Market updates

FTSE 250 Index Edged Higher by 0.99%; Gold and Crude Oil Prices Traded Higher
December 18, 2020 04:47 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in green - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 14.97 points or 0.40 per cent higher at 3,716.14, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index surged by 119.77 points or 0.40 per cent higher at 30,2...

Bitcoin hits fresh all-time high, pips $23,000 for the first time in history
December 18, 2020 12:42 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Bitcoin has hit a fresh all-time high over $23,000. In the last 24 hours, the crypto asset has leapfrogged 3,000-mark levels and is nearing $24,000 According to the data available with Binance, Bitcoin has gained over 170 per cent in t.....

Lloyd’s to stop new insurance cover for fossil fuel projects
December 17, 2020 10:02 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaWorld’s biggest insurance market Lloyd's of London, in its first sustainability report, said that it will not provide new insurance cover for coal, oil sands and Arctic energy projects from January 2022 and will ask its members to end underwr.....

British and European Markets’ Ended in Green; FTSE 100 Jumped by 0.88%
December 17, 2020 04:01 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded on a mixed note - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 6.58 points or 0.18 per cent higher at 3,701.20, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index dipped by 9.64 points or 0.03 per cent lower at 3...

FTSE AIM Index Ended in Green; US Equities Surged on Stimulus Hopes
December 16, 2020 04:02 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: : Broader indices in the United States traded in green - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 17.71 points or 0.49 per cent higher at 3,665.20, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index surged by 75.28 points or 0.25 per cent higher at 29,...

FTSE 250 Index Surged by 0.72%; Polypipe Group Stock Traded Higher by 11.38%
December 15, 2020 04:50 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in green - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 32.64 points or 0.89 per cent higher at 3,696.10, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index surged by 242.99 points or 0.81 per cent higher at 30,2...

UK and European Markets’ Edged Lower at Close of Trade; Shares of Calisen Soared by 24.69%
December 12, 2020 04:37 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in red - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 14.80 points or 0.40 per cent lower at 3,653.30, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index declined by 67.57 points or 0.23 per cent lower at 29,931....

How Walt Disney is expanding its direct-to-customer streaming
December 11, 2020 11:24 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneySummary At the latest Investor Day presentation, Walt Disney Company has said that it has more than 137 million paid subscribers in its direct-to-customer service offering The company now plans to raise its subscriber base to 300 to 500 million.....

Energy and Basic Materials Shares Lifted FTSE 100 by 0.54%; Frasers Group Stock Zoomed by 12.94%
December 11, 2020 04:34 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded on a mixed note - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 0.19 points or 0.01 per cent higher at 3,673.01, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index declined by 60.79 points or 0.20 per cent lower a...

London Equities Ended on a Positive Note; Rally Seen in Utility and Technology Counters
December 10, 2020 04:42 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in red - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 20.50 points or 0.55 per cent lower at 3,681.75, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index dipped by 99.15 points or 0.33 per cent lower at 30,074.73...

FTSE 100 managed to end in green with a marginal gain; Nasdaq made new highs
December 09, 2020 04:40 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in red - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 11.96 points or 0.32 per cent lower at 3,680.00, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index declined by 47.37 points or 0.16 per cent lower at 30,022....

FTSE AIM Index Accelerated by 0.46%; Gold Price Traded in Green on Stimulus Hopes
December 08, 2020 03:50 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded on a mixed note - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 2.82 points or 0.08 per cent lower at 3,696.30, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index declined by 137.86 points or 0.46 per cent lower a...

Zalando Co-CEO Rubin Ritter takes a break from professional sphere
December 07, 2020 10:49 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaZalando Co-CEO Rubin Ritter has decided to step down from his position by the next year and concentrate on his personal life instead. He was with the German online fashion retailing major for eleven years along with other two CEOs -- Robert Gentz a.....

British Equities Edged Higher, Boosted by Energy & Healthcare Stocks; FTSE 100 Expanded by 0.92%
December 05, 2020 04:27 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in green - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 19.73 points or 0.54 per cent higher at 3,686.45, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index surged by 134.56 points or 0.45 per cent higher at 30,1...
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Consumer Cyclical and Basic Material Shares Lifted FTSE 100 Higher by 0.42%; BT Group Stock Surged by 6.41%
December 04, 2020 04:20 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in green - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 10.09 points or 0.28 per cent higher at 3,679.10, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index surged by 147.16 points or 0.49 per cent higher at 30,0...

Nestle to invest $3.58-bn for tackling climate change
December 04, 2020 01:08 AM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneySummary Nestle SA intends to halve its emissions by 2030 and run 800 of its sites fully on renewable power by 2025 The company would ramp up its reforestation program by planting 20 million trees each year over the next 10 years The Swiss .....

TUI AG (LON: TUI) secures a rescue package for €1.8 billion
December 03, 2020 09:35 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneySummary The funding includes a sum of €509 million through a deeply discounted rights issue It will provide sufficient liquidity reserves to the group The Anglo- German travel company TUI AG has struck a deal on its third bail.....

FTSE 100 Rallied by 1.23% After UK Regulators Approved Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Rollout; Pound Falls Against Dollar
December 03, 2020 03:50 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in red - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 4.50 points or 0.12 per cent lower at 3,657.95, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index dipped by 56.61 points or 0.19 per cent lower at 29,767.31,...

UK housing upbeat: Mortgage approvals reach a 13-year high
December 02, 2020 07:43 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneySummary The housing market has been one of the strongest performing UK sectors this year, after it reopened after the first lockdown in May Mortgage approvals in October reached a high value of 97,500 The primary reason for the rise in demand .....

UK and US Markets’ Accelerated on Vaccine Hopes; FTSE 100 Zoomed by 1.89%
December 02, 2020 10:42 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in green - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 50.74 points or 1.40 per cent higher at 3,672.37, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index increased by 416.65 points or 1.41 per cent higher at 3...
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