Stocks

Bloomberg European stocks fluctuated with US equity futures as traders weighed concerns about the impact of rising coronavirus cases and braced for key US runoff elections. The dollar falls and gold held Monday’s gains. Energy firms and retailers led the Stoxx 600 Index as the UK went back into lockdown in an attempt to prevent hospitals being overwhelmed. Next Plc …

Bloomberg China’s state-owned telecommunications companies declined in Hong Kong after the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) said it’s delisting them to comply with a US executive order that sanctioned companies identified as affiliated with the Chinese military. Shares of China Mobile Ltd., the largest of the three, falls as much as 4.5% on Monday to their lowest level since 2006, …

Bloomberg European stocks jumped, with miners and energy firms among the biggest gainers as commodities get a boost from the weakest dollar since 2018. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rises at the open, led higher by cyclical shares, as crude oil futures in New York approached $50 a barrel. Gold climbed more than 1% to the highest in almost two …

Bloomberg The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) said it will delist three Chinese corporations to comply with a US executive order that imposed restrictions on companies identified as affiliated with the Chinese military. China Mobile Ltd., China Telecom Corp Ltd, China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd will be suspended from trading between January 7 and January 11, and proceedings to delist …

Bloomberg Benchmark indexes in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) climbed the most in the Middle East, tracking global stock rallies on optimism surrounding the rollout of coronavirus vaccines. Indexes in Oman and Israel also rise, while the main gauge in Egypt was unchanged. The Tadawul All Share Index in Riyadh dropped the most in the region, with 20 out of its …

Bloomberg In a year disrupted by a global pandemic, political upheaval and abrupt setbacks for some of Hong Kong’s biggest stocks, investors point to one constant as to why 2021 looks brighter: the relentless levels of money coming in. Mainland investors have bought a net HK$666 billion ($86 billion) of the city’s shares, easily the most since both of Hong …

Bloomberg Trading across global markets was subdued in one of the final sessions of the year, with the dollar weakening and US equity futures gaining. Contracts on the S&P 500 added 0.3 percent as the US government started sending $600 stimulus checks to Americans. In Europe, the Stoxx 600 Index edged higher in thin trading. Bitcoin continued its frenetic rally, …

Bloomberg Stocks rise with a the global gauge heading for records as a wave of stimulus optimism buoyed equities from Germany to Japan. The dollar slipped with Treasuries. European equities rise 1% with every industry subsector except banks and energy firms in the green. US futures climbed and the MSCI ACWI Index touched its highest level after US lawmakers backed …

Bloomberg India stocks rise for a fifth straight day, tracking broad gains in Asian peers, as a slowing pace of local coronavirus infections boosted optimism over an economic recovery. The S&P BSE Sensex climbed 0.6% to 47,648.24 as of 9:57 am in Mumbai. The NSE Nifty 50 Index advanced by the same magnitude. Both indexes are set to extend record …

Bloomberg UK blue-chip stocks soared on Tuesday, leading European country indexes, in the British market’s first trading session since a Brexit deal was struck with the European Union. The FTSE 100 Index jumped 1.6%, with stocks most exposed to the British economy, like homebuilders and travel stocks, pushing the advance. EU ambassadors have given the green light to the draft …