Stocks

BLOOMBERG Indian stocks notched their biggest outflow of foreign investor funds in 19 months, as some profits were booked after a record-breaking rally. Global funds sold $2.4 billion of Indian shares on a net basis last week, the most since June 2022. They sold another $374 million, according to provisional data, as trading resumed after the surprise trading holiday announcement. ...

BLOOMBERG India’s stock market capitalization has overtaken Hong Kong’s for the first time as the South Asian nation’s growth prospects and policy reforms make it an investor darling while global capital pours out of China. The combined value of shares listed on Indian exchanges reached $4.33 trillion as of Monday’s close, versus $4.29 trillion for Hong Kong, according to data ...

BLOOMBERG European stocks and US equity futures kept to small ranges as investors parsed the latest corporate earnings for insights on the state of the global economy and the impact of supply chain pressures. Rallying miners supported Europe’s Stoxx 600 index as optimism over demand from China pushed iron ore prices higher. Energy stocks rose as crude oil held gains ...

BLOOMBERG A rout in Chinese stocks listed in Hong Kong intensified on Monday, pushing their discount to mainland peers to the deepest in fifteen years in the latest sign of growing pessimism among international investors. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index fell 2.4%, inching closer to a level last seen almost two decades ago, while the onshore benchmark CSI 300 ...

BLOOMBERG European stocks and US futures rose, extending the rally in global equities that pushed the S&P 500 Index to a record-high Friday. Europe’s Stoxx 600 index climbed 0.8% in early trading on Monday, with banking, real estate and tech stocks among those leading the advance. Tech shares led gains in US futures contracts after the S&P 500 rose beyond ...

BLOOMBERG Japan’s equities are rapidly recovering the heft they lost to their Chinese peers in the early years of the pandemic as global investors continue to seek alternatives to the world’s second-biggest economy. The gap between the market capitalisation of mainland Chinese stocks and Japanese shares has shrunk to $2.55 trillion, the least since July 2020, data compiled by Bloomberg ...

BLOOMBERG European stocks steadied on Thursday after the biggest three-day drop since October as traders re-calibrated their wagers on the timing and extent of interest rate cuts. Signs that European policy makers are converging around a June rate reduction helped calm markets, along with indications that Chinese state funds are coming to the rescue of equities battered by signs of ...

BLOOMBERG A rout in Chinese stocks deepened on Wednesday as a slew of disappointing economic data reinforced bearish sentiment towards the market. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index fell 3.9%, recording its worst day since October 2022. The CSI 300 benchmark for mainland shares slid 2.2% as foreigners sold 13 billion yuan ($1.8 billion) worth of stocks on a net ...

BLOOMBERG Central bankers continued their forceful push-back against market bets for interest rate cuts, deepening a global selloff across stocks and bonds. European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde and Governing Council member Klaas Knot warned on Wednesday that aggressive bets on interest-rate cuts aren’t helping policymakers in the battle to subdue inflation. That followed comments on Tuesday from Federal ...

BLOOMBERG European stocks and US futures retreated, while the dollar rose to a one-month high and bonds fell as the market digested the latest comments from central bank officials pushing back against bets on aggressive interest rate cuts. The Stoxx Europe 600 index headed for a five-week low, with retailers and banks leading the decline. Futures on the S&P 500 ...