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Global stocks stalled as persistent fears over the mounting coronavirus caseload in the US and its weight on the economy darkened sentiment while any initial exuberance from Europe’s recovery plans waned. Global Stocks Europe’s Stoxx 600 fell 0.3 per cent, easing away from a four-month high. It was last at this height in early March […]
Asian shares advanced on Tuesday as prospects of a deal by European Union leaders to jointly fund recovery of their economies and hopes for a coronavirus vaccine lifted risk appetite. Asian Shares On Wall Street, tech shares jumped after several days in the doldrums, pushing the Nasdaq Composite up 2.51 percent to a record closing […]
Asian stock markets slipped on Tuesday, oil sagged and a safety bid supported the dollar as simmering Sino-U.S. tensions and fresh coronavirus restrictions in California kept a lid on investor optimism as earnings season gets underway. Asian Stock MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1.2 per cent. Japan’s Nikkei retreated from a one-month high […]
Asian shares crept toward five-month peaks on Monday as investors wagered the U.S. earnings season would see most companies beat forecasts given expectations had been lowered so far by coronavirus lockdowns. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.15 per cent, having climbed sharply last week on the back of surging […]
Asian shares and U.S. stock futures were bearish on Friday as record-breaking new coronavirus cases in several U.S. states stoked concern about economic recovery, while investors looked forward to earnings season. Mainland China shares fell on Friday for the first time since June 29. Shares had surged to the highest since 2015 on Thursday, fueled by […]
Asian stocks pushed higher Thursday as investors continued to place faith in policy support and shrugged off simmering tensions between Washington and Beijing. The dollar steadied. Asian Stocks Futures on the S&P 500 Index slid 0.1% as of 6:25 a.m. in London. The gauge rose 0.8% on Wednesday.Japan’s Topix index rose 0.2%. Hong Kong’s Hang […]