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Opening Wrap – Friday August 31, 2018
In Asian Equity Markets the Nikkei 225 recovered from some of its earlier losses but still traded down by 0.11 percent as most sectors slipped. South Korea's Kospi was steady as industry heavyweight Samsung Electronics gained by around 0.1 percent. Down Under, the ASX...
Closing Wrap – Thursday August 30, 2018
In European Equity Markets the pan-European Stoxx 600 index ended down 0.3 percent, with the majority of the region's sectors in negative territory. Telecoms led the losses, with the majority of the sector's stocks closing lower. European bourses saw red by the close...
Opening Wrap – Thursday August 30, 2018
In Asian Equity Markets the Nikkei 225 was up by 0.75 percent at the open before rising to a more than three-month high. The index settled to trade 0.2 percent up, with most major sectors gaining. Down Under, the ASX 200 was up by 0.17 percent, with the...
Closing Wrap – Wednesday August 29, 2018
In European Equity Markets the pan-European Stoxx 600 closed up 0.31 percent, with most sectors turning positive by the close. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 under-performed fellow bourses, off 0.71 percent as Brexit turmoil resurfaced. Other indexes finished on a positive note,...
Opening Wrap – Wednesday August 29, 2018
In Asian Equity Markets Japan's Nikkei 225 was up by 0.42 percent, with the shipping sector continuing its move upward by 2.52 percent. South Korea's Kospi traded up as well by 0.15 percent. The ASX 200 was up 0.31 percent after trading largely flat earlier....
Closing Wrap – Tuesday August 28, 2018
In European Equity Markets the pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.11 percent, with sectors pointing in different directions at the end of market trade. On the industry front, basic resources outpaced fellow European sectors, finishing up 1.7 percent amid news of an...
Opening Wrap – Tuesday August 28, 2018
In Asian Equity Markets the Nikkei 225 was in positive territory, up by 0.41 percent, with the country's shipping sector rising 2.53 percent. South Korea's Kospi was also in positive territory as it traded higher by 0.27 percent, with industry heavyweight Samsung...
Closing Wrap – Monday August 27, 2018
In European Equity Markets indices closed in positive territory on Monday as investors reacted to comments from the head of the Federal Reserve on the U.S. central bank's policy-tightening path. The pan-European provisionally Stoxx 600 index closed 0.5 percent higher,...
Opening Wrap – Monday August 27, 2018
In Asian Equity Markets Japan's Nikkei 225 was in positive territory, up by 0.92 percent with almost all sectors seeing gains. In Australia, the ASX 200 reversed its earlier losses to trade largely flat, with the heavily weighted financials sector down by 0.39...
Closing Wrap – Friday August 24, 2018
In European Equity Markets stocks closed higher Friday following the conclusion of U.S.-China trade talks and a key speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Basic resources, with their heavy exposure to China, were the best performers. Looking at individual...