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Opening Wrap – Friday November 30, 2018
In Asian Equity Markets indices rose in subdued trading early trading Friday, looking to cap a full week of broad gains as investors hope that trade tensions will ease after a weekend meeting between the leaders of U.S. and China. Japan’s Nikkei was up 0.3%, on pace...
Closing Wrap – Thursday November 29, 2018
In European Equity Markets the pan-European Stoxx 600 index ended higher by 0.25 percent in late afternoon with stocks in the Basic Resources basket among those leading the gains. The mining and oil heavy FTSE 100 saw gains, helped by a recovery from Brent Crude and a...
Opening Wrap – Thursday November 29, 2018
In Asian Equity Markets stocks rose on Thursday tracking a Wall Street rally as dovish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted investor sentiment towards riskier assets. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan’s Topix index climbed...
Closing Wrap – Wednesday November 28, 2018
In European Equity Markets the pan-European Stoxx 600 closed up 0.10 percent, with sectors and major bourses pointing in opposite directions. Europe's technology stocks sat among the gainers Wednesday, up 0.71 percent amid renewed hopes of a breakthrough in simmering...
Opening Wrap – Wednesday November 28, 2018
In Asian Equity Markets Japan's Nikkei 225 was 0.83 percent higher in morning trade while the Topix index rose 0.18 percent, with shares of Fast Retailing advancing more than 2.9 percent. South Korea's Kospi was fractionally lower. In Australia, the ASX 200 fell 0.12...
Closing Wrap – Tuesday November 27, 2018
In European Equity Markets the pan-European Stoxx 600 closed 0.2 percent lower with the various sectors taking different directions. Autos and Basic Resources were the worst-performing sectors, on the back of ongoing trade concerns. Travel and Leisure stocks fell...
Opening Wrap – Tuesday November 27, 2018
In Asian Equity Markets indices struggled to extend a global rebound on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump seemed to quash hopes of a trade truce with China, dampening risk appetite across the region. Japan's Nikkei managed to eke out a 0.1 percent gain, and...
Closing Wrap – Monday November 26, 2018
In European Equity Markets the pan-European STOXX 600 closed up 1.27 percent, with most major bourses trading sharply higher. Across the board, sectors showed a positive picture with banks, autos, and insurance leading the way. On the corporate side, Eurofins...
Opening Wrap – Monday November 26, 2018
In Asian Equity Markets indices were mixed on Monday as energy stocks declined after oil prices fell last week to their lowest levels in more than a year. The Shanghai composite was up slightly by about 0.3 percent, while the Shenzhen composite rose 0.1 percent....
Closing Wrap – Friday November 23, 2018
In European Equity Markets the pan-European Stoxx 600 moved lower in the early afternoon but recovered ground to close Friday's session 0.42 percent higher by the closing bell. Europe's banking index moved into positive territory on Friday, up around 0.5 percent amid...