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US markets rise, lifted by energy, industrial stocks

Benchmark US indices closed higher on Monday, December 6, lifted by energy, industrial, and financial stocks as Omicron concerns faded. The S&P 5...

FTSE 100 retakes 7,200; Dow jumps 685 points, Moderna dives 16%

US Markets: Staging a sharp comeback on Monday, the major stock averages of the Wall Street started in the positive territory with the Dow Industrials...

US stocks retreat after mixed jobs data

Benchmark US indices closed lower on Friday, December 3, capping a topsy-turvy trading week marred by concerns over higher inflation and the Omicron t...

FTSE 100 struggles above 7,100; Dow remains flat, Nasdaq trips 1%

US Markets: Wall Street oscillated in the negative region on Friday with all the three major stock averages hovering in the red as market participants...

US stocks rise, lifted by financial, energy stocks

Benchmark US indices closed higher on Thursday, December 2, as stocks across all sectors, including financial, energy, healthcare, and technology, mov...

FTSE 100 partly recovers; Dow recoils 1%, Nasdaq slides marginally

US Markets: The three major stock averages of the United States started on the positive footing on Thursday, with the Dow Industrials gaining more tha...

US indices close lower, weighed down by tech, financial stocks

All key benchmark US indices closed in the red on Wednesday, December 1, weighed down by technology, basic materials, and financial stocks amid mixed...

FTSE 100 strengthens above 7,100; Dow, Nasdaq, S&P 500 gain over 1%

US Markets: Wall Street indices advanced sharply on Wednesday, 1 December, bouncing back from the previous session’s drop with the three major a...

US stocks retreat on Omicron, inflation fears

US stocks slid on Tuesday, November 30, recording one of their worst performances in recent days as concerns over the new Covid-19 variant Omicron wei...

FTSE 100 hits 2-month low; Wall Street crashes, Moderna slips 7%

US Markets: Wall Street extended the losses after opening lower on Tuesday, 30 November, as Covid-related worries kept the jittery alive with the mark...

US stocks close higher as oil prices surge, Omicron worries ebb

Benchmark US indices closed higher on Monday, November 29, after the major stock segments saw gains amid soaring oil prices and fading concerns around...

FTSE 100 retakes 7,100 as equities rebound from Black Friday's colla...

US Markets: American equities bounced back on Monday, 29 November, partly recovering from the Black Friday’s slump as investors seemingly overtu...

US markets slip on new covid variant fears

Benchmark US indices wrapped up the week on a gloomy note Friday, November 26, after concerns over a new covid variant in South Africa triggered beari...

FTSE 100 plunges on reports of new Covid-19 variant

US Markets: Broder US indices are showing a weaker trend amid fear of a new variant of coronavirus. S&P 500 future was down by 1.6%, while Dow Jon...

FTSE 100 tread water amid rising energy crises

UK Market News: The UK stock market is trading in the positive territory, with blue-chip index FTSE 100 up by 0.19%, while the mid-cap focused FTSE 25...

US stocks close flat after upbeat labor data

Benchmark US indices closed flat on Wednesday, November 24, after the weekly jobless claims fell to a 52-year low and Fed minutes showed inflation to...

FTSE 100 remains cautious on the concern of rate hike   

US Markets: The US indices had a mixed closing in the last session, with tech heavy Nasdaq Composite losing around half a per cent for the day. Today,...

US markets close mixed as tech stocks take a hit, bond yields rise

Benchmark US indices closed mixed on Tuesday, November 23, as technology stocks declined, and bond yields rose a day after Biden re-nominated Gerome P...

FTSE 100 ends flat as Wall Street remains choppy, Nasdaq slips 1%

US Markets: Major Wall Street stock indices slipped into the negative territory in the wee hours of trading on Tuesday, 23 November, with the technolo...

FTSE 100 strengthens as Nasdaq, S&P 500 hit new all-time highs

US Markets: Wall Street advanced sharply at the open on Maonday, 22 November, as investors’ regathered optimism after the Biden administration n...