The Hang Seng Index opened 0.1% higher, climbing 17.66 to 17,587.23, as stocks gain for the third straight day in Hong Kong. HSBC Holdings Plc contributed the most to the index gain, increasing 0.8%. Li Ning Co. had the largest increase, rising 3.1%. In early trading, 42 of 82 shares rose, while 33 fell; 2…
Japanese stocks rallied sharply on Thursday, snapping a four-day downtrend, after Nvidia’s strong earnings report revived interest in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. The Nikkei 225 index briefly rose as much as 3.7% to around 50,343.25, its biggest daily gain since early October. The broader Topix index also rallied as much as 2.3% early in the…
Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday following gains of US tech shares last week in thin holiday trade. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 0.61 percent, or 200.89 points, to 33,369.94 in early trade, while the broader Topix index added 0.60 percent, or 14.04 points, to 2,350.47. Source : AFP
Feb 5 2025, 15:20 European markets opened in negative territory on Wednesday (2/5), with investors looking ahead to more earnings from a number of major companies. Earnings are due from Handelsbanken, TotalEnergies, Akzo Nobel, Credit Agricole, Novo Nordisk, GSK, Vestas Wind and Banco Santander, among others. On the data front, the latest purchasing managers’ index…
Apr 25 2025, 15:33 The U.S. dollar rose Friday at the end of a volatile week, boosted by hopes for a degree of compromise in the trade war between the U.S. and China, the world’s two largest economies. At 04:10 ET (08:10 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six…
Sep 17 2024, 06:38 Gold held near a record high, as traders’ uncertainty about the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision is the highest since 2007. Bullion was near $2,580 an ounce in early Asia hours ahead of the Fed’s Sept. 17-18 gathering. Whether policymakers will cut interest rates by a quarter-point or a half-point is considered a tossup in…
