turmoil in the banking sector worldwide. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.1% by 0813 …

European stocks fell on Monday, as banking stocks continued to decline in the region, despite the intervention of the authorities to limit the repercussions of the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.6 percent by 0812 GMT, after closing at its lowest level …

Japan’s Nikkei fell more than 1 percent on Monday, with banks leading the losses as investors fretted over the potential repercussions of the collapse of the US bank Silicon Valley. Automakers also fell under pressure from a strong yen, with Mitsubishi Motors leading the decline. The Nikkei index fell 1.11 …

European stock markets traded sharply lower Friday as nervousness ahead of the widely-watched U.S. jobs report and weakness in the banking sector overshadowed better-than-expected U.K. growth data. At 08:40 GMT, the DAX index in Germany traded 1.7% lower, the CAC 40 in France dipped 1.9% and the FTSE 100 in …

On Friday, the Japanese Nikkei index suffered the largest loss in nearly three months, ending a series of gains that lasted for five sessions, under the weight of the decline in financial institutions shares, after a decision by the central bank to continue stimulus measures, which affected the expectations of …

European stocks opened lower on Thursday, with German real estate company LEG Immobilien tumbling to the bottom of the Stoxx 600 index on a dividend hold, while investors worried about interest rate hikes continuing for a longer period. Shares in LEG Immobilien plunged 10.6 percent in early trade, with the …

Japan’s Nikkei index hit a six-and-a-half-month high on Thursday, extending its winning streak for the fifth consecutive session, with risk appetite improving on expectations that the Federal Reserve will slow down its monetary tightening policies and the lack of imminent changes in the Bank of Japan’s monetary stimulus policy. The …

European stocks fell on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said there was a possibility of more sharp interest rate increases, while sportswear company Adidas fell after announcing plans to cut its annual dividend. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.3 percent by 0805 GMT, hitting its lowest level …

European stocks recorded a slight decline in early trading on Tuesday, and technology stocks led the decline ahead of the beginning of the congressional testimony of Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, while luxury goods companies gave up gains due to gloomy Chinese data. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index …