Stocks

Bloomberg US equity futures advanced with European stocks on Wednesday after signs emerged that China may be planning further measures to support its economy reeling from a virus-induced slowdown. The yen weakened. Contracts on the three main US stock gauges pointed to a positive start on Wall Street after Bloomberg reported that China’s latest moves to aid growth include possible …

Bloomberg India’s stock benchmark rose, rebounding from its lowest close in more than two weeks, as investors assessed the extent that the coronavirus outbreak may affect the economic outlook. The S&P BSE Sensex Index climbed for the first day in five, adding 1.1% to close at 41,323 in Mumbai. The NSE Nifty 50 Index posted the same gain. India’s government …

Bloomberg The pound rose after inflation accelerated, fuelling expectation that the Bank of England (BOE) will hold off lowering interest rates for the foreseeable future. Sterling cemented its position above $1.30, snapping two days of declines versus the dollar after annual inflation picked up for the first time in six months. The currency has also been given a boost by …

Bloomberg US equity-index futures fell along with European stocks on Tuesday after Apple Inc said quarterly sales would miss forecasts, spooking investors who had hoped for a limited economic impact from the deadly coronavirus. Treasuries rose as American markets re-opened after a holiday. Contracts on the three major US equity benchmarks dropped, with Apple shares slumping as much as 4.2% …

Bloomberg India’s stock benchmark declined for a fourth straight day, with disruptions from the coronavirus outbreak clouding the outlook for an economy already facing its weakest expansion in 11 years. The S&P BSE Sensex Index fell 0.4% to close at 40,894.38 in Mumbai, its longest losing streak in more than four months, after sliding as much as 1.1%. The NSE …

Bloomberg Binance Holdings Ltd, operator of one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, has applied for an operating license in Singapore under the government’s new payments legislation. “We have already applied,” Binance co-founder and CEO “CZ” Zhao Changpeng said in a phone interview. “We submitted the application pretty fast. Binance’s Singapore entity has been in close touch with the local …

Bloomberg European stocks rose on Monday after Chinese shares advanced with the yuan as investors took encouragement from the Asian country’s pledges to support the world’s second-biggest economy in the face of the coronavirus outbreak. The yen and gold both dipped. Gains in the Stoxx Europe 600 Index were led by automakers and miners. US equity-index futures climbed, though Wall …

Bloomberg China’s stocks recouped all their losses from a record $720 billion sell-off earlier this month, a sign that investor confidence is improving after policy makers acted to ease the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. The Shanghai Composite, CSI 300 and SSE 50 indexes all rose about 2% on Monday to finish above their closing levels on January 23, …

Bloomberg Investors who poured money into bond funds last year are showing little sign of stopping in 2020, adding more downward pressure to yields. Inflow to fixed-income assets nearly doubled last year to $1 trillion, according to data from Morningstar Inc. With fears about the coronavirus outbreak dimming growth prospects for the global economy and prompting a search for haven …

Bloomberg Ether has more than doubled this year, but technical indicators are starting to flash worrying signals for the second-biggest cryptocurrency. Based on the GTI Global Strength Indicator, which measures upward and downward movements of successive closing prices, the coin is at its most overbought level since May 2019. An asset is considered overbought if the indicator exceeds 70 and …