Stocks

BLOOMBERG The UK equity market’s record valuation gap to the US is increasing pressure on its companies to maximise shareholder returns through options such as relisting abroad, according to Citigroup Inc. The MSCI United Kingdom Index now trades at a record 40% discount to the US on a 12-month forward earnings-based valuation, strategists including Beata Manthey wrote in a note ...

BLOOMBERG Local retail investments may help double the assets in India’s monthly stock plans in five years, and cushion the market from any selloffs by foreign investors, according to Edelweiss Asset Management Ltd. Assets invested monthly in the so-called systematic investment plans — a vehicle widely used by retail investors — could grow to about $4 billion by 2028 as ...

BLOOMBERG European shares rose on Friday along with global stocks as investors took comfort in underlying economic strength and started March on a high note. Bonds halted declines. A gauge of European stocks climbed 0.6% and headed for a weekly gain. S&P 500 futures ticked higher after the underlying gauge clawed back a weekly loss. Asian equities rose about 1%, ...

BLOOMBERG Stock markets worldwide extended losses on Thursday, as US 10-year Treasury bonds topped 4% for the first time since November in a sign that the Federal Reserve’s warnings of higher-for-longer interest rates are finally sinking in. Europe’s Stoxx 600 equity index retreated 0.5%, having fallen to three-week lows as hotter-than-forecast German inflation data pushed money markets to bet on ...

BLOOMBERG Shares of Adani group companies climbed on Thursday as block trades in some of the conglomerate’s stocks suggested institutional investors were buying after a prolonged rout. Flagship Adani Enterprises Ltd. erased an early loss of 10% as 36.8 million shares, equalling 3.2% of its equity, changed hands in two block trades. A series of block deals also punctuated early ...

BLOOMBERG Crypto investors are scooping up call options betting on a Bitcoin rebound to $30,000, even as momentum in the digital-asset market stalls. Bitcoin options open interest rose in February to $9 billion, according to Bloomberg Intelligence’s Jamie Coutts, who cited Glassnode data. The last time it was at this level, the coin had been trading around $45,000, whereas it’s ...

BLOOMBERG European stocks wavered amid a growing realisation that policy makers are likely to stay hawkish for the coming months. German government bonds fell as traders braced for fresh inflation data. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index erased a small gain at the open to trade little changed. Futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 clung to modest gains after ...

BLOOMBERG The rally in India’s largest consumer stocks has likely run its course as margins are near historical highs and the firms appear reluctant to boost investment, according to one of the nation’s biggest money managers. “We think earnings growth will disappoint,” said Anish Tawakley, who oversees about $4.8 billion as deputy equity chief investment officer at ICICI Prudential Asset ...

BLOOMBERG European stocks slipped as euro-area bond yields surged on Tuesday as hot inflation reports ramped up the stakes for the region’s central bank to battle rampant price pressures. The Stoxx 600 fell 0.3%, trimming a 1.7% gain for February, in the wake of reports that showed accelerating inflation in France and Spain. US contracts were range-bound after a solid ...

BLOOMBERG Most Adani group stocks fell as the embattled Indian conglomerate kicked off a charm offensive with fixed-income investors in Asia, its latest effort to stem the fallout from a short-seller’s attack. All of the group’s 10 stocks dropped, led by a 10% plunge in flagship Adani Enterprises Ltd., taking its market value wipeout to about $154 billion since Hindenburg ...