Category: Trading

July 6, 2020

BEIJING — Asian stock markets rose Monday as investors shrugged off rising coronavirus cases in the United States and some other countries. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia advanced. Markets rose last week after unexpectedly strong U.S. […]

July 2, 2020

BEIJING — Global stock markets and Wall Street futures rose Thursday on hopes for the development of a coronavirus vaccine and ahead of the release of monthly U.S. jobs data. Investors were encouraged after Pfizer and BioNtech announced preliminary data […]

June 30, 2020

Stocks are wobbling on the last trading day of the quarter, as the World Health Organization warns “the worst has yet to come” with COVID-19. But up around 16% and 18% respectively, the Dow DJIA, +2.32% and S&P 500 SPX, […]

June 30, 2020

TOKYO — World shares were mixed on Tuesday, with European benchmarks falling after a day of gains in Asia that carried over from a rally on Wall Street. Asian shares were buoyed by stronger than expected manufacturing data from China. […]

June 24, 2020

TOKYO — Global stock markets turned lower on Wednesday amid fears over surging coronavirus cases in various parts of the world. While economic data is pointing to a recovery from the spring lockdowns that are being eased in many countries, […]

June 23, 2020

The stock market could be in trouble after its historic surge from the late-March lows as valuations become increasingly elevated, data compiled by RBC Capital Markets showed. The S&P 500′s trailing price-to-earnings ratio, a widely used valuation metric, is currently […]

June 22, 2020

BANGKOK — World stock markets mostly traded lower Monday as reports of new coronavirus infections in the U.S. and worldwide surged, with the global total approaching 9 million. European markets opened lower after a mixed session in Asia, though Wall […]

June 19, 2020

European stocks pushed higher on Friday and headed for a weekly gain after days of worries over rising coronavirus cases in parts of the world. Potential good news on the U.S.-China trade front was driving some momentum. The Stoxx Europe […]

June 18, 2020

Crude-oil prices headed modestly higher on Thursday as the energy market turned its focus to an OPEC-led meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee, or JMMC. The JMMC, which monitors compliance with OPEC output quotas, is holdings its gathering via […]

June 18, 2020

U.S. stock-futures pointed to muted moves on Thursday as investors await a weekly report on the labor market in the U.S. and contend with signs of rising cases and hospitalizations of COVID-19 in more states. How are benchmarks faring? Futures […]