Hang Seng Menguji 26.000, Lanjut Nanjak atau Balik Turun? The Hong Kong stock market opened cautiously on Friday, November 28, 2025, with the Hang Seng Index trading slightly between 25,990 and 26,000, having closed at 25,945.93 on Thursday. Opening sentiment was still influenced by the slowdown in the global rally over the weekend, after world stock markets had rallied strongly in recent days and began to lose steam. In Asia, other stock indices also tended to move mixed, while the absence of major catalysts from Wall Street—which was closed for Thanksgiving—left the Hang Seng's direction...
The Nikkei 225 Index dropped 0.8% to fall below 39,800, while the broader Topix Index lost 0.7%, settling at 2,767 on Wednesday, reversing gains from the previous session as US Treasury yields surged. Japanese shares also mirrored a tech-driven selloff on Wall Street overnight, fueled by concerns over persistent inflation and reduced expectations of further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Investors in Japan are also looking ahead to local wage data this week, which could offer further insights into the Bank of Japan's monetary policy outlook. Notable losses were seen in index...
U.S. stocks closed down on Tuesday after a batch of upbeat economic data raised concerns that an inflation rebound could slow down the Federal Reserve's pace of monetary policy easing. Stocks gave up early gains after a Labor Department report showed job openings unexpectedly increased in November, while a separate report said services sector activity accelerated in December with a measure tracking input prices surging to a near two-year high. Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields hit an eight-month high at 4.677% after the data pointed to a strong economy. Signs of continued resilience in...
European markets closed higher on Tuesday as investors in the region digested inflation data and corporate earnings releases. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index provisionally ended the session up 0.34%, with mining, utilities and construction stocks among the few sectors in negative territory. Major bourses were in mixed territory, with the FTSE 100 down by around 0.09%. Annual inflation in the euro zone rose to 2.4% in December, a flash estimate from Eurostat showed on Tuesday, up from 2.2% in November. The print — which was in line with expectations, according to a Reuters poll of...
Most US stocks rose on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 up 0.4%, extending gains for a third session, the Dow Jones up nearly 130 points and the Nasdaq trading around the flatline. All sectors were in the green but energy and real estate outperformed. In the corporate sector, Nvidia shares rose 1.6%, following the CEO's announcement of new chips, software and services. On the other hand, Tesla fell nearly 0.7% after Bank of America downgraded the stock. Meanwhile, traders awaited the JOLTS report for additional insight into the performance of the labor market while continuing to evaluate...
European stocks fell on Tuesday, retreating after strong gains in the last session, as a decline in healthcare and financial stocks weighed while investors focused on key inflation data across the continent due later in the day. Europe's main index, the STOXX 600, was down 0.3% by 0810 GMT after rising to a more than two-week high on Monday following a report suggesting U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may opt for a less aggressive tariff strategy. Trump later denied the report, adding to the uncertainty. On the day, healthcare was among the biggest early losers, down 0.8% with index...