European stocks rose Thursday, March 16th, as troubled Credit Suisse rose after receiving financial aid from the Swiss National Bank (SNB), easing some fears of a global banking crisis, although caution prevailed ahead of the European Central Bank’s interest rate decision. The Stoxx 600 index rose 0.9%, by 08:15 GMT. …
Read More »Japanese Nikkei index trims its losses after Credit Suisse’s measures to enhance liquidity
Japan’s Nikkei index pared its losses on Thursday after hitting a near two-month low in a volatile session, after Swiss bank Credit Suisse announced plans to boost its cash position. This week witnessed sharp volatility in Japanese banks, which caused the Nikkei index to drop below 27,000 points for the …
Read More »Nikkei ends 3-day losing streak as banking stocks rise
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, …
Read More »European stocks rise after 3 days of decline and bank stocks decline
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 …
Read More »European stocks fell amid continued selling of bank stocks
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 …
Read More »Nikkei index falls as banking stocks are affected by the collapse of Silicon Valley
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 …
Read More »European stocks sharply lower; banking sector hit hard
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 …
Read More »Nikkei suffers the largest loss in 3 months
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 …
Read More »European stocks opened lower, affected by the decline of German Immobilien
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 …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei index is at its highest level in 6 and a half months
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 …
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