Investors’ prevalent sentiment tends to be overwhelmed by hesitation and confusion which have become an inseparable part of the scene because the implications of the NFP jobs data announced Friday.The stock market was wavering on Friday after the September jobs report missed estimates, though the data were better than the …
Read More »Wall Street closes sharply higher over Big Tech gains
Facebook shares have bounced by 2.1% one day after taking a beating as services resumed following outage.Tech and financial companies Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet are significantly among top advancers, each rose more than 1% following a selloff in growth stocks the day before. PepsiCo gains on raising annual revenue …
Read More »Stocks slip after S&P 500’s best day since July
Stocks declined and gains stopped after equities’ best day since July, with some volatility returning to markets as regulators’ concerns rose in China at least temporarily counterbalance optimism over the U.S. economic recovery.The S&P 500 Index fluctuated between small gains and losses. A day earlier, stocks posted a back-to-back session …
Read More »European stocks climb on Bank of England, Fed statements
European stocks have been traded higher Thursday as global markets reacted to the latest policy decisions from the Bank of England and the U.S. Federal Reserve.Investors are still digesting the Fed’s decisions and the statements by the Bank of England, as the IHS Markit’s flash composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) …
Read More »Stock benchmarks gain around 1.0% each as Powell flagged taper
U. S. shares have ended the key trading sessions surprisingly on a positive side, despite the Federal Reserve’s hint for tapering. The market’s reaction to the Federal Reserve’s announcements was originally expected to represent a low and favored securities, which kept the gains even as Chairman Jerome Powell supported the …
Read More »Evergrande could trigger a global market crisis
A looming debt-related default by Chinese Evergrande Group has suddenly shook up financial markets from Asia to Europe and the United States. On Monday, major banks were told that they will not collect interest payments on loans that are outstanding, while interest payments of USD 84 million on the company’s …
Read More »Tech Stocks Sees Highest Investments in Six Months – BofA
More investors are leaning towards slowing-growth assets, amid rising inflation rates, according to a weekly investment-monitoring report by the Bank of America, as cited by Reuters on Friday. Technology stocks witnessed the highest inflows since March at $2.5 billion. Meanwhile, high selling was seen on Treasury bonds and other U.S. …
Read More »Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Down 4% as Chinese Technology Stocks Continue to Fall
Shares in the Asia-Pacific region were mixed in trading Tuesday, July 27, as several major Chinese technology stocks in Hong Kong remained under pressure after falling on Monday. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 4.64% in afternoon trade, after falling more than 4% on Monday on the back of regulatory concerns …
Read More »Japan Stocks Tumbled on Pandemic Fears
Japanese stocks closed lower on Friday, April 23, as tighter government restrictions to contain COVID-19 infections raised concerns about the economy’s recovery, while disappointing expectations from nedec reinforced the cautious atmosphere at the start of the corporate earnings announcements season. The Nikkei index fell 0.57% to close at 29020.63 points, …
Read More »Asian Shares Mixed as Turbulent Year Ends
Asian stocks swung between gains and losses during the early hours of the last trading day of 2020. While Chinese stocks benefit from improved Manfuctring activity numbers in December and coronavirus vaccine news. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index of stocks outside Japan rose 0.43%. The Australian ASX 200 is down …
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