Stocks

  Bloomberg The relentless plunge in China’s stocks has burnished the appeal of their biggest emerging-market rival India, spurring a divergence that’s rarely been seen before. The MSCI India Index rallied almost 10% in the just-ended quarter, compared with a 23% slump for the MSCI China Index. The 33-percentage point outperformance by the India gauge is the biggest since March …

  Bloomberg Global stocks fall to a two-year low, while US index futures struggled for direction, amid concern hawkish policies by global central banks will spark a recession and earnings contraction. December contracts on the S&P 500 Index were little changed, while similar futures on the Nasdaq 100 slid 0.3%. Carmaker Tesla tumbled 4% in premarket New York trading after …

Bloomberg Tencent Holdings Ltd has lost its title as China’s biggest company, the latest sign of how far regulatory risk and dimming growth prospects has set back the country’s technology industry. Shares of the online gaming company have tumbled 64% in Hong Kong since a January 2021 peak, wiping $623 billion off its market value. That’s more than any other …

  Bloomberg UK equity outflows are on track for their worst year ever, with investors pulling $18 billion from the country’s stock funds so far in 2022, according to Bank of America Corp. The figure eclipses prior years, and would mark a seventh straight year of UK equity outflows — every year since the 2016 Brexit referendum — according to …

Bloomberg China’s Golden Week holiday will be a crucial period for stock traders looking for fresh market impetus, after a brutal year pushed a key benchmark to near its lowest in two years. The CSI 300 Index has lost more than 14% this quarter, buffeted by the nation’s Covid- 19 restrictions and property woes, as well as a global selloff …

  Bloomberg Japan’s bond market liquidity deteriorated to levels not seen in over a decade on growing fears that overseas rate hikes would lead to a global economic downturn. A Bloomberg gauge measuring the deviation of Japanese government bond yields from model-estimated values soared this week to its highest level since April 2011, suggesting few investors were willing to bet …

Bloomberg The dollar rises to another record after the White House talked down the prospect of weakening the currency, while UK bonds surged after the Bank of England (BOE) said it would carry out temporary purchases of long-dated government bonds to help restore order to the market. US futures were mixed, while European stocks dropped for a fifth day as …

  Bloomberg Investors are abandoning European stocks at levels last seen during the euro zone debt crisis, according to Citigroup Inc. strategists, adding that this could represent a contrarian signal to buy. European equity funds are on track for eight straight months of outflows totalling $98 billion, or 6% of assets under management, the bank said in a note citing …

  Bloomberg The UK’s stock and bond markets have lost at least $500 billion in combined value since Liz Truss took over as Prime Minister, with investor confidence shattered by a shock tax-cutting budget. Taking the helm at a time when the UK economy was already grappling with the specter of recession, the Truss government’s new fiscal policies fuelled concerns …

  Bloomberg Global markets remained on edge on Tuesday as investors braced for a heightened risk of global recession, even as dip buyers emerged. Most stocks rise as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and BlackRock Inc. soured on equities for the short term and Citigroup Inc. said bearish positioning continues to rise. Tech giants including Apple, Amazon.com and Alphabet advanced more …