The Hang Seng climbed 233 points, or 0.9%, to close at 26,855 on Tuesday, reversing early losses to hit a two-week high on broad-based gains. The index jumped 7% in September, its fifth straight monthly advance, and posted a third quarterly gain of 11.6%, fueled by AI optimism, strong inflows, and bets of fresh policy support from Beijing ahead of the October plenum. Still, upside was capped by U.S. political uncertainty, with Vice President Vance warning the government was "headed to a shutdown" amid stalled budget talks. Profit-taking also weighed as traders braced for China's week-long...
Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly higher on Wednesday, in contrast to Wall Street's main benchmarks that fell ahead of key inflation data that could influence the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision. South Korea reported a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.7% in November, Statistics Korea said, unchanged from the previous month China reportedly began its annual economic work conference on Wednesday to outline its economic policies and growth targets for next year. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 started the day down 0.31%. Japan's Nikkei 225 and the broad-based Topix opened...
Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Tuesday as investors anxiously awaited key inflation reports that could influence the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision next week. Among the S&P 500's 11 major industry sectors, communication services was the biggest boost with help from a rally in shares of Google-parent Alphabet after it unveiled a new chip. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 lost 16.53 points, or 0.27%, to end at 6,036.32 points, while the Nasdaq Composite lost 49.45 points, or 0.25%, to 19,687.24. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 143.46 points, or...
European markets ended an eight-day rally on Tuesday, with the Stoxx 50 down 0.7% and the Stoxx 600 off 0.5%, led by a 1.1% drop in industrials. Weaker-than-expected Chinese import and export data dragged mining stocks 0.8% lower, while traders awaited US inflation data on Wednesday. Among notable stocks, Delivery Hero fell 10% after its Talabat unit's weak debut on the Dubai exchange. Ashtead dropped over 11% after announcing a New York primary listing and lower profit guidance. TeamViewer slid 12% after a $720 million acquisition of software firm 1E. On the upside, Commerzbank gained...
US stocks showed mixed performance on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 hovering near the flatline, the Dow Jones slipping 110 points, and the Nasdaq gaining 0.4%. This came after losses in the previous session, as traders remained cautious and awaited key catalysts, including tomorrow's CPI report, to gauge the Fed's action at next week's policy meeting. Communication services was the top performing sector while utilities fell the most. On the corporate front, shares of Alphabet gained about 5% after the company announced that it has addressed a significant challenge in quantum computing with...
European markets traded in negative territory on Tuesday, retreating from yesterday's mostly positive trading session as investors braced for the latest U.S. inflation report this week. The pan-European Stoxx 600 fell 0.3% during morning trade. Basic resources stocks led the losses, dropping 1.2% as investors reacted to weaker-than-expected Chinese import and export figures. Traders await U.S. inflation data due on Wednesday. The consumer price index data is likely to influence how the Federal Reserve moves to raise interest rates at its Dec. 17-18 meeting. Economists polled by Dow Jones...