Stocks

Bloomberg Investors who want to trade big swings in risk sentiment may want to venture outside the typical US stocks play and consider currencies, according to analysts at Standard Chartered Plc. An analysis of how the S&P 500 Index and currencies traded relative to their volatility indicated that some foreign exchanges were more efficient in capturing the shifts through the ...

Bloomberg European stocks fell after a late-session drop on Wall Street and as the region’s finance chiefs failed to reach a deal on an economic response to the coronavirus. US equity-index fluctuates and the dollar gained. The euro and Italian bonds also took a hit after European Union officials struggled to reconcile contrasting visions for the steps needed to help ...

Bloomberg As analysts struggle to assess India Inc.’s corporate earnings and debt-servicing capabilities amid the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, they have begun relying on alternative indicators to inform their investment recommendations. Equity analysts speaking in interviews with Bloomberg highlighted measures ranging from volatility and cash levels to daily infection numbers and technical charts. So far, the drop ...

Bloomberg Indian stocks soared as trading resumed after a holiday, tracking gains in equities across Asia, on optimism that the deadly coronavirus pandemic may be waning in some key global hot spots. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex rose 7% as of 1:21 pm in Mumbai, while the NSE Nifty 50 Index advanced a similar amount. Markets are only open three ...

Bloomberg Stocks in Europe and Asia gained on Tuesday alongside US equity futures amid continuing optimism the spread of coronavirus may be slowing in major economies. Bonds extended declines and the dollar weakened. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index jumped at the open as every major national gauge in the region advanced. Futures for the three main American benchmarks also all ...

Bloomberg Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s plan to declare a state of emergency in parts of Japan to contain the coronavirus was surprisingly well-received in the stock market, with many participants feeling confident that local equities have bottomed. Abe unveiled a stimulus package totaling $990 billion on Monday, and later on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and ...

Bloomberg Stocks jumped in Europe and Asia alongside US equity futures after the reported death tolls in some of the world’s coronavirus hot spots showed signs of easing over the weekend. The dollar strengthened and Treasuries fell. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index opened solidly higher after Italy said it had the fewest deaths in more than two weeks, while France ...

Bloomberg Asia stocks are not out of the woods yet, despite the recent bear-market rally, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Investors who may be getting optimistic that markets across the region have bottomed should resist that notion, strategists led by Timothy Moe said in a note on Monday. The MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index has rebounded some 12% since ...

Bloomberg A slowdown in the growth rate of new US coronavirus cases may help put a floor under stocks and dampen volatility, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. The Cboe Volatility Index has been tracking data associated with the global spread of cases and has shown a relationship with growth at the US state level, technical strategists Jason Hunter and ...

Bloomberg Record low interest rates are tempting some retail investors in Singapore to load up on debt to buy shares, just as the coronavirus outbreak creates the most volatile markets since the global financial crisis. Earlier this year, 31-year-old insurance agent Heng Kai Sheng got advances on three separate credit cards to the tune of S$150,000 ($105,000). With the money, ...