Thursday , 18 December 2025

Stocks

China state funds’ support gives hope for wounded stock market

  Bloomberg Chinese state-backed funds’ intervention in domestic stock markets is rekindling hope that a bottom is near for the nation’s battered equities. The CSI 300 Index ended down just 0.6% at the close, paring an earlier slump of 2.4%, which was its biggest intraday drop since August. State-related funds entered the market to buy local shares in the afternoon …

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Stocks, US futures rise as bond selloff abates

  Bloomberg Stocks and the US index futures rise on Wednesday and a selloff in sovereign bonds paused, bringing some relief for markets whipsawed in recent weeks by concerns about tightening monetary policy. The Stoxx Europe 600 index rises more than 1% as technology shares bounced back and a raft of generally positive earnings reports lifted sentiment. Adyen NV jumped …

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Treasury yields climb as rate-increase fears mount

    Bloomberg Sovereign bonds extended declines on Tuesday, with the 10-year Treasury yield approaching 2% as investors grapple with the implications of global monetary-policy tightening. The US 10-year yield climbed above 1.95%, a level last seen in December 2019, with some investors predicting it could rise as high as 3% this year as the Federal Reserve battles the hottest …

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Shares of billionaire Adani’s food venture rise in Mumbai debut

  Bloomberg Adani Wilmar Ltd, an Indian food company, surged in its stock trading debut following a $482 million initial public offering (IPO), the country’s largest in two months. Shares of the company, an equal joint venture between the business group controlled by Asia’s richest person Gautam Adani and Singapore’s Wilmar International Ltd., rise as much as 16% to 266.8 …

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China stocks climb most in two months in holiday catch-up trade

  Bloomberg Chinese shares climbed on their return from a weeklong holiday, with sentiment boosted by Friday’s jump in Hong-Kong listed names and easing concerns about regulatory headwinds for the nation’s battered tech sector. The CSI 300 Index ended up 1.5% on Monday after rising as much as 2.4%. While that marked the benchmark’s best post-Lunar New Year holiday performance …

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US equity futures fall; Treasuries stabilise

  Bloomberg Stocks in Europe trimmed gains and US index futures dipped as investors took stock of the outlook for monetary policy ahead of key inflation data later this week. Treasury yields and the dollar were stable. The Stoxx Europe 600 index, coming off its longest streak of weekly losses in almost a year, was up around 0.3%, with retail …

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Strategists see surging equity flows while bonds get dumped

  Bloomberg A wild start to the year for global equity markets hasn’t deterred investors, with data showing ever-increasing inflows in stock funds while bonds and cash are being dumped. Equity funds attracted $21.8 billion in the week to February 2, bringing the year-to-date total to $106 billion, according to Bank of America Corp (BofA) strategists tracking EPFR Global data. …

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Hong Kong stocks cap biggest post-Lunar holiday gain since ’09

  Bloomberg Hong Kong stocks posted their biggest post-Lunar New Year holiday advance since 2009, as traders played catch-up to gains in global equities and a rally in financials outweighed the impact of an overnight tech rout in the US. The Hang Seng Index closed up 3.2% on Friday. AIA Group Ltd. and HSBC Holdings Plc were among those leading …

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Extreme foreign selloff in India stocks may ease

  Bloomberg If history is a guide, the heaviest selling by foreigners of Indian stocks since the global financial crisis is poised to end, with any turnaround likely to be led by stocks with major holdings among the overseas investors. That’s the view from Bloomberg Intelligence after foreign institutional investors net-sold $10 billion of local stocks since October, the most …

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US futures, Europe stocks decline on earnings shock

  Bloomberg The rally in global stocks faltered following disappointing earnings from technology bellwethers and as traders await more clues on how quickly key central banks will tighten the monetary policy. US equity futures dropped, with contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 losing 1.8%, after Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc and streaming service Spotify Technology SA plunged in late trading …

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