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Stock Market News (US Open) – US and European bourses in the green; miners boost the FTSE

Posted on August 16, 2017 at 2:11 pm GMT

Major European indices were posting hefty gains in today’s trading facilitated by increased optimism over the continent’s recovery – annualized figures released today showed the eurozone expanding by a better-than-estimated 2.2% during the first quarter of the year, while before that, data showed Eastern European countries including Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic recording stronger than expected growth. The FTSE 100, DAX and CAC 40 were all up, standing 0.8%, 0.9% and 1.1% higher on the day during afternoon European [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – Miners top gainers as European bourses’ gains unfold, Asian performance mixed

Posted on August 16, 2017 at 8:51 am GMT

All major European bourses rose in early hours of trading, following a gain among Asian indices. The pan-European STOXX 600 index gained 0.60%, while the blue chip STOXX 50 index rose 0.56%. In Asia, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.48% and the HANG SENG by 0.80%. The Nikkei 225 was down 0.12% on the day. In Europe, the Italian FTSE MIB index rose the most, up 1.07%, followed by the French CAC 40 (up 0.83%). The basic resources index rose [..]

Stock Market News (US Open) – Havens come down as geopolitical noise tempers and pushes world equities higher

Posted on August 14, 2017 at 2:13 pm GMT

Most major equity indices across the globe rose higher today as the noise surrounding the current US-North Korea geopolitical tensions tempered. While the risk of a war between the two nations still exists, market participants believe that risk is not imminent. Equities in Europe followed Asian indices higher while US stocks also rose strongly after the market opened. At the same time, gold prices and the yen fell. Heightened war of words that arose last week between the presidents of [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – Equities start week on positive sentiment as shares rise despite geopolitical tensions

Posted on August 14, 2017 at 8:54 am GMT

World equities from Asia to Europe rose today despite ongoing geopolitical issues that drove shares lower during last week. All indices in Europe started the week higher, while markets in Australia, Hong Kong and China closed the day in positive territory. The only market that finished the trading day lower was surprisingly Japan. The Nikkei 225 fell almost 1% at the start of the week, despite the figures released today showing a strong second quarter GDP expansion linked to a [..]

Stock Market News (US Open) – European equities in doldrums as geopolitical woes continue, US retailers plummet

Posted on August 11, 2017 at 1:52 pm GMT

Woes among European equities continued during the day as political tensions failed to dissipate. The pan-European STOXX 600 extended its losses by 1.10% with the Italian FTSE MIB index underperforming other indices on the old continent by falling 1.47%. In the US, the main indices opened higher following the dollar weakening ahead of US trading on inflation disappointment. The Dow Jones index rose 0.17%, the S&P 500 was up 0.07% and the NASDAQ Composite rose 0.12%. Sentiment for European stocks [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – Sell-off among world equities unfolds on geopolitical tensions for worst week in months

Posted on August 11, 2017 at 8:55 am GMT

A sell-off among world stocks continued for the third day due to geopolitical uncertainty, with equities in Europe possibly heading for the worst week in nine months. In Asia, the HANG SENG index tumbled 2.03%, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 1.18% and the Shanghai Composite slid 1.85%. Markets in Japan were closed for a national holiday. The pan-European STOXX 600 fell 0.73%, taking its weekly losses to 2.4%, its worst performance since November 2016. The blue chip STOXX 50 index mirrored [..]

Stock Market News (US Open) – Sea of red in equity markets, US rally halted on escalating North Korea tensions

Posted on August 10, 2017 at 2:08 pm GMT

European bourses’ early declines were extended during the day as investors got cold feet for equities following the war of words between the presidents of the US and North Korea. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.49% and the blue chip STOXX 50 index slid 0.73% as all sectors declined. The Dow Jones index opened 0.37% lower, the S&P 500 slid 0.44% and the NASDAQ Composite tumbled 0.64%. Among European markets, Britain’s FTSE 100 fared the worst, down 1.10% as 80% of index members tumbled, led by the telecommunication sector. [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – World equities trend lower on geopolitical turmoil; disappointing results weigh

Posted on August 10, 2017 at 9:14 am GMT

Geopolitical tensions continued to weigh on global equity markets as all major European bourses followed their Asian peers into the red zone. Investors’ concerns over the US-North Korea turmoil induced a fall in the Hang Seng index (down 1.06%), the Australian S&P/ASX 200 (down 0.1%) and the Shanghai Composite (0.42% down). European equity indices all traded lower early in the session. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.30% while the blue chip STOXX 500 was 0.38% lower. Britain’s FTSE 100 fared the worst, falling 0.59% as heavily weighted stocks such [..]

Stock Market New (US Open) – European and US shares extend losses as North Korea weighs

Posted on August 9, 2017 at 2:31 pm GMT

Major European bourses fell deeper into the red during the course of the day and ahead of the US open. Market sentiment remained risk-off followed the heightened geopolitical tensions in the Korean peninsula, while the incident earlier today involving a car deliberately running over a group of soldiers in a Paris suburb also weighed on equities. US stocks looked set to extend yesterday’s losses, with the Dow Jones opening 0.2% lower, the S&P 500 by 0.5% and the NASDAQ Composite [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – US-North Korea tensions command equity market activity, induce spike in volatility

Posted on August 9, 2017 at 9:02 am GMT

Mounting tensions between the US and North Korea have weighed on equity markets, sending the majority of the Asian and European bourses into red territory and inducing a spike in volatility. Bar Australia’s equity benchmark, the S&P/ASX 200 that rose 0.38% today, all other major bourses in Asia finished day lower. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was down 1.29%, followed by the Hang Seng index that fell 0.36% and the Shanghai Composite index that dropped 0.03%. North Korea announced that its leader Kim Jong Un [..]

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