Stocks

BLOOMBERG Less than four months after allegations of fraud by a short seller tipped his business empire into crisis, billionaire Gautam Adani is considering tapping equity markets in a major test of investor confidence. Adani Enterprises Ltd, the Indian tycoon’s flagship, and at least two other group companies plan to hold board meetings on May 13 to consider raising funds ...

BLOOMBERG Shares of the Japanese trading companies that Warren Buffett has invested in reached record levels this week after announcing earnings and buybacks. Mitsubishi Corp, the largest, surged as much as 6% to an all-time high after announcing plans to repurchase $2.2 billion worth of shares along with a better-than-expected profit target for the fiscal year through March 2024. Peers ...

BLOOMBERG Stocks edged lower as cautious investors assessed the latest crop of earnings and awaited a US inflation report for insights on the path of Federal Reserve rate hikes. Contracts for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 retreated, with Airbnb Inc sliding 13% in premarket trading after the vacation home-rental company gave a cautious forecast for revenue in the ...

BLOOMBERG Markets fell broadly after Swedish landlord SBB halted dividends and economic data from China was weaker than expected. European stocks and US futures traded lower, along with oil. SBB shares lost 5.5%, adding to a 20% plunge on May 8, with investors increasingly worried about the effects of a funding squeeze across the real estate industry. Sentiment was also ...

BLOOMBERG Thai investors are pinning their hopes on the general election to revive stocks in Asia’s worst-performing market this year, as parties across the spectrum promise tens of billions of dollars in economic stimulus. The benchmark SET Index has slumped 6.4% in 2023, defying expectations that it will repeat a rally seen in the run-up to prior elections. Instead, foreign ...

BLOOMBERG European stocks struggled to build on the strong rebound as traders assessed hawkish comments from policy makers and disappointing data from the region’s biggest economy. Bond yields across Europe rose. The Stoxx Europe 600 index edged higher, with energy stocks outperforming as crude oil gained. With UK markets closed for a a holiday in honour of King Charles III, ...

BLOOMBERG Chinese banking stocks are surfing a tide of optimism not seen since the nation’s 2015 equity bubble, as traders look to state lenders to galvanise a long-awaited market rally. The CSI 300 Financials Index jumped for a fifth session to reach its highest level since April 2022, adding $166 billion in market value in the process. The gains were ...

BLOOMBERG  The stock market was set for a rebound at the end of a chaotic week, with a rally in regional banks tempering data showing jobs resilience. Treasury yields rose with the dollar. S&P 500 futures signalled the equity benchmark will climb after its longest losing streak since February. PacWest Bancorp soared, following a six-day selloff that saw its shares ...

BLOOMBERG  Investors are likely to favour gold and technology stocks as those bets are expected to provide a buffer against the possibility of a US recession this year, according to strategists at JPMorgan Chase & Co. The trade defined as “long duration” is expressed by being overweight on gold, growth stocks such as technology companies and currencies (short USD), strategists ...

BLOOMBERG European stocks retreated and US equity futures wobbled after Australia’s unexpected interest-rate increase deepened conviction that US and European central banks push ahead with policy tightening to stamp out inflation. The Stoxx 600 index slipped as much as 0.4%, held down by growth-sensitive sectors such as energy and real estate. HSBC Holdings Plc bucked the decline after a profit ...