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Opening Wrap – Friday October 4, 2018
In Asian Equity Markets were largely in negative territory on Friday. The Nikkei 225 made a partial recovery but remained lower by 0.39 percent in the morning, while the Topix index traded down by 0.22 percent, with most sectors still lower. In South Korea,...
Closing Wrap – Thursday October 3, 2018
In European Equity Markets the pan-European Stoxx 600 fell 1.08 percent by the provisional close, with the majority of the region's sectors in the red. The FTSE 100 sank 1.22 percent by the close, while France's CAC 40 slid 1.47 percent and Germany's DAX fell 0.35...
Opening Wrap – Thursday October 3, 2018
In Asian Equity Markets indices were mostly lower on Thursday morning. The Nikkei 225 lost its earlier gains to trade down by 0.16 percent in the morning, while the Topix index remained up by 0.36 percent, with most sectors still seeing gains. Following an...
Closing Wrap – Wednesday October 2, 2018
In European Equity Markets the pan-European Stoxx 600 rose 0.58 percent by the close with all of the region's sectors closing in positive territory. Telecoms was the strongest performer, closing up more than 1 percent as a group. Altran Technologies led the gains in...
Opening Wrap – Wednesday October 2, 2018
In Asian Equity Markets the Nikkei 225 fell by 0.64 percent in the morning, while the Topix index declined by 0.56 percent. Shares of major Japanese automakers fell, with Toyota falling by 2.36 percent while Honda saw losses of 3.18 percent. In Australia, the ASX...
Closing Wrap – Tuesday October 2, 2018
In European Equity Markets stocks finished Tuesday's session in the red, amid political uncertainty in Italy. The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed down 0.54 percent. Basic resources outperformed, on the back of a rise in metal prices. Europe's banking index was among the...
Opening Wrap – Tuesday October 2, 2018
In Asian Equity Markets indices traded largely negative on Tuesday, as ties between the U.S. and China appeared to have taken a turn for the worse. South Korea's Kospi fell further to trade down by 0.71 percent, despite data showing the country's year-on-year output...
Closing Wrap – Monday October 1, 2018
In European Equity Markets indices posted slight gains by the Monday's close as investors digested news of a trade agreement between the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed up 0.20 percent. In the corporate space, travel and leisure equities...
Opening Wrap – Monday October 1, 2018
In Asian Equity Markets indices were mixed on Monday morning following the release of data Sunday that showed a slowdown in China's manufacturing sector. The Nikkei 225 continued its advance to trade 0.54 percent higher while the Topix remained lower by 0.14 percent...
Closing Wrap – Friday September 28, 2018
In European Equity Markets indices were hit on Friday, as investors reacted to political turmoil in Europe and overseas. The pan-European STOXX 600 closed 0.74 percent lower. Italy's FTSE MIB index fell more than 3.7 percent after Rome agreed to set a higher than...