Stock futures climbed Thursday morning after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite logged a fourth straight day of losses. Futures tied to the S&P 500 added 0.27%, while Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.38%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 0.15, or 57 points higher. In extended trading, credit bureau Equifax declined more than 9% on disappointing second-quarter guidance that missed Wall Street estimates. Shares of Las Vegas Sands slipped nearly 3% after first-quarter revenue narrowly beat analysts' forecasts. Tech stocks struggled on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and the...
Tokyo stocks closed higher Thursday as investors took heart from gains on Wall Street, where traders were reassured by a Bank of England intervention that helped push bond yields lower. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.95 percent, or 248.07 points, to close at 26,422.05, while the broader Topix index ended up 0.74 percent, or 13.65 points, to 1,868.80. Sumber : AFP
Hong Kong stocks rallied at the start of business Thursday as bargain-buyers stepped in following a series of hefty losses, while sentiment was also buoyed by the Bank of England's decision to step in to quell a sharp spike in bond yields. The Hang Seng Index jumped 1.85 percent, or 319.29 points, to 17,570.17. The Shanghai Composite Index added 0.74 percent, or 22.41 points, to 3,067.47, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange climbed 1.04 percent, or 20.15 points, to 1,958.40. Sumber : AFP
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Thursday extending gains on Wall Street, where investors were reassured by the Bank of England's intervention that helped push bond yields lower. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.85 percent, or 223.59 points, to 26,397.57, while the broader Topix index edged up 0.29 percent, or 5.30 points, to 1,860.45. Sumber : AFP
Shares in the Asia-Pacific rose at the open on Thursday following a rebound on Wall Street overnight. The rally in the U.S. came after the Bank of England said it would intervene in the bond market to stabilize conditions. The Nikkei 225 in Japan advanced 1% and the Topix index gained 0.31%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1.38%. In South Korea, the Kospi added 1.5% and the Kosdaq was 2.5% higher. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.72%. Overnight in the U.S., the Dow Jones Industrial Average popped 548.75 points, or 1.88%, to 29,683.74. The S&P 500...
Nikkei Tokyo stocks fell on Wednesday after US blue-chip shares slid with the S&P 500 notching a new low for the year. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 1.50 percent, or 397.89 points, to close at 26,173.98, while the broader Topix index gave up 0.95 percent, or 17.86 points, to 1,855.15. Hang Seng Hong Kong stocks tumbled more than three percent Wednesday as world markets were whipped by fresh recession fears fuelled by central bank interest rate hikes to fight inflation, while traders are also worried about rising tensions between Russia and the West. The Hang Seng Index plunged...