Japanese stocks fell after the close on Friday (3/28), as losses in the Shipbuilding, Manufacturing and Services sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 was down 1.99%. The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Keio Corp. (TYO:9008), which rose 2.79% or 110.00 points to trade at 4,047.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nexon Co Ltd (TYO:3659) rose 2.44% or 50.50 points to close at 2,123.00 and DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432) gained 1.83% or 67.00 points to 3,730.00 in late trade. The worst performers on the session were CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751), which fell 5.54%...
The Hang Seng fell 152 points or 0.65% to close at 23,427 on Friday, snapping two-day gains amid broad-based losses. The index lost 1.1% for the week, marking its third straight weekly fall as investors fled riskier assets over mounting concerns that new U.S. tariffs could hurt global growth. President Trump plans to introduce a 25% tariff on auto imports and new reciprocal tariffs on key trading partners from April 2. Caution also prevailed ahead of U.S. PCE inflation data later today and China's March PMI figures next week. However, declines were cushioned by Chinese President Xi...
The STOXX 50 fell 0.5% and the STOXX 600 dropped 0.4% on Friday, extending losses for a third straight session to levels not seen in nearly two weeks. Investor sentiment remained subdued, weighed down by tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, which have continued to raise concerns about the economic outlook.New reciprocal tariffs on U.S. imports, including a 25% levy on cars, are due to take effect on April 2. On the data front, inflation in France and Spain came in below expectations in March, while consumer sentiment in Germany failed to improve as anticipated. Shares of SAP, ASML...