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Opening Wrap – Tuesday Aug 01, 2017
In Asian Equity Markets Japan's Nikkei index rose on Tuesday, buoyed by companies reporting strong earnings such as Nitto Denko and Mitsui Sumitomo Financial Group, though gains were tempered by a stronger yen. By the midday break, the Nikkei was up 0.2 percent at...
Closing Wrap – Monday Jul 31, 2017
In European Equity Markets weakness among tobacco stocks and some broker downgrades weighed on European shares, sending them lower on the final trading day of July as analysts dissected what was beginning to look like an "underwhelming" earnings season. The...
Opening Wrap – Monday Jul 31, 2017
In Asian Equity Markets Japan's Nikkei index was little changed on Monday, as gains in steelmakers and other companies with upbeat earnings were offset by wariness about the yen's creeping rise to a 1-1/2-month high against the dollar. The Nikkei stood at 19,946.32,...
Closing Wrap – Friday Jul 28, 2017
In European Equity Markets stocks were swept lower Friday, with Swiss bank UBS Group AG among decliners in the wake of its financial update, and the selloff was pushing the market toward a weekly loss. The Stoxx Europe 600 fell 1.1 percent to 377.96. UBS shares were...
Opening Wrap – Friday Jul 28, 2017
In Asian Equity Markets Japan's Nikkei index fell on Friday morning after tech shares fell sharply following weakness on the Nasdaq market, while investors stayed cautious as the dollar fell against the yen. By the midday break, the Nikkei lost 0.4 percent to...
Closing Wrap – Thursday Jul 27, 2017
In European Equity Markets stocks swayed Thursday as investors, weighing a slew of corporate financial reports, sent shares of German lender Deutsche Bank AG down and those of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA's higher. The Stoxx Europe 600 was up 0.1 percent at 382.99. Basic...
Opening Wrap – Thursday Jul 27, 2017
In Asian Equity Markets Japan's Nikkei index inched up in choppy trade on Thursday morning, underpinned by record U.S. closing highs after the Federal Reserve signalled some concern about slow inflation, while Nintendo rose after its profit beat market...
Closing Wrap – Wednesday Jul 26, 2017
In European Equity Markets supportive crude prices and strong results from energy firms and auto companies helped stocks rise on Wednesday. The pan-European STOXX 600 ended up 0.5 percent, broadly in line with euro zone stocks and blue-chips. Tullow Oil rose 7.9...
Opening Wrap – Wednesday Jul 26, 2017
In Asian Equity Markets Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday as solid gains on Wall Street lifted sentiment, while Caterpillar's brisk earnings whetted investors' appetite for companies such as Komatsu and Hitachi Construction. The Nikkei index was up 0.5 percent at...
Closing Wrap – Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
In European Equity Markets strength among commodity firms and banking stocks as well as a string of solid updates boosted stocks on Tuesday. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.4 percent. Among outperforming banks, Raiffeisen was a standout gainer, up 6.8...