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Stocks, US futures advance on virus stimulus package

Bloomberg Stocks clung to gains globally along with US equity futures on Wednesday while investors examined government rescue packages to counter the hit from the coronavirus, after one of the best days on Wall Street in a generation. Futures on the three main American equity indexes fluctuated before turning higher in the wake of March 25’s historic surge, after the ...

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Life insurers keep faith in India stocks amid virus criris

Bloomberg Investment chiefs at two Indian life insurance companies are keeping money in stocks despite selling by overseas funds that has put the nation’s benchmark index on course for a record monthly decline. The S&P BSE Sensex has plunged 30% so far in March as the coronavirus-led wave of risk aversion has prompted foreign investors to dump local stocks at ...

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Short sellers may lift market as they try to protect gains

Bloomberg It is fair to say that short sellers have won this round. These investors, who typically bet on the price of an equity or asset going down, have made a killing amid the broader selloff that has roiled US financial markets for the past month. The time has now come to protect those profits before stocks start potentially rebounding. ...

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