Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) turned net buyers in Indian equities on Friday, snapping a four-session selling streak by purchasing shares worth a provisional ₹1,355.33 crore, according to exchange data.Domestic institutional investors (DIIs), meanwhile, turned net sellers after two weeks…
CROBEX increased to 4482.00 Index Points, the highest since February 2008.Over the past 4 weeks, Zagreb Stock Exchange Stock Index gained 3.95%, and in the last 12 months, it increased 25.61%.
Canada's main stock index opened higher on Friday, helped by gains in mining stocks and as investors pushed back on expectations for an imminent U.S. interest rate hike.The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX Composite Index TSX:TSX was up 0.3% at 35,082.35 points.
The Ibovespa edged up to trade near the 173,000 mark on Friday as investors assessed May industrial production and June services PMI data.Services activity data showed an expansion at a slightly faster pace in June as demand improved, supporting shares linked to domestic tertiary sector activity.Re…
BETTER GROWTH WON'T HELP EUROPEAN STOCKS, BOFA SAYSBofA European equities analysts are normally pretty bearish, and true to form, they're out on Friday arguing that even though the European economy is picking up, they don't see this doing much for stocks in the region.On the plus side, they say: "T…
The dollar remains weaker in the wake of Thursday's worse-than-expected U.S. nonfarm payrolls data. The data reduced market pricing for imminent interest-rate rises by the Federal Reserve. However, LSEG data still show a 20% probability of a rate hike in July and a 60% chance in September. The rate…
Russia's Autostat, citing data from its partner, consulting company PPK, says:
Stocks have been on a tear this year (recent volatility notwithstanding).In the first half of the year (which just ended a couple of days ago), the Dow finished up 8.85%, the S&P 500 was up 9.55%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq was up 12.8%. Additionally, the small-cap Russell 2000 was up 21.9%, and the…
India’s BSE Sensex closed about 0.3% up at 77,764 on Friday, the highest since early May and extending gains for a third straight session.Cooling crude oil prices, growing expectations of a more accommodative global monetary policy stance and ongoing strength in IT stocks continued to support marke…
Malaysian palm oil futures slipped to a near three-week low on Friday, logging a second straight week of loss, amid expectations of rising output and growing stockpiles.The benchmark palm oil contract (FCPOc3) for September delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was down 23 ringgit, or…
1037 GMT - The U.S. nonfarm payrolls report was a "clear disappointment" for the dollar bulls, says Ebury's Matthew Ryan in a note. "All things considered, a rather soft report that supports our call in favor of no rate hikes from the Federal Reserve this year," says the head of market strategy. Fe…
As the yen languishes at 40-year lows against the dollar, there are silver linings for Japan equities plays. BNY Investments' Aninda Mitra says a weaker yen tends to favor large corporates that are more globally diversified, yielding direct FX transmission gains for EPS. Now, it does drive up impor…
