European stocks ended mixed on the last trading day of the year. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed a shortened trading session 0.1% lower on Wednesday, with most sector indexes in negative territory. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 ended the day down 0.2%, bringing the index to an annual gain of 21.5% – its strongest yearly gain since 2009. Meanwhile, France's CAC 40 ended New Year's Eve down 0.2%, while Germany's DAX rose 0.6%. Italy's FTSE MIB gained 1.1%, bringing annual gains to 31.5% and its best year since 1998. Markets were open for a half-day of trading on Wednesday, and will be closed...
The Tokyo stock market this morning saw a slightly higher opening for the Nikkei 225 index, which opened at around 50,691.22 points. This figure is slightly higher than the previous close, signaling that investors are trying to maintain a positive trend amidst thin market activity ahead of the year-end. Market sentiment this morning was influenced by global news and Japanese economic data. Although the index remains high year-on-year, up more than 25% in a year, investors remain wary of reduced liquidity and uncertainty ahead of the long year-end holidays. Many market participants are...
Asia-Pacific stock markets mostly fell on Tuesday, as the final days of the year approached. Pressure came from Wall Street, where a sell-off in technology stocks continued due to investor concerns about a potential artificial intelligence (AI) bubble. This negative sentiment spread to Asian markets and made market participants cautious. In the United States, Nvidia shares fell more than 1% on Monday, paring some of last week's sharp gains. Other technology stocks such as Palantir Technologies, Meta Platforms, and Oracle also weakened. Similarly, Wall Street's major indices closed in the...
Stocks fell on Monday, driven by losses in the technology sector, after the S&P 500 hit a record high last week. The S&P 500 fell 0.3%, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 152 points, or 0.3%. The artificial intelligence sector was slightly pressured in the trading session. Nvidia shares fell more than 1%, giving back some of their more than 5% gain in the previous week. Palantir Technologies and Meta Platforms also suffered losses, as did Oracle. "Given the light economic calendar this week, internal momentum could be the main story in the...
European stocks closed slightly higher on Monday, supported by gains for auto producers and tech companies as markets continued to gauge the European geopolitical landscape for hints on whether the strong momentum for equities can be extended to next year. The STOXX 50 rose 0.2% to 5,5757 and the pan-European STOXX 600 inched higher to 589. Tech companies led the gains despite broad weakness for their counterparts traded in Wall Street, with ASML and Nokia advancing 1% each. German auto manufacturers were also higher, with BMW and Mercedes Benz adding 1%. On the other hand, defense stocks...
The Hang Seng fell 184 points, or 0.7%, to close at 25,635 on Monday, reversing modest gains from the previous session, as markets entered the final trading week of 2025. Early strength was erased after sentiment turned sour amid renewed geopolitical tensions, following China's large-scale military drills around Taiwan. Sentiment was further weighed by China data, where profits at industrial firms fell the highest over a year in November, due to persistently weak domestic demand. All sectors retreated, with property and consumers among the biggest laggards, even as Beijing renewed its...