Stocks were able to regain ground Friday after equity futures tumbled overnight as investors bet Israel retaliatory strikes against Iran would not escalate to a bigger conflict. Oil prices traded into the red after briefly spiking earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 64 points higher, or 0.2%. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1%, while the Nasdaq Composite pulled back 0.3% on the back of a Netflix post-earnings decline. A person familiar with the matter told NBC News that Israel conducted a limited strike against Iran. Earlier, Iran's Fars news agency reported explosions were heard...
European stocks closed lower on Tuesday, with investors' attention focused on the latest developments in the war between Russia and Ukraine. The pan-European Stoxx 600 slid 0.7% at 456.28 by the end of trade, with the insurance sector leading the losses and energy stocks eking out some slim gains. In terms of individual share price movement, Swiss technology company Temenos gained 7% while at the bottom of the European blue chip index, Swiss Re fell 7.6%. Source : CNBC
The benchmark S&P 500 index opened flat on Tuesday as U.S. bond yields hit new highs on expectations of aggressive interest rate hikes, while investors awaited more earnings reports to assess the impact of inflation and the Ukraine war on companies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 17.07 points, or 0.05%, at the open to 34,394.62. The S&P 500 opened lower by 1.06 points, or 0.02%, at 4,390.63, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 19.92 points, or 0.15%, to 13,312.44 at the opening bell. Source : Reuters
Hong Kong shares plummeted on Thursday, ending the first day of trade after a lengthy holiday hiatus in the red over China growth concerns and Beijing's continuing regulatory restrictions on tech companies. The Hang Seng Index plunged 2.28 percent, or 490.32 points, to close at 21,027.76. The Shanghai Composite Index ended the day 0.05 percent, or 1.5 points, lower at 3,194.03, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange fell 0.11 percent, or 2.24 points, to 2,020.28. Sumber : AFP
Stock futures rose early Tuesday morning as traders navigate one of the busiest weeks of corporate earnings season. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 67 points, or 0.2%, while those for the S&P 500 climbed 0.34%. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.52%. The move in futures comes after a slightly down day for stocks on Monday. The Dow and Nasdaq Composite each dipped 0.1%, while the S&P 500 inched lower by 0.02%. The major indexes have been grinding lower as the first-quarter earnings season heats up. Before the bell on Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson and insurance...
European equities fell on Tuesday, as gloomier global growthprojections, warnings about even more aggressive Federal Reserve hikes, and new sources of strain on commodity supplies, dented risk appetite after the long Easter weekend lull. The Stoxx 600 Europe Index retreated 0.7% as of 8:01 a.m. in London. Automakers and healthcare were among the biggest decliners, while energy shares outperformed. Investors continue monitoring comments from policy makers as prospects of monetary tightening weigh on the sentiment. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said the central...