Equity Markets US Equity markets were mixed overnight on a muted session ahead of the upcoming two day FOMC policy meeting that kicks off today. The Dow Jones finished slightly down with modest gains keeping the NASDAQ and S&P 500 near all time highs as traders await any indication from the Fed as to future rate moves or adjustments in gu...
Equity markets Wall St bounced back strongly last night after two straight down sessions. It was a rally across the board with blue chips, tech and growth stocks all joining in as dip buyers swooped in. Dow Jones up 316 (0.93%) NASDAQ up 163 (1.19%) S&P 500 up 38 (0.93%) Russell 2000 up 51 (2.35%) US earnings season continue...
Equity markets US Equity markets slumped last night for a second straight day as the S&P 500 had its worst day in a month after last week’s record highs. Small caps were the worst performing stocks with optimism fading in the re-opening of the world economy on an increase of global COVID being reported. Dow Jones down 25...
Equity markets US Equity markets were mixed last night with a strong performance from the financial sector pushing the Dow to intra day all time highs whilst a tech sell off dragged down the NASDAQ and S&P. Dow Jones up 53 (0.16%) NASDAQ down 138 (0.99%) S&P 500 down 16.93 (0.41%) ...
Equity markets US Equity markets took a breather overnight with all major indexes drifting modestly lower after the S&P 500 and Dow logged fresh record highs last week. Dow Jones down 55 (0.16%) NASDAQ down 50 (0.36%) S&P 500 down 1 (0.02%) Russell 2000 down 10 (0.43%) ...
Equity markets US Equity pushed higher overnight with the S&P500 and Dow Jones indexes both closing at record highs. Investors were cheered by the Federal Reserve's dovish stance on interest rates and optimistic views on the US economic recovery. Dow Jones up 189 (0.58%) NASDAQ up 54 (0.40%) ...
Equity markets US Equity markets rallied in a whipsawing and directionless session, as investors juggled optimism in the economy against steadily rising Bond yields. Retail sales figures tonight and a Fed meeting later in the week will be closely watched to gauge the strength of the economic recovery and future stimulus. The Dow and S&P 5...
Equity markets US Equity markets posted another solid up day with the Dow and small cap Russell 2000 leading the way with only Tech stocks lagging after yesterday’s surge. The Dow had it’s 4th straight positive session again hitting all-time highs. Dow Jones up 464 (1.46%) NASDAQ down 5 (0.04%) S&P 500 up 23 (0.6%) Russell ...
Equity markets US Equity markets showed a more united front with all 4 major indices rallying. The NASDAQ soared as dip buyers rushed back into recently beaten down tech stocks. European markets also posted strong gains and Australian and Asian markets have opened solidly in the green. Dow Jones up 30 (0.1%) NASDAQ up 464 (3.69%) S...
Equity markets US Equity markets were a mixed bag overnight with the Dow Jones again hitting all time highs while the rout of the tech heavy NASDAQ continued. The NASDAQ has now officially slid into correction territory after dropping over 10% from its closing high on February 12. The S&P 500 which has tech giants such as Alphabet and App...
Equity markets US markets rallied broadly last night with the Dow again hitting an all time high as investors were cheered by Fed chair Jerome Powell’s testimony to the House Financial Services Committee in Washington overnight. Powell testified the Fed would continue its QE program of asset purchases until they see substantial progress towards...
Equity markets US markets were mixed last night, the S&P which recorded a fifth straight loss while the Dow Jones managed to hold on to a small gain. The biggest disconnect though was the tech heavy NASDAQ, slumping almost 2.5%. NASDAQ listed stocks such as Zoom, Amazon and Peloton, who have benefited greatly from COVID lockdown orders, drop...
Equity markets US Equity markets started strongly with a post Presidents Day holiday bump, only to fade during the session with only the Dow 30 managing to keep in positive territory and hit another record high. It was a quiet night on the news front with nothing released to drive the markets. To gauge the progress of the US economic recovery...
Equity markets US Equity markets rallied strongly last night with the Dow Jones jumping more than 200 points to hit another record. The 6 day winning streak has seen the Dows best upward run since August last year as investors remained optimistic about further Covid stimulus and economic recovery in the US. Dow jones up 237 (0.76%) NASDAQ up ...
Equity markets Major US and European indices had a quiet night finishing mostly flat after 3 days of solid gains. US corporate earnings have been strong all week helping to lift equity markets and give investors optimism that the US economic recovery is progressing well. Paypal (PYPL) reported after the bell with figures beating analysts’ expe...