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

Posted on August 9, 2017 at 2:30 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 – US equities open higher with Dow hitting another record, European equities also stronger

Posted on August 4, 2017 at 1:56 pm GMT

As the European session progressed many of the equity bourses on the old continent retraced their opening losses. The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.20% led by the basic materials sector, which expanded 0.60%. Ahead of the US open the only drag among sectors was healthcare. In the US, the three main indices all rose higher with the Dow Jones index hitting another record high. The healthcare sector in Europe was down 0.34% as the number of fallers in the sector drove it lower, [..]

Stock Market News – Europe banks, miners offset technology advance, Dow hits record 22,000-mark on upbeat Apple

Posted on August 2, 2017 at 1:52 pm GMT

Sentiment in the technology sector jumped following upbeat results from Apple, pushing up share prices of a number of technology companies from Tokyo to New York. However, the tech gain was not enough to offset weakness among banks and miners. Mining stocks weighed on European indices following a decline in prices of most industrial metals. Furthermore, disappointing results from Standard Chartered, Societe Generale and Commerzbank dragged down the rest of the eurozone banks. In the US, equity indices opened higher, led by the [..]

Stock Market News – Dow eyes 22,000; European indices gain across the board

Posted on August 1, 2017 at 2:15 pm GMT

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit yet another record closing high during yesterday’s trading, finishing the day 0.3% higher at 21,891.12. The index containing 30 blue chip stocks was bolstered by a string of positive earnings reports and gains in Boeing’s stock price. Declines in tech giants Facebook and Google’s parent company Alphabet weighed on the S&P 500 and more notably on the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite. The latter two closed yesterday’s trading 0.1% and 0.4% down respectively. Boeing’s stock price [..]

Stock Market News – FANG spurs market pullback as stocks across Europe and US look to close week lower

Posted on July 28, 2017 at 2:10 pm GMT

European major share indices slipped today, heading for a weaker finish to the week, with the benchmark STOXX 600 index down 1%. After disappointing results from Amazon, the technology sector weighed on all markets pushing share prices down. Europe’s tech index was down 1.5% ahead of the US open. The US indices followed suit, opening lower. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was down 0.12%, the S&P 500 opened 0.20% lower, while the blue-chip Dow was only slightly down by 0.05%. Down [..]

Stock Market News – Dow, S&P and Nasdaq at record highs; healthcare acts as drag in Europe

Posted on July 27, 2017 at 1:28 pm GMT

All three major US stock indices reached record closing highs during yesterday’s trading, being boosted by significant advancing by Boeing and AT&T which delivered strongly in terms of profitability. In particular, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.5% up on the day at 21,711.01, the S&P 500 closed only marginally up at 2,477.83 and the Nasdaq Composite finished the day 0.2% higher at 6,422.75. Facebook’s share price hit a record high in premarket trading after the company performed much better [..]

Stock Market News – European equities broadly gain; US indices set to maintain positive momentum

Posted on July 26, 2017 at 1:48 pm GMT

European stock markets were broadly heading higher in today’s trading. US indices such as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed at fresh all-time highs yesterday with energy stocks and financials leading the gains, while the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average came close to achieving the same feat. The energy sector was supported by developments in the OPEC/non-OPEC sphere to extend the period of crude production cuts, as well as Saudi Arabia’s pledge to reduce oil exports starting next month. [..]

Stock Market News – European stocks reverse into positive territory; US earnings week unfolds with more tech companies on radar

Posted on July 25, 2017 at 1:15 pm GMT

All major European bourses advanced, rebounding after three days of declines amid a series of market reversals. The pan-European STOXX 600 advanced 0.80% led by strength among banks and commodity stocks. In the US, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones opened higher, helped by strong earnings from Caterpillar and McDonald’s, but Google-parent Alphabet weighed on the tech-heavy Nasdaq. Financials rose the most during the European session supported by a jump in government bond yields in the region. Energy and basic [..]

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