Category: Stock Market

World shares were mostly lower on Monday in quiet trading ahead of Christmas holidays for many markets. World Shares The S&P 500 rose 0.5% to 3,221.22. It is up 28.5% for the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.3%, to 28,455.09. The Nasdaq composite added 0.4%, to 8,924.96, while the Russell 2000 index of […]

Asian stocks snoozed near 18-month highs on Friday as trade thinned in the run-up to Christmas and investors seemed content to digest the chunky gains already made so far this month. Asian Stocks In early trading, the pan-region Euro Stoxx 50 futures (STXEc1) were up 0.3%. German DAX futures (FDXc1) 0.1%. FTSE futures (FFIc1) were a […]

Asian shares pulled back from a one-and-a-half year peak on Thursday as investors booked profits ahead of holiday trade and awaited further data on the state of the global economy. Investors were also watching proceedings in Washington where the Democrat-led U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach Republican U.S. President Donald Trump for abuse of […]

Asian shares camped out at 18-month peaks on Wednesday having climbed for five straight sessions, while the British pound was licking fresh wounds as revived Brexit fears came back to haunt it. Asian shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (MIAPJ0000PUS) was dead flat near its highest since June last year. Japan’s Nikkei […]

Asian stocks gained by the close on Tuesday as Mainland Chinese shares led major Asia markers in making gains. Asian Stocks The Shanghai composite bounced 1.27% to close at 3,022.42, and the Shenzhen composite jumped 1.30% to 1,708.41 while the Shenzhen component was up 1.45% to 10,306.03. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was also up 1.06% in its final […]

Asian shares hit their highest in nearly eight months on Monday after the United States and China agreed on a preliminary trade deal, with Australian shares leading the way on expectations of more easing of monetary policy there. Asian Shares Positive sentiment helped push the MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan to its […]

Asian shares scaled eight-month peaks on Friday as a last-gasp Sino-U.S. trade deal and a likely major election win by Britain’s Conservative Party cleared a couple of dark clouds from the global horizon. Asian Shares In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei climbed 2.4% to a 14-month top, while Shanghai blue chips advanced 1.4%. MSCI’s broadest index of […]

Asian stocks were mixed, and U.S. and European futures drifted Thursday after the Federal Reserve signaled U.S. interest rates will remain unchanged throughout 2020 amid a solid economy. Treasuries held gains and the dollar remained lower. Asian Stocks The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 0.6% as of 7:08 a.m. in London. Topix index slipped 0.1%. Australia’s […]

Asian shares extended earlier gains on Wednesday, although advances were patchy ahead of key central bank meetings while the pound wobbled as opinion polls pointed to a tight UK election later this week. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.5% higher. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 led gains with […]

Asian equity markets eased slightly on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street declines as investors fretted over a Dec. 15 deadline for the next round of U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports to take effect. Asian Shares Asian shares outside Japan was 0.17% lower, with China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite index off 0.08%. Australian shares were off 0.34%, while […]