Chinese stocks fell to a three-week low on Thursday, dragged down by a sharp selloff in chipmakers. Hong Kong shares rebounded on a recovery in internet heavyweights.** China's blue-chip CSI300 Index SZSE:399300 dipped 3% to the lowest level since June 12. The Shanghai Composite Index SSE:000001 lo…
By Johann M Cherian and Tharuniyaa LakshmiEuropean shares edged higher on Thursday as gains in defensives countered a slide in AI-related stocks, while investors awaited a key U.S. employment report for clues on interest rates.The pan-European STOXX 600 index TVC:SXXP was up 0.2% at 640.70 points…
By Ateeq ShariffMost major Gulf stock markets were nearly flat in early trading on Thursday after Iran and the United States wrapped up a round of indirect talks with no sign of progress toward a lasting peace agreement.Iranian and U.S. negotiators spent two days in Doha addressing maritime traffic…
The FTSE 100 advanced 0.5% on Thursday, insulated from a sharp global technology stock selloff due to its minimal exposure to the tech sector and strong gains in defensive, consumer, and healthcare shares.A major technology decline hit global equity markets after Meta announced plans to sell access…
By Dow Jones Newswires StaffU.S. stock futures were lower in early European trade as AI-related stocks fell across the globe ahead of Thursday's crucial jobs data.Kevin Warsh kept mum on the Federal Reserve's rate-setting path when speaking in Portugal Wednesday. In the absence of forward guidance…
Amazon.com, Inc. is preparing its first major overhaul of its processor strategy for its consumer devices in two decades and has contracted a Taiwanese company to design custom chips for products such as the Kindle, Fire TV, and Echo speakers, according to a key supply chain analyst.Amazon is gradu…
Shares of European semiconductor companies opened lower a day after Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh declined to say whether the central bank needed to consider a rate increase later this month. Tech stocks are increasingly sensitive to rate decisions due to high valuation and debt-funded AI in…
By Sherry QinAsian stocks ended mostly lower, with South Korea, one of the region's biggest beneficiaries of the global artificial-intelligence boom, leading losses on concerns over the sustainability of spending in AI infrastructure.After triggering two circuit breakers last week, South Korea's Ko…
MSE increased to 4168.00 Index Points, the highest since July 2024.Over the past 4 weeks, Malta Stock Exchange gained 3.37%, and in the last 12 months, it increased 7.4%.
Hang Seng Tech Index Falls After Two-Session Gain
By Dow Jones Newswires StaffU.S. stock futures were lower in early European trade as AI-related stocks fell across the globe ahead of Thursday's crucial jobs data.Kevin Warsh kept mum on the Federal Reserve's rate-setting path when speaking in Portugal Wednesday. In the absence of forward guidance…
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The FTSE MIB rose to around 51,800 on Thursday, rebounding from a slight decline in the previous session, as gains in financial stocks supported the index.UniCredit advanced 1% after JPMorgan reiterated its Buy rating.Its peers also traded higher, with Intesa Sanpaolo up 0.6%, Banca Mediolanum 0.6…
The CAC 40 rose 0.5% to 8,374 on Thursday, rebounding from the previous session as easing inflation concerns and developments in the Middle East boosted market sentiment.During the ECB Forum, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said inflation risks had moderated in recent weeks, while ECB President Christine Lag…
Yonhap News Agency reported that South Korean stocks plunged nearly 8 percent Thursday, dragged down by a sharp sell-off in semiconductor shares as investor sentiment soured amid renewed concerns over excess AI capacity. The benchmark Kospi plunged 655.32 points, or 7.89 percent, to close at 7,648…
The DAX 40 inched up toward 25,100 on Thursday, the highest in over a week, marking the third straight session of gains.Investors weighed domestic economic measures while taking comfort from reassuring comments on inflation made at the ECB Forum in Sintra.German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's ruling c…
EUROPE IN THE GREEN, TECH FALTERSEuropean shares are just about higher on Thursday, with the region relatively well insulated from a global decline in tech stocks.Europe's smaller tech hardware sector has meant it has missed out on the supersized rally that has gripped traders in Tokyo, Seoul and W…
U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.3% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 was flat in morning trading. Sodexo climbed 6.4% and Amplifon rose 5.3%. On the…
By Junko FujitaJapanese government bonds tumbled on Thursday on renewed fiscal concerns, while AI-related heavyweights dragged down the Nikkei share average after an overnight tech selloff on Wall Street.The yen rose sharply against the dollar, with traders alert to the prospect of intervention to…
