December 7, 2017
In Asian Equity Markets Japan’s Nikkei index rose on Thursday, taking back some ground lost in the previous session as investors sought bargains after the benchmark index skidded its most in 8-1/2 months The Nikkei ended morning trade up 1.27 percent, or 280.70 points, at 22,457.74. The broader Topix rose 1.1 percent to 1,785.26, while the JPX-Nikkei… View Article
December 7, 2017
Morning all.. US stocks were mixed in a quiet session with the S&P ending around unchanged on the day but we have seen a solid bounce in some Asian markets.. The Nikkei rallied almost 1.5% reversing yesterday’s losses but the Shanghai (China) markets fell over 1%. GBP little moved as a report in the Sun:… View Article
December 6, 2017
In European Equity Markets stocks recovered most of their earlier “risk-off” losses on Wednesday, with an easing euro and a positive open on Wall Street offsetting falls in richly valued tech stocks. The pan-European STOXX 600 index ended down 0.1 percent after losing as much as 1 percent before consumer staples and other defensive stocks outbalanced… View Article
December 6, 2017
In Asian Equity Markets stocks fell across the board on Wednesday as various factors including weaker metals prices and monetary policy concerns in China soured investor risk sentiment. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific stocks outside Japan fell to a two-month low and was last down 1.5 percent. The fall in the index deepened as Asia’s equity markets suffered… View Article
December 6, 2017
Morning all.. Wall St gave up early gains and fell into the close with the S&P closing down 0.37% in a relatively quiet session but in Asia we saw a rather nasty risk off move with the sell-off in Tech stocks spreading to broader indexes. The Nikkei fell nearly 2% with HK down over 1.5%… View Article
December 6, 2017
In European Equity Markets stocks fell on Tuesday as cyclical stocks fell, while dwindling enthusiasm over a U.S. tax bill weighed on financial service providers. The pan-European STOXX 600 index , fresh from its best day in six weeks, fell 0.2 percent, as weak financials and healthcare stocks outweighed a rally in consumer staples and utilities, while tech… View Article
December 5, 2017
In Asian Equity Markets Japan’s Nikkei index fell on Tuesday morning with semiconductor equipment manufacturers’ stocks hit by weakness in U.S. tech shares overnight, undercutting gains in financial stocks as banks and brokers. The Nikkei declined 0.5 percent to 22,599.67 in mid-morning trade. The broader Topix fell 0.2 percent to 1,783.47. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific stocks… View Article
