Tag: shares

November 28, 2022

European stock markets are likely to open negative on Monday tracking losses in Asian peers. China’s surging Covid caseload and widespread protests against the strict restrictions dampened investor sentiment in most of the Asian markets. On Friday, reaction to the […]

November 21, 2022

Global stock markets sank Monday after Wall Street ended with a loss for the week amid anxiety about Federal Reserve plans for more interest rate hikes to cool inflation. London, Frankfurt, Shanghai and Hong Kong fell. Tokyo gained. Oil prices […]

November 18, 2022

Asian stock markets fell Friday while Europe opened higher after a Federal Reserve official suggested U.S. interest rates might have to be raised higher than expected to cool inflation. London and Frankfurt advanced while Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo declined. […]

November 15, 2022

Global stocks gained Tuesday after Wall Street gave back some of last week’s huge gains, the American and Chinese presidents met and China’s consumer spending shrank in a sign its economy is weakening. Frankfurt, Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced, […]

November 14, 2022

Asian stocks declined while Europe opened higher Monday as optimism about lower U.S. inflation competed with unease over a rise in Chinese virus cases. London and Frankfurt gained. Shanghai and Tokyo retreated while Hong Kong rose. Oil prices were little-changed. […]

November 11, 2022

Wall Street pointed higher in premarket trading Friday, adding to the hefty gains from a day earlier when government data showed that U.S. inflation eased more expected, spurring hopes the Federal Reserve might scale down plans for more interest rate […]

November 10, 2022

Germany stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Retail, Software and Technology sectors led shares higher. At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 3.51% to hit a new 3-months high, while the MDAX index […]

November 10, 2022

Global stock markets fell Thursday ahead of a U.S. inflation update that will likely influence Federal Reserve plans for more interest rate hikes as investors waited to see who will control Congress after this week’s elections. London, Shanghai, Frankfurt and […]

November 8, 2022

Shares of upstart used-vehicle chain Carvana tumbled another 16% Monday, undercut by the company’s struggles with falling prices and waning demand for its products. The latest downturn comes after the shares fell almost 40% on Friday following Morgan Stanley analyst […]

November 8, 2022

Election Day brought another rise for Wall Street, with stocks climbing Tuesday for a third straight day. The S&P 500 rose 21.31, or 0.6%, to 3,828.11, though it flipped between an even bigger gain and a modest loss to get […]

November 4, 2022

Wall Street is up Friday following signs the U.S. jobs market is slowing a bit, which could take some pressure off the nation’s high inflation, if not as quickly as the Federal Reserve hoped. The S&P 500 was 1.1% higher […]

October 31, 2022

Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Insurance, Media & Publishing and Industrial Investment sectors led shares higher. At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.30%. The best performers […]

October 27, 2022

Global stock markets were mixed Thursday ahead of an update on the U.S. economy and a European Central Bank meeting that is expected to raise its key interest rate to a 13-year high to fight stubborn inflation. London and Hong […]

October 26, 2022

Global stock markets mostly gained Wednesday on hopes the Federal Reserve might ease off plans for interest rate hikes, while London opened lower after Britain installed its third prime minister this year amid an economic crisis. Other European markets gained. […]

October 21, 2022

Global shares were mostly lower Friday in muted trading, as investors kept an eye on inflation and awaited the outcome of a Communist Party congress in China. France’s CAC dipped 1.6% in early trading to 5,988.78. Germany’s DAX lost 1.4% […]

October 20, 2022

Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Retail, Media & Publishing and Financial Services sectors led shares higher. At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 1.43% to hit a […]

October 11, 2022

Asian shares were mostly lower on Tuesday as losses in technology-related shares weighed on global benchmarks. Taiwan dropped 4.4% after reopening from a holiday in the first trading session since the U.S. imposed new limits on exports of semiconductors and […]

October 10, 2022

Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Retail, Telecoms & IT and Petrochemicals sectors led shares lower. At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share fell 0.31%. The best performers of […]

October 10, 2022

World shares were mostly lower on Monday, with Chinese markets logging moderate losses after reopening from a weeklong holiday to news of more lockdowns in China due to rising COVID-19 cases. Shares fell in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Paris and London […]

October 7, 2022

Asian shares followed Wall Street lower Friday ahead of U.S. jobs data investors hope will persuade the Federal Reserve to ease off plans for more interest rate hikes. Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney retreated. Chinese markets were closed for […]