Stocks

Bloomberg Angst has been the stock market story of late. It soars, it plunges, and all the while investors fret over sky high valuations and pour over data to figure out when inflation will bring the house of cards crashing down. But sometimes, like now, the problem is far simpler than that: too much supply and not enough demand. Companies …

Bloomberg Equity investors in Asia are actively screening hospitalisation rates and watching predictions on virus peaks, as several countries in the region struggle with a fresh jump in cases. The pandemic’s resurgence has already worsened Asian stocks’ underperformance against their global peers this year. With efforts by countries to reopen their economies taking a hit, the severity of restrictions, the …

Bloomberg Stocks fall with US futures on Wednesday as concerns about faster inflation and Covid-19 flare-ups in some nations rattled investors. Oil dropped for a second day. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell the most in a week, with commodity and leisure shares leading the drop. Contracts on all three US benchmarks were lower, led by those on the Nasdaq …

Bloomberg Stocks and US futures rise on Tuesday as optimism that economic re-openings will boost growth outweighed concern about a pick-up in virus cases in parts of Asia. The dollar dipped and oil rises. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed back towards a record reached last week, while contracts on the Nasdaq 100 Index led gains in US futures after …

Bloomberg The Tokyo Stock Exchange is considering expanding trading hours for cash equities in a move designed to attract retail investors and foreign traders, the Nikkei newspaper reported, without citing anyone. The bourse, which ends trading at 3 pm Tokyo time, is considering expanding hours into the afternoon or evening in a change that could be in time for a …

Bloomberg Taiwan stocks slumped, extending their biggest rout in more than a year, as the government tightened restrictions on people and businesses to control its worst outbreak of the coronavirus. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index closed the Monday session 3% lower, having slid as much as 4.2%, as authorities urged companies to allow staff to work from home or …

Bloomberg China stocks appear to be staging a revival, notching their best two-day run since February on expectations that Beijing will likely maintain its policy support for an economic recovery that’s losing steam. The CSI 300 Index closed 1.5% higher, extending gains to 3.9%. The benchmark traded up to session highs following official monthly data showing that economic activity moderated …

Bloomberg Abu Dhabi’s main stock index rises to a record, even amid heightened tensions in the region, as the benchmark’s biggest member surged on hopes of foreign inflows. The ADX General Index climbed 3.5% at the close on Sunday, after earlier gaining as much as 3.8%, boosted by gains for First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the biggest lender in the …

Bloomberg Stock sales are reaping a windfall for the world’s richest shareholders. Corporate insiders including Amazon.com’s Jeff Bezos and Google co-founder Sergey Brin have ramped up stock sales recently, cashing in on a 14-month long bull market that’s helped boost fortunes to the tune of trillions. US public company insiders offloaded shares worth $24.4 billion this year through the first …

Bloomberg Global funds have piled back into short selling South Korean stocks in the two weeks since authorities lifted a ban on the divisive investment strategy. While the benchmark Kospi Index has held up amid a decline in regional peers during this period, pain has been felt in Korean stocks favoured by the nation’s legions of retail traders. Short selling …