Nasdaq closes lower, S&P 500 up slightly as US yields stay elevated

Nasdaq closes lower, S&P 500 up slightly as US yields stay elevated

The Nasdaq fell on Monday, while the benchmark S&P 500 bounced off a two-month low and eked out a slight gain as U.S. Treasury yields stayed elevated with investors dialing back expectations on the pace of rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. Recent economic data have indicated a resilient economy with nagging price pressures, which … Read more

Asian stocks in narrow ranges after US tech boost

Asian stocks in narrow ranges after US tech boost

Stocks in Asia traded in tight ranges amid relatively thin holiday trading after a rally in some of the world’s largest technology companies boosted US benchmarks. Shares swung between gains and losses in Japan and edged lower in Australia, with shortened sessions in Hong Kong and Sydney for Christmas Eve. US equity futures were little … Read more

Asian stocks fluctuate, bond yields Slip

Asian stocks fluctuate, bond yields Slip

Stocks in Asia held in a narrow range on Thursday while bond yields slipped as traders took to the sidelines ahead of the US Thanksgiving holiday. Shares in Japan swung between gains and losses while those in Australia climbed alongside Hong Kong equity futures. Contracts for US stocks edged up after the S&P 500 fell … Read more

Mutual funds: Top 12 funds that can help you invest in overseas companies; check details 

Mutual funds: Top 12 funds that can help you invest in overseas companies; check details 

MF investment: Indian investors are increasingly seeking opportunities in global markets to maximise their investment returns, especially around the US elections 2024. Major Wall Street indices such as Dow Jones (DJI), Nasdaq (IXIC), and the S&P 500 (GSPC) have delivered impressive returns over the past five years, attracting investors looking for lucrative investment avenues. Mutual funds, … Read more

Dow and S&P end at fresh record highs, lifted by Netflix earnings and tech stocks

Dow and S&P end at fresh record highs, lifted by Netflix earnings and tech stocks

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 chalked up record closing highs on Friday, with the Nasdaq also in positive territory, as markets were boosted by an earnings-driven jump in Netflix shares and broader gains across technology stocks. All three major Wall Street benchmarks also comfortably secured a sixth straight weekly gain, their longest … Read more

Asian stocks rise tracking US gains; oil declines

Asian stocks rise tracking US gains; oil declines

Shares in Asia climbed after another strong performance on Wall Street, with stocks hitting fresh record highs. Oil dropped as concerns eased about Israel attacking Iranian energy facilities. Benchmark indexes were up in Australia and Japan, and US futures advanced slightly. With earnings reports poised to drive US sentiment this week, the S&P 500 rose … Read more

Rise in US jobs may lead to reversal of trades hinging on Fed lowering rates

Rise in US jobs may lead to reversal of trades hinging on Fed lowering rates

New York: The reverberations from a blowout US employment number could threaten an assortment of trades predicated on falling interest rates, if stronger-than-expected growth spurs investors to radically shift views on how much the Federal Reserve will need to cut borrowing costs in the months ahead. Expectations of steep rate cuts spurred bets on everything … Read more

Dow registers record high close as US jobs data eases economic worries

Dow registers record high close as US jobs data eases economic worries

The Dow posted a record closing high on Friday and the Nasdaq ended with a more than 1% gain as a stronger-than-expected jobs report reassured investors who had worried the economy may be getting too weak. U.S. job gains increased in September by the most in six months, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%, … Read more

US stocks fall after Fed minutes; Nvidia shares climb after the bell

US stocks fall after Fed minutes; Nvidia shares climb after the bell

U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as investors digested minutes of the Federal Reserve‘s most recent meeting but Nvidia‘s shares rose about 6% after the close on the semiconductor bellwether’s stronger-than-expected revenue forecast. The news also drove gains in other chipmakers. Investors had focused on whether Nvidia‘s first-quarter results could meet sky-high expectations and whether the … Read more

Nasdaq hits record, S&P ticks higher with Nvidia results eyed

Nasdaq hits record, S&P ticks higher with Nvidia results eyed

The Nasdaq closed at a record high on Monday while the S&P 500 gained slightly as technology stocks advanced ahead of Nvidia‘s highly anticipated earnings and investors gauged the timing of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 technology index led gains among the 11 major S&P sectors, rising 1.32%, helped … Read more