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Stock Market News (European Open) – FTSE declines on rising sterling; Coca-Cola and Boeing to release results before US open

Posted on October 25, 2017 at 9:56 am GMT

Asian markets projected a mixed picture today with movements from major benchmarks being fairly limited. The Japanese Nikkei 225 and Topix indices finished the day lower by 0.45% and 0.3%, ending a 16- and 12-day streak of positive closes respectively (the longest on record for the Nikkei) that brought them to multi-year highs. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 0.5% and the Shanghai Composite rose by 0.3%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index added 0.1%. In Europe, the pan-European Stoxx 600 was down [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – European markets mixed; Japanese equities extend gains; McDonald’s reports before US open

Posted on October 24, 2017 at 9:34 am GMT

In Asia, the Nikkei 225 finished the day higher by 0.5%, extending its record winning run to 16 straight days. The Topix, a broader gauge of Japanese equities, added 0.7% to record its 12th consecutive daily advance. Both benchmarks currently stand at multi-year highs. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed 0.5% with the Shanghai Composite adding 0.2%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.1%. Major European bourses were giving a mixed picture during morning trading with major themes affecting sentiment in the continent being [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – Spanish stocks underperform; Nikkei longest streak of gains on Abe landslide

Posted on October 23, 2017 at 10:04 am GMT

In Japanese equities, the Nikkei 225 and the broader Topix once again finished the day in the green, extending their multi-year high closes; the Nikkei added 1.1% and the Topix rose by 0.8%, closing at their highest since 1996 and 2007 respectively. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng declined by 0.6%, while the Shanghai Composite added 0.1%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.2%. The Nikkei recorded its longest streak of gains – 15 consecutive days – as it finished in positive territory today. [..]

Stock Market News (US Open) – European stocks head higher ahead of crucial meeting in Spain; US indices renew highs on tax optimism

Posted on October 20, 2017 at 2:05 pm GMT

At 1355 GMT, a few minutes after US stock markets opened for the trading day, most major European benchmarks were looking set to finish this week’s last trading day on a positive note. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was higher by 0.25% on the day, though it was lower by 0.3% on a weekly basis after advancing for five straight weeks. The FTSE 100 and CAC 40 were higher by 0.2% and 0.1% respectively with the DAX being flat. The Spanish [..]

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 [..]

Stock Market News (US Open) – European bourses deeper in losses; Wall Street opens lower

Posted on October 19, 2017 at 1:55 pm GMT

As trading progressed, the pan-European Stoxx 600 deepened its losses relative to morning trading, recording a three-week low of 387.81 at its lowest. At 1330 GMT, it was down by 0.9%, not far above the aforementioned low and with all industry sectors comprising the index being in negative territory. Major European benchmarks also remained in the red with the FTSE 100, DAX and CAC 40 trading down by 0.4%, 0.7% and 0.6% respectively. The Spanish IBEX 35, which has been [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – European equities in the red as uncertainty remains in Spain; Asia mixed

Posted on October 19, 2017 at 9:52 am GMT

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 and the country’s broader gauge of equity performance, the Topix, gained 0.4% and 0.3% respectively, extending their streak of positive closes and yet again renewing multi-year highs. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and the Shanghai Composite declined by 1.9% and 0.35% respectively. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.1%. Chinese GDP growth figures were among the day’s highlights in terms of data releases out of the world’s second largest economy. Economic growth came in in line with expectations [..]

Stock Market News (US Open) – European markets on the rise; DAX at all-time high; Dow opens above 23,000

Posted on October 18, 2017 at 1:58 pm GMT

The picture in Europe was broadly positive as US traders were commencing their trading day with the pan-European Stoxx 600 being up by 0.4% and not far away from the four-month high of 392.42 that was recorded a couple days ago. All industry sectors comprising the Stoxx 600 were in the green with technology leading the gains. The UK’s FTSE 100 was higher by 0.5%, with the German DAX and French CAC 40 higher by 0.6%. The German index was [..]

Stock Market News (European Open) – European markets mostly higher; Spanish equities underperform as Catalan deadline looms

Posted on October 18, 2017 at 9:38 am GMT

In Asia, the Nikkei 225 and the broader Japanese index, the Topix, added to the streak of positive closes that saw the two indices renew multi-year highs, though gains were softer relative to preceding sessions as both benchmarks added just 0.1%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng advanced by 0.05% with the Shanghai Composite adding 0.3%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was little changed. The five-yearly Chinese Communist Party Congress got underway with President Xi Jinping laying out his vision for the world’s second [..]

Stock Market News (US Open) – European stocks edge higher; Wall Street opens little changed with Dow not far below 23,000

Posted on October 17, 2017 at 1:47 pm GMT

With the open of US markets at 1330 GMT, the Stoxx 600 was trading marginally higher. The pan-European index fluctuated within a relatively narrow range during today’s trading, having reached a fresh near four-month high of 392.42 earlier in the day. The FTSE 100 reversed morning losses to trade in the green after comments by BoE policymakers, including the central bank’s governor Mark Carney, were perceived as dovish by markets and pushed sterling lower relative to the other major currencies. [..]

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