The three US indices closed lower on Thursday, as gains in Microsoft and Meta failed to lift the broader market amid renewed trade uncertainties and economic concerns. The S&P 500 fell 0.5%, marking its third consecutive loss, while the Nasdaq 100 slipped 0.4%. The Dow dropped 330 points, dragged down by losses in healthcare stocks. Market sentiment was dented by President Trump's decision to extend a 25% tariff on Mexican imports and looming deadlines for broader trade actions. The Fed's preferred inflation gauge, the core PCE, rose 0.3% in June and 2.8% from a year earlier, adding to...
The Hang Seng Index rose for the second day, climbing 0.3%, or 61.09 to 20,567.52 in Hong Kong. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. contributed the most to the index gain, increasing 1.1%. Trip.com Group Ltd. had the largest increase, rising 4.8%. Today, 48 of 82 shares rose, while 26 fell; all sectors were higher, led by commerce and industry stocks. Source : Bloomberg
European markets are expected to start the week on a mostly positive note Monday, with all eyes on Tuesday's presidential election in the U.S. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index is expected to open 4 points lower at 8,173, Germany's DAX up 11 points at 19,261, France's CAC up 2 points at 7,415 and Italy's FTSE MIB up 74 points at 34,507, according to data from IG. Earnings are set to come from BioNTech and Ryanair and data releases include European manufacturing purchasing managers' index data. Global markets are gearing up for a historic week, with the highly anticipated U.S. presidential election...
Hong Kong's stocks rose 51 points, or 0.25%, to 20,557 in early trade on Monday, up for the second session after the Saudi sovereign wealth fund announced last Friday a USD 1 billion financial commitment on the final day of the 2024 FII summit. China's parliament is set to begin its meeting today, with expectations to announce more details on fiscal stimulus measures when the meeting concludes on Friday. Source : Trading Economicsmuannya hari ini, dengan harapan untuk mengumumkan rincian lebih lanjut tentang langkah-langkah stimulus fiskal saat pertemuan berakhir pada hari Jumat....
Stocks rallied Friday to kick off November as Amazon led big technology stocks into the green and traders looked past a disappointing jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 288.73 points, or 0.69%, ending at 42,052.19. The S&P 500 advanced 0.41% to close at 5,728.80, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.8% to 18,239.92. Amazon rallied 6.2% as strength in the cloud and advertising businesses propelled the ecommerce giant above Wall Street's earnings expectations. Intel popped 7.8% after exceeding analysts' forecasts for revenue and offering strong guidance. The two stocks...
The European stock markets closed out a rough week sharply higher in Friday trading as The Stoxx Europe climbed 1.31%, the Swiss Market Index surged 1.63%, France's CAC rose 1.09%, the FTSE in London gained 1.07%, and Germany's DAX closed 1.10% higher. In the UK, the seasonally adjusted S&P Global UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 49.9 in October from 51.5 in September, slipping into contraction territory for the first time since April. S&P attributed the decline in large part to a lack of consumer confidence and an economic slowdown. Meanwhile, UK house prices...