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Stock Market News (European Open) – Europe on the rise, gains though limited; Chinese equities partially recover

Posted on November 24, 2017 at 9:47 am GMT

Major Asian benchmarks edged higher for the most part today, though their gains were contained. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 and the Topix finished the day up by 0.1% and 0.2% respectively, both rebounding from a 0.6% decline earlier in the day. The two benchmarks are up on the week – their tenth weekly gain in eleven – after the fall in the week that preceded. Following yesterday’s selloff on the back of government efforts to reduce financial risks such [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – Europe broadly down; Chinese stocks decline sharply; US markets closed for Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2017 at 10:28 am GMT

With Japanese markets closed for Labor Thanksgiving Day, attention shifted to other Asian markets. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 1.0% after yesterday closing at a 10-year high and the Shanghai Composite retreated by 2.3% to record its worst daily performance of the year. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 finished the day flat. Sentiment is China was negatively affected on the back of government warnings of an overextended market and increased deleveraging efforts on fears of a looming credit crisis. Bond markets are falling [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – European stocks head lower, losses limited though; Hang Seng at decade high

Posted on November 21, 2017 at 9:37 am GMT

Equities in Asia were broadly on the rise during today’s trading. The Nikkei 225 and the Topix, which more widely gauges Japanese equity performance, finished the day higher by 0.7% and 0.65% respectively. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 1.9%, closing at its highest in a decade, and the Shanghai Composite rose by 0.55%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 advanced by 0.3% as RBA minutes pertaining to the central bank’s early November meeting showed policymakers not being confident about rising wage growth and [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – Equity markets in recovery mode; US House of Representatives votes on tax bill

Posted on November 16, 2017 at 9:37 am GMT

In Asia, major benchmarks were posting gains for the most part during today’s trading, putting a halt to losses from previous sessions. The Japanese Nikkei 225 and Topix indices added 1.5% and 1.0% respectively. All but one industry sector – energy – finished higher in the Topix, Japan’s broader gauge of equity performance. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index advanced 0.6% while the Shanghai Composite edged lower by 0.1%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.2%. The PBOC proceeded with another cash injection [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – FTSE boosted by falling sterling; Japanese indices extend losses

Posted on November 13, 2017 at 9:49 am GMT

In Asian equities, the Japanese Nikkei 225 and Topix indices finished the day lower by 1.3% and 0.9% respectively, further distancing themselves from the multi-decade highs recorded last week. The Nikkei recorded its worst daily performance since May. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.2% to finish at its highest in almost ten years and the Shanghai Composite climbed by 0.5%, closing at its highest in more than one year. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slid 0.1%, being not far below its highest [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – Europe in red, though losses contained; US tax story remains a major driver of sentiment

Posted on November 10, 2017 at 10:04 am GMT

Following yesterday’s sharp reversal that saw the Japanese Nikkei 225 and Topix indices retreat from multi-decade highs, the two benchmarks extended losses today, finishing lower by 0.8% and 0.7% respectively. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 0.05%, staying near its highest in almost 10 years, while the Shanghai Composite added 0.2% to record a more than one-year high close. There were reports that China will allow foreign firms to take controlling stakes in local securities as well as remove foreign ownership [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – European stocks edge slightly lower; Japanese equities reverse gains; Nvidia eyed

Posted on November 9, 2017 at 9:39 am GMT

In an unusual day for Japanese equities, the Nikkei 225 finished the day lower by 0.2% and the Topix down by 0.25%. Earlier in the day, the Nikkei and the Topix added 2.0% and 1.5% at their highest, with the former exceeding the 23,000 mark for the first time since January 1992. While it wasn’t clear what prompted the reversal, some attributed it to technical trading. It could had also come – at least in part – on the back [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – European equities slightly lower ahead of BoE; Apple results after US market close

Posted on November 2, 2017 at 9:42 am GMT

Asian equities were projecting a mixed picture today. The Nikkei 225 and the Topix, which more broadly gauges Japanese equity performance, added 0.5% and 0.4% respectively, yet again closing at multi-year highs. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 0.3% and the Shanghai Composite slid by 0.4%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 retreated by 0.1%. In the US, sources have indicated that current Fed Board of Governors member Jerome Powell is President Trump’s pick to lead the Fed when Janet Yellen’s term ends in [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – European indices broadly in the green; Stoxx 600 hits 5-month high

Posted on October 31, 2017 at 10:13 am GMT

In Asia, the Nikkei 225 remained flat, while the Topix, Japan’s broader gauge of equity performance, lost 0.3%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng slid 0.3% while the Shanghai Composite added 0.1%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 contracted by 0.2% and the South Korean Kospi advanced by 0.9% to close at an all-time high. Japanese benchmarks were impacted by the decline in SoftBank (down 4.6% – a component stock in both the Nikkei 225 and the Topix). The sell-off was fueled on the back [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – Financials, basic materials on the rise in Europe; Japanese indexes at multi-year highs ahead of elections

Posted on October 20, 2017 at 9:59 am GMT

In Asian markets, the Nikkei 225 and the broader Japanese index, the Topix, finished the day marginally higher, closing at their highest since October 1996 and July 2007 respectively. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 1.2% after yesterday’s sell-off and the Shanghai Composite rose by 0.3%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 advanced 0.2%. Japan will be going to the polls on Sunday with latest forecasts indicating that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition is likely to secure the two-thirds super-majority it held in [..]

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