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Stock Market News (US Open) –Europe broadly in the green, except UK; Wall Street gains; eyes on Apple’s iPhone

Posted on September 12, 2017 at 2:17 pm GMT

Barring the FTSE 100, all other major European indices remained in the green as trading progressed. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was last up by 0.6%, trading not far below the one-month high that was posted earlier today and looking poised to record its fifth consecutive daily rise. The FTSE 100 was last trading by a bit less than 0.3% lower on the day, while the DAX and the CAC 40 were up by 0.6% and 0.8% respectively. The UK’s blue-chip [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – Global equities extend gains; financials lead rise in Stoxx 600

Posted on September 12, 2017 at 9:52 am GMT

As concerns over Hurricane Irma and tensions in the Korean peninsula are abating, investors’ appetite for risk is further boosted, pushing global equities higher. The UN Security Council did approve a proposal to impose further sanctions on North Korea, though those were softer in nature to the ones the US initially pushed forward. This development is spurring hopes that the opposing sides will, moving forward, opt to negotiate rather than engage in provocative actions against one another. In Asia, the [..]

Stock Market News (US Open) – European insurers remain in deep gains; US opens comfortably in the green

Posted on September 11, 2017 at 2:13 pm GMT

As the European session was nearing completion, major indices in the continent remained in the green. The Stoxx 600, a broad gauge of European equities, was last 0.9% up on the day and close to the day’s peak, which constituted a near one-month high. All industry sectors within the index were trading higher. Turning to other closely watched indices in Europe, the FTSE 100 was 0.2% up, while the DAX and CAC 40 were both trading higher on the day [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – Global equities rally; UN Security Council to vote on N. Korea

Posted on September 11, 2017 at 9:53 am GMT

Stock markets are on a positive footing in today’s trading with hefty gains being posted by major indices around the world. North Korea did not proceed with a missile launch, as reports had suggested, when the country celebrated its founding day on Saturday, while Hurricane Irma, despite having quite a negative impact on the US, it still wasn’t as devastating when it hit the country over the weekend as was initially feared. Both these developments are spurring traders’ appetite for [..]

Stock Market News (US Open) – European stocks reverse losses; Wall Street main indices mixed

Posted on September 8, 2017 at 2:11 pm GMT

As Friday’s trading progressed, most indices in Europe reversed earlier losses, with some even trading in the green not long before European markets close for the weekend. The Stoxx 600, a broader gauge of European equities, was last up on the margin. This compares with the 0.4% fall that was recorded in the morning when the index was at its lowest. The closely watched FTSE 100 was last 0.5% down. It’s been a bad week for the UK’s blue-chip index, [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – Europe broadly down after ECB; futures project lower open on Wall Street

Posted on September 8, 2017 at 9:30 am GMT

With the close of Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei 225 and Topix indices were down by 0.6% and 0.3% respectively. The former managed to close in the green only once this week, specifically yesterday when it rose by 0.2%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was 0.3% lower. The Shanghai Composite was flat with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng a notable gainer, rising by 0.5%. North Korea will tomorrow celebrate its founding day and the possibility of another missile test is likely to have weighed [..]

Stock Market News (US Open) – European shares lifted by ECB but modest start for US stocks

Posted on September 7, 2017 at 1:47 pm GMT

Major indices in Europe all turned positive by mid-morning after a mixed start to the trading day. Shares got a further lift after the European Central Bank kept policy unchanged at its meeting today. Germany’s DAX was the biggest gainer, rising by 1% by midday, while the French CAC 40 was up 0.7%. London’s FTSE 100 was up by a less 0.5% as mining stocks weighed on the index. The pan-European STOXX 600 index also trailed other indices to stand [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – European markets await ECB; mixed picture in Asia

Posted on September 7, 2017 at 9:41 am GMT

Equity markets in Asia projected a mixed picture today. South Korea’s Kospi climbed by a sizeable 1.1%, the Nikkei 225 finished the day higher for the first time this week, rising by 0.2%, while the broader Japanese index, the Topix, rose by a heftier 0.4%, building on yesterday’s gains. In terms of losers, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng retreated 0.3% and the Shanghai Composite by a much larger 0.6%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was flat. Risk sentiment was boosted today after US [..]

Stock Market News (US Open) – European equities rebound; Wall Street starts day in the green despite N. Korean tensions

Posted on September 6, 2017 at 2:00 pm GMT

Looking at the pan-European Stoxx 600 to more broadly gauge European equity performance, the overall picture reversed to positive with the index trading slightly less than 0.1% higher during late European trading hours. Losses stood at 0.6% when it hit its lowest earlier in the day. Should it finish the day higher then this would mark an end to two consecutive daily declines. The UK’s FTSE 100 remained in the red, being last down by 0.4%, while the German DAX [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – Geopolitics divert attention from fundamentals with most major indices heading lower

Posted on September 6, 2017 at 9:54 am GMT

In Asia, the Nikkei 225 continued building on losses from previous days, though today’s decline was more modest than in the two preceding days. Specifically, the index fell by 0.1%. The broader Japanese index, the Topix, edged 0.1% higher. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell by 0.3%, more than reversing yesterday’s gain. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng declined by a more considerable 0.5%, while the Shanghai Composite was up by less than 0.1%. Geopolitical uncertainty relating to tensions in the Korean peninsula keeps [..]

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