Equity
Easing of restrictions boosts Saudi; other markets mixed
May 31, 2020The index declined 0.7pc, with sharia-compliant lender Dubai Islamic Bank falling 1.4pc and lender Emirates NBD was down 0.8pc. The Abu Dhabi index edged...
US stocks end mostly up as Trump stops short of tariffs on China
May 30, 2020Trading in US stocks was choppy throughout the session, with major indices sinking into negative territory as a mid-afternoon White House speech by President...
Latam assets slip on China-US tensions, but gain in May
May 30, 2020MSCI Latam stocks index up 6% in May Mexican shares slide more than 2% Mexican peso flat on pressure from oil prices Most Latin American...
Wall Street retreats ahead of Trump’s response on Hong Kong
May 29, 2020Salesforce falls after slashing profit, revenue outlook Nordstrom dives after reporting quarterly loss Indexes down: Dow 1.06%, S&P 0.71%, Nasdaq 0.12% Wall Street's main indexes...
Coffee maker JDE Peet’s IPO wrapped up in just 72 hours
May 29, 2020JDE Peet's, whose brands include Douwe Egberts, Peet's Coffee and Jacobs, is Europe's biggest initial public offering (IPO) this year. It raised 2.25 billion...
Stocks slip as investors await Trump’s Hong Kong response
May 29, 2020In Europe, the pan-regional STOXX 600 index lost 1.30% and MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe shed 0.59%. Optimism has grown as countries...
Wall Street stocks open mostly lower amid US-China tensions
May 29, 2020Shortly after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 25,261.79, down 0.6 percent. NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks opened mostly lower Friday...
Tokyo stocks close lower on US-China tension
May 29, 2020The Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.18 percent, or 38.42 points, at 21,877.89. Over the week, the key index rose 7.31 percent. Stock prices had...
European stocks slide at open
May 29, 2020In the eurozone, the Paris CAC 40 index sank 1.1 percent to 4,719.44 points and in Frankfurt the DAX shed 1.4 percent to 11,622.41...
Hong Kong stocks end week with more losses
May 29, 2020The Hang Seng Index fell 0.74 percent, or 171.29 points, to 22,961.47. HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks finished with more losses Friday as traders nervously...