The S&P 500 closed mostly flat on Friday, the Dow Jones extended its record run, rising 240 points finisheing at 46,758 after briefly surpassing 47,000 during the session, while the Nasdaq slipped 0.3% as the US government shutdown entered its third day. Pressure came from major technology names, with Palantir Technologies leading the S&P 500 lower, dropping 7.5%, while Tesla and Nvidia fell 1.4% and 0.7%, respectively. Applied Materials declined 2.7% after warning of a $600 million revenue hit tied to semiconductor export restrictions. Investors focused on the shutdown, which...
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Textile, Transportation Equipment and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.79%. The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (TYO:7911), which rose 15.52% or 632.00 points to trade at 4,703.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sony Corp (TYO:6758) added 8.65% or 295.00 points to end at 3,705.00 and Trend Micro Inc. (TYO:4704) was up 6.77% or 735.00 points to 11,595.00 in late trade. The worst performers of the session were...
The Hang Seng Index opened higher, rising 212 points or 0.97%, to reach 22,027 points. The China Enterprises Index climbed 80 points, or 1%, to 8,083, while the Tech Index advanced 75 points, or 1.43%, to 5,310.Technology stocks posted strong performances, with gains across major players. Tencent rose 1.7%, Alibaba edged up 0.1%, Meituan gained 1.4%, Xiaomi rose 1.8%, JD.com climbed 2.3%, and Kuaishou surged 3.3%.Financial stocks also provided significant support to the market. HSBC advanced 0.4%, AIA rose 1.7%, Ping An Insurance increased by 1.2%, and the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing...
The Nikkei 225 Index declined 0.4% to around 39,300 on Friday, ending a three-day rally as the yen sharply rebounded overnight. The currency's rise followed expectations of a softer US PCE inflation reading and a delay in President Trump's reciprocal tariffs. A stronger yen typically weighs on Japan's export-driven industries and makes Japanese assets pricier for foreign investors. Meanwhile, investors continued to navigate Japan's busy earnings season, which has yielded mixed results so far. Notable losses were seen in index heavyweights such as IHI Corp (-2.2%), Fast Retailing (-1.1%), and...
Asia-Pacific markets rose Friday, tracking Wall Street gains overnight as President Donald Trump signed a reciprocal tariffs plans, but did not enact the levies on them immediately.Australia's S&P/ASX 200 started the day 0.76% higher, after hitting a intra-day record in the previous session.Over in Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 started the day down 0.15%, while the broader Topix index was up 0.31%.South Korea's Kospi opened 0.14% higher while the small-cap Kosdaq advanced 0.74%.The country's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate hit 2.9% in January, easing from its three-year high of...
US stocks rose on Thursday as a U.S. tariff update helped ease concerns about inflation and global trade tensions, brushing aside hotter-than-expected inflation data. The S&P 500 rose 1%, the Nasdaq 100 gained 1.3% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 350 points, or 0.7%. President Trump signed a memorandum to review reciprocal tariffs on foreign countries but did not impose any levies. He also hinted at the potential for additional tariffs, including on auto imports. The producer price index (PPI) rose 0.4% in January, beating estimates, but a key component that goes...