Frontal Report - Stock Markets

Stock Markets

European stocks dip after Japan starts 2017 with a bang

Jan 4, 2017

Global stocks were mixed Wednesday, gaining in Asia but tracking lower in Europe, after reports showed a sharp rise in inflation in the eurozone

Nikkei rises on weak yen but other Asian indexes mixed

Jan 4, 2017

Asian shares are mixed and the Tokyo benchmark jumped 2.2 percent by midday in the first trading session of 2017

UK stock market hits record as manufacturers win business

Jan 3, 2017

Britain's main stock index struck a record closing high Tuesday as a survey showed manufacturers gaining business from the slide in the value of the pound since the country's decision in June to leave the European Union

Chinese data gives stock markets early year shot in the arm

Jan 3, 2017

Global stocks advanced Tuesday, with U.S. markets set to ring in 2017 with gains, as upbeat Chinese and British factory data bolstered investor sentiment

Stocks rise as strong 2016 nears the end; UK hits a record

Dec 30, 2016

Global stock mostly rose on the year's last day of trading, with Britain's stock index rallying in the very last minutes of the day to hit a record high

Global stocks edge lower after Wall Street's slide

Dec 29, 2016

Global shares are mostly lower in thin trading Thursday, taking their cues from a slide on Wall Street

Asian stocks fall in thin trading after Wall Street's slide

Dec 29, 2016

Asian shares drooped in thin trading Thursday, taking their cue from a slide on Wall Street as the stronger yen helped send Japanese stocks lower

Global stocks steady as Nasdaq hits record high

Dec 28, 2016

Global stock markets were steady in quiet trading Wednesday after the Dow Jones industrial average inched closer to the 20,000 level and the Nasdaq Composite hit a record high

Asian shares mixed after Nasdaq hits record high, oil falls

Dec 28, 2016

Shares in Asia are mixed after a day of quiet trading on Wall Street that ended with the Dow Jones industrial average inching closer to 20,000, with a record high for the Nasdaq composite

Global stocks mostly gain in thin trading ahead of New Year

Dec 27, 2016

Global stocks mostly edged higher as the last week of trading for the year began Tuesday after Christmas holidays