Hong Kong stocks fell on Thursday after hitting a one-month high, as investors opted to remain cautious ahead of the release of quarterly earnings reports from major tech companies, including Tencent and JD.com, as well as Chinese economic data for November. The Hang Seng Index fell 0.1% to 26,888.09 as of 10:06 a.m. local time, with the Hang Seng Tech Index down 0.7%. In mainland China, the CSI 300 Index and the Shanghai Composite Index posted slight gains of 0.4% and 0.2%, respectively. Tencent shares fell 0.8% to HK$652, with the report expected to show profit growth slowing to 5% in the...
US stocks started the week strongly, with the S&P 500 rising 1.6%, the Nasdaq gaining 2.4%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising about 415 points after the Senate approved a procedural move that brings a funding bill to reopen the government and end the 40-day shutdown one step closer to passage. Eight Democrats dissented from the House leadership in support of the motion, but the bill still needs a vote in the House. Artificial intelligence-related technology stocks led the rally, with Nvidia (5.8%), Palantir (8.8%), AMD (4.5%), and Micron (6.5%) among the biggest gainers as...
European stocks rallied on Monday (November 10th), rebounding from a three-week low hit on Friday, as investors welcomed early signs that the historic US government shutdown was nearing an end and as fears of a tech bubble ebbed last week. The STOXX 50 jumped 1.8% to 5,670 points, while the broader STOXX 600 gained 1.5% to 573 points, after US House Speaker Mike Johnson said the House of Representatives should vote "as soon as possible" following Sunday's narrow Senate approval of the first phase of a bill to end the government shutdown. Optimism was further bolstered by a wave of upbeat...
Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday, with risk sentiment aided by signs of progress in Washington to end a record U.S. government shutdown that has stalled economic data releases and intensified concerns over the state of the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 108.0 points, or 0.23%, at the open to 47,095.06. The S&P 500 rose 56.6 points, or 0.84%, at the open to 6,785.36, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 350.3 points, or 1.52%, to 23,354.853 at the opening bell. Source : Reuters
European stocks traded higher on Monday, with the STOXX 50 up 1.4% and the STOXX 600 gaining 1.1%, tracking global optimism that the longest US government shutdown may soon end. Sentiment improved after eight Democrats joined nearly all Republican senators to advance a bipartisan deal, passed 60–40, that would reopen the federal government and fund it through the end of January. Corporate news also lifted sentiment. Novo Nordisk rose 2.7% after dropping its bid for weight-loss drugmaker Metsera. ASML (+2.7%), LVMH (+1.4%), SAP (+1.7%), and Siemens (+2.5%) posted strong gains, while Diageo...
The Hang Seng surged 407 points, or 1.6%, to close at 26,649 on Monday, rebounding from losses in the prior session as global equities advanced after the U.S. Senate reportedly moved forward with a measure to reopen the government and end a 40-day shutdown. All sectors rallied, led by consumer and technology shares, after mainland markets hit a decade-high amid signs that producer price deflation eased in October and consumer prices turned positive for the first time since February. Sentiment also improved after Beijing signaled it would ease pressure on the global auto industry following...