Stocks

  Bloomberg Sri Lanka’s stock market trading was halted twice on Wednesday after a gauge of blue-chip shares tumbled more than 8%, highlighting the mounting economic crisis prompted by a shortage of dollars and surging inflation. The benchmark Colombo All Share Index settled 2.7% lower at 11,285.37 after a slide in a measure of the nation’s top 20 stocks by …

  Bloomberg Stocks decline with US futures on Tuesday on intensifying tension between the West and Russia over Ukraine, a standoff that’s causing energy prices to soar and leading investors to seek havens among sovereign bonds. The Stoxx 600 Index pared a loss of as much as 1.8% at the open to trade 0.7% lower. US contracts pointed to declines …

  Bloomberg Chinese technology stocks dropped for a third straight session amid fresh worries over Beijing’s regulatory plans for the sector. The Hang Seng Tech Index falls 1.9% on Tuesday to the lowest close since its inception in 2020. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. was among the biggest losers following a Bloomberg report that authorities have begun another round of checks …

  Bloomberg The prospect of Federal Reserve policy tightening and signs of thinner bond market liquidity are denting the case for Treasuries as a reliable haven just as amped up geopolitical tensions around Ukraine have investors on alert for potential refuge assets. That’s spurring some to look more closely at currency markets in particular for alternative ways to protect themselves …

  Bloomberg US equity futures rise and Asian stocks pared losses on Monday as traders evaluated the possibility of a summit on Ukraine between President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Nasdaq 100, S&P 500 and European contracts erased falls to climb about 1%, while an Asia-Pacific equity index came off its lows but stayed in the red. …

  Bloomberg Stocks rise on Friday as planned talks between Russia and the US over Ukraine alleviated some investor gloom about geopolitical risks. Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index and US equity futures advanced after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov agreed to meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for talks in Europe next week. On Thursday, President Joe Biden warned that …

  Bloomberg 74-year-old Ng Kok Song has built one of Singapore’s fastest-growing investment companies with plans to make it a global player. Avanda Investment Management’s assets have more than doubled to around $10 billion since it was co-founded by Ng in mid-2015 — soon after he retired from sovereign wealth giant GIC as its chief investment officer following a 42-year …

  Bloomberg A yearlong slide in Chinese technology stocks that wiped out $1.5 trillion in market value may finally be ending as investors look beyond regulatory hurdles to focus on valuations. Just 12 months ago, a rally that pushed Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Tech Index to the highest level since a July 2020 inception started to unravel as traders raced …

  Bloomberg Stocks were mixed on Thursday as traders weighed geopolitical developments and a flurry of corporate earnings. The Stoxx 600 Index was little changed, while US equity futures fall. Havens such as the yen and gold pushed higher. US 10-year Treasury yields retreated to about 2%. Crude oil declined. Russian-backed separatists claimed Ukrainian forces violated cease-fire rules overnight, according …

  Bloomberg Stocks rise on Wednesday as traders weighed the prospect of diminishing tension over Ukraine and the risk of further twists after Russia said it was withdrawing some forces. Shares were up in Japan, Hong Kong and China, where slowing inflation is boosting the central bank’s scope to ease policy to prop up growth. US futures were stable and …