Tag: Stocks

Shares advanced in Asia early Tuesday after Wall Street shook off a weak start and ended with modest gains thanks to another solid showing from big technology companies. Shares FTSE futures up 1.31%. EuroSTOXX 50 futures 1.5% higher, after sharp falls on Monday. U.S. stock futures rose 0.75%. Amid light trading volumes, with China, Japan […]

Asian shares  slid on Monday (March 30) as fears mounted that the global coronavirus shutdown could last for months although markets regained some lost ground late in the session with Australia posting a standout jump. Stocks Decline US and European futures also turned upwards in the Asian afternoon. E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 up 1.1 […]

U.S. futures dropped more than 4% and Australia’s share benchmark initially plunged 8.5% as work on more stimulus for the U.S. economy hit snags in the U.S. Senate. Asian Shares & U.S. futures Shares dropped more than 4% in Hong Kong and 5% in South Korea. The Shanghai Composite index lost 2.6%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 […]

Stocks in Asia Pacific tumbled on Monday as the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed its benchmark interest rate to zero and launched a massive quantitative easing program in an emergency move on Sunday. Stocks The S&P/ASX 200 in Australia led losses among the region’s major markets as it dropped 9.7% to close at 5,002. Mainland Chinese stocks dropped on the day […]

Stocks opened sharply higher Friday, but remained on track for a brutal week of losses that saw major indexes tumble into a bear market on uncertainty over the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indications lawmakers and the Trump administration were moving close to an aid package were credited with lifting sentiment. The Dow Jones […]

Shares have tumbled after US President Donald Trump restricted travel to the US from mainland Europe in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Shares US S&P500 futures slumped more than 3 percent, a day after the S&P 500 lost 4.89 percent, putting the index in a bear market, defined as a 20 percent fall […]

Asian shares turned lower on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected but signaled a higher bar to further policy. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.36%. Hong Kong shares shed 0.96%, but Japan’s Nikkei rose 1.01%. U.S. stock futures fell 0.23% in Asia on Thursday. The S&P […]

Stocks in Asia Pacific were mixed in Wednesday afternoon trade as investors await the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, set to be released later stateside. Stocks in Asia The MSCI Asia Pacific Index slid 0.1% at 1:40 p.m. in Tokyo. Japan’s Topix index fell 0.6%. South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.4%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng […]

Oil exporter currencies held firm while the dollar found broad support as recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities and the threat of military action in the region kept crude prices kept prices elevated. Middle East risks keep stocks on back foot. Asian Stocks MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.66%. Chinese […]

Asian shares gained on Friday, joining a global trend as investors took heart from firm U.S. economic data plans hopes a meeting between U.S. and Chinese negotiators next month signals an easing in trade tensions. Asian shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.4%. The Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.1%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng […]