Stocks in Hong Kong surged 413 points, or 1.6%, to 26,043 in early trade on the first trading day of 2026, rebounding from losses in the previous session as markets reopened after the New Year break. Sentiment was lifted by a marked rise in U.S. futures, following solid year-end gains on Wall Street in 2025. While U.S. equities underperformed the strong returns of the past two years, annual gains remained resilient despite a global sell-off triggered by tariff announcements in April. All sectors of the Hang Seng Index participated in the rally, led by tech, consumer, and property stocks....
The Hang Seng Index is expected to open lower on Monday, December 15, 2025, after previously closing slightly above 25,975. This lower opening projection comes amid sluggish global sentiment, after Wall Street corrected due to a sell-off in AI and technology stocks. Investors in Hong Kong are also still digesting signals of a slowdown in the Chinese economy and concerns about a supply surplus in the property and financial sectors, so risk appetite at the start of the session tended to be limited. Additional pressure comes from the technology sector, which has often led the Hang Seng's...
European stocks opened higher at the start of this week. The Stoxx 600 Index rose around 0.38%, with nearly all sectors and major exchanges trading in the green. The UK's FTSE, Germany's DAX, France's CAC 40, and Italy's FTSE MIB each also rallied at the opening. This increase occurred amid market focus on a series of European central bank decisions in the coming days. This week is a crucial moment for the ECB, Bank of England, Riksbank, and Norges Bank, which will hold their final policy meetings of 2025. The ECB is expected to hold interest rates at 2%, while President Christine Lagarde...
The Nikkei 225 index closed down around 1.3% at around 50,100 on Monday (December 15th), dragged down by negative sentiment from Wall Street, which just recorded its worst daily decline in three weeks, particularly in technology and AI stocks. Investors were also still digesting weak Chinese data, including declining investment and sluggish consumption, which has resurfaced concerns about global demand and pressured shares of Japanese exporters. Domestically, the Japanese stock market was also pressured by expectations of a Bank of Japan (BoJ) interest rate hike at its December 18-19...
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange opened lower on Monday, with the Hang Seng briefly dropping to 25,698 before recovering slightly to trade around 25,771 (down 0.79%). Pressure was also seen in the China Enterprise Index, which fell to 8,988 (-1%) and the Technology Index to 5,553 (-1.49%). Transaction value on the main exchange was recorded at around HK$51.9 billion, indicating a relatively active market despite cautious sentiment. This decline was primarily weighed down by major tech stocks: Tencent (-2%), Alibaba (-2.4%), Xiaomi (-1.9%), JD.com (-1.5%), and Kuaishou (-3.1%). Elsewhere,...
The Japanese stock market opened lower after sentiment in technology stocks, particularly semiconductors, worsened. The trigger came from Broadcom's disappointing sales outlook, coupled with reports that Oracle was delaying the completion of several data centers—aggravating market concerns about the magnitude of AI investments and the timing of their return. As a result, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.2% to 50,246.58, while the Topix index was flat at 3,423.70 in Tokyo morning. Amid the tech pressure, investors are turning to safer sectors such as pharmaceuticals and food. Financial stocks are also...