European stocks opened lower Tuesday as investors assess the economic and political outlook in the region and beyond. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 0.5% as all sectors and major bourses traded in the red. Mining stocks led losses, down 0.97%, while autos also sank 0.9%. Shares of German fashion house Hugo Boss plunged more…
May 13 2025, 10:08 Hong Kong shares plunged 343 points, or 1.5%, to 23,205 during the morning session on Tuesday, ending an eight-day winning streak as investors locked in profits after the Hang Seng hit a 1-1/2-month high. U.S. futures also edged lower ahead of a key inflation report. At the same time, concerns over…
Japanese equities were mixed as investors await the Friday release of the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation — the personal consumption expenditures price index. Topix Index fell 0.2% to 2,340.90 as of 9:06 a.m. Tokyo time Nikkei advanced 0.1% to 31,920.22 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group contributed the most to the Topix’s decline, decreasing 1.5%. Out of 2,156…
Jan 31 2025, 08:11 Inflasi Tokyo meningkat pada Desember 2024, dengan indeks harga konsumen utama tercatat sebesar 3,4% setelah kenaikan yang lebih rendah sebesar 3,1% pada bulan sebelumnya, data yang dirilis oleh Statistik Jepang pada hari Jumat (31/1) menunjukkan. Pembacaan, yang mencakup semua item, adalah yang tertinggi sejak April 2023. IHK inti, yang tidak menghitung…
The Hang Seng Index opened 1.2% lower, dropping 201.57 to 17,309.51, as stocks lose for the second straight day in Hong Kong. JD.com Inc. contributed the most to the index decline and had the largest move, decreasing 11.8%. In early trading, 73 of 82 shares fell, while 8 rose; all sectors were lower, led by…
Silver prices (XAG/USD) continued their three-day rally, approaching US$52.00 per troy ounce during Wednesday’s Asian session. This strengthening occurred as US bond yields weakened, with the 10-year US Treasury yield holding around 4.00% after falling around 3.4% over the week. Lower yields make non-yielding assets like silver attractive again to investors. According to the CME…
