Oil headed for the biggest weekly loss since late June as traders positioned for a key OPEC+ decision on supply this weekend. Brent futures edged marginally higher on Friday, but were still trading below $65 a barrel and set for a weekly slump of about 8%. Prices have declined the past four days on the expectation OPEC+ will discuss fast-tracking more supply hikes. Meanwhile, efforts by the Trump administration to keep oil exports flowing from northern Iraq, as well as a US government shutdown, have added to the bearish sentiment. The OPEC+ meeting comes as...
The Nikkei 225 Index jumped 1.1% to above 38,400 while the broader Topix Index gained 0.4% to 2,655 in post-holiday trade on Tuesday, as a solid corporate outlook, helped in part by a weaker yen, supported Japanese equities. Investors also continued to assess the monetary policy outlook in the country after the Bank of Japan held interest rates steady at 0.25% last week and highlighted diminishing global economic risks that could set the stage for further rate hikes. Meanwhile, investors remained cautious ahead of the closely contested US presidential election and the latest Federal...
The Hang Seng Index rose for the second day, climbing 0.3%, or 61.09 to 20,567.52 in Hong Kong. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. contributed the most to the index gain, increasing 1.1%. Trip.com Group Ltd. had the largest increase, rising 4.8%. Today, 48 of 82 shares rose, while 26 fell; all sectors were higher, led by commerce and industry stocks. Source : Bloomberg
European markets are expected to start the week on a mostly positive note Monday, with all eyes on Tuesday's presidential election in the U.S. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index is expected to open 4 points lower at 8,173, Germany's DAX up 11 points at 19,261, France's CAC up 2 points at 7,415 and Italy's FTSE MIB up 74 points at 34,507, according to data from IG. Earnings are set to come from BioNTech and Ryanair and data releases include European manufacturing purchasing managers' index data. Global markets are gearing up for a historic week, with the highly anticipated U.S. presidential election...
Hong Kong's stocks rose 51 points, or 0.25%, to 20,557 in early trade on Monday, up for the second session after the Saudi sovereign wealth fund announced last Friday a USD 1 billion financial commitment on the final day of the 2024 FII summit. China's parliament is set to begin its meeting today, with expectations to announce more details on fiscal stimulus measures when the meeting concludes on Friday. Source : Trading Economicsmuannya hari ini, dengan harapan untuk mengumumkan rincian lebih lanjut tentang langkah-langkah stimulus fiskal saat pertemuan berakhir pada hari Jumat....
Stocks rallied Friday to kick off November as Amazon led big technology stocks into the green and traders looked past a disappointing jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 288.73 points, or 0.69%, ending at 42,052.19. The S&P 500 advanced 0.41% to close at 5,728.80, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.8% to 18,239.92. Amazon rallied 6.2% as strength in the cloud and advertising businesses propelled the ecommerce giant above Wall Street's earnings expectations. Intel popped 7.8% after exceeding analysts' forecasts for revenue and offering strong guidance. The two stocks...
The European stock markets closed out a rough week sharply higher in Friday trading as The Stoxx Europe climbed 1.31%, the Swiss Market Index surged 1.63%, France's CAC rose 1.09%, the FTSE in London gained 1.07%, and Germany's DAX closed 1.10% higher. In the UK, the seasonally adjusted S&P Global UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 49.9 in October from 51.5 in September, slipping into contraction territory for the first time since April. S&P attributed the decline in large part to a lack of consumer confidence and an economic slowdown. Meanwhile, UK house prices...
Stocks climbed Friday to kick off November as Amazon led big technology stocks into the green and traders looked past a disappointing jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 467 points, or 1.1%. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 1% and 1.3%, respectively. Amazon rallied more than 6% as strength in the cloud and advertising businesses propelled the ecommerce giant above Wall Street's earnings expectations. Intel popped 5.3% after exceeding analysts' forecasts for revenue and offering strong guidance. The two stocks improved sentiment following some notable earnings...
The Hang Seng added 189 points or 0.9% to end at 20,506 on the first trading day of the month, snapping a two-day decline as factory activity in China recovered last month. Beijing's recent stimulus measures began to show a positive impact ahead of next week's National People's Congress session, which could launch more initiatives. On the monetary front, the PBoC injected CNY 500 billion via reverse repos late Thursday to keep ample liquidity nearing year-end. Property, consumers, and financials drove the strength, with notable rises from Akeso Inc. (8.4%), Tencent Holdings (3.7%), and...
Gold (XAU/USD) is extending its decline on Wednesday for a second consecutive day as the US Dollar (USD) and US Treasury yields firm ahead of the release of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)...
Oil extended declines after OPEC+ agreed to a bigger-than-expected production increase next month, raising concerns about oversupply just as US tariffs fan fears about the demand outlook.
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The Japanese Yen (JPY) weakened against its US counterpart and reversed part of Friday's recovery from the lowest level since July 23 following Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda's remarks....