Page 12 - Us Stock Market

US equities remain top choice for Indian investors despite slump

Structurally, the market is exposed to high-growth industries and over 50 per cent of markets earnings are derived overseas, said experts

Large-cap concentration much higher in India than US, shows data

The top 100 stocks in India account for 77.3 per cent of the Nifty 500 index. In US, the top 100 stocks account for 71.2 per cent of market capitalisation of the S&P 500 index

The weak dollar: Why it won't be replaced as global reserve currency

For international investors in general, currency risk - above all the weakening of the US dollar - has become the most important financial risk of the year

Bears are going extinct in US stock market's $13 trillion rebound

Virtually every constituency in the market has gotten more bullish as the S&P 500 surged 52% in five months

Apple becomes first US company to cross $2 trillion in market value

Shares in the company have surged since blowout quarterly results in July that saw the iPhone maker eclipse Saudi Aramco as the world's most valuable listed company

Not a good sign: Warren Buffet does away with bank shares, bets on gold

Buffett, the fifth-richest person in the world, has loved few things more in his life than sweets, soda and compound interest - but banking stocks have come pretty close

S&P 500 inches closer to record high as coronavirus stimulus bets climb

Ultra-low interest rates, trillions of dollars in stimulus and, more recently, a better-than-feared second-quarter earnings season have allowed all three of Wall Street's main indexes to recover

Trump admin proposes delisting of Chinese firms failing to meet audit norms

The latest move of Trump Administration is part of its effort to crackdown on Chinese companies

Federal Reserve wrestles with next moves as coronavirus stalls US economy

No major changes are likely when the Fed releases a statement Wednesday after its two-day policy meeting ends and just before Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference.

S&P 500, Dow Jones rise after mixed bank earnings; tech-heavy Nasdaq falls

Largest US lender JP Morgan Chase & Co was up 0.2% after it posted a smaller-than-expected 51% drop in second-quarter profit.

US stocks gain as investors weigh Covid-19 impact on economic recovery

The S&P US Listed China 50 index, which is designed to track the performance of the 50 largest Chinese companies listed on US exchanges by total market cap, logged a weekly rise of 6 per cent

Wall Street ends lower after strong recent rally as Covid-19 cases mount

Strategists said investors may be taking profits after the recent run higher.

S&P 500, Dow Jones slip ahead of Fed outlook; Nasdaq scales fresh high

The tech-heavy Nasdaq, by contrast, hit a record high for the fourth straight session, with gains for Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp driving rally

Wall Street rallies, led by healthcare stocks; Dow Jones, S&P rise over 3%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 690.7 points, or 3.19%, to 22,327.48, the S&P 500 gained 85.18 points, or 3.35%, to 2,626.65 and the Nasdaq Composite added 271.77 points, or 3.62%, to 7,774.15

Dow Jones, S&P 500 rise over 9% after national emergency declared

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1,985 points, or 9.36%, to 23,185.62, the S&P 500 gained 230.38 points, or 9.29%, to 2,711.02

Coronavirus: Wall Street slumps, investors seek shelter in bond and gold

The S&P index recorded two new 52-week highs and 135 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded eight new highs and 415 new lows.

Apple, Facebook propel Wall Street to three-week peak; Dow jumps 1%

(Reuters) - The S&P 500 jumped to a three-week high on Tuesday, led by Apple, Amazon, Facebook and industrial shares on bets that the United States and China would strike a deal to end their trade war.

S&P 500 closes near record high as earnings season begins in earnest

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed near record highs on Friday after the largest U.S. bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co, soothed worries that the first-quarter earnings season would dampen Wall Street's big rally back from last year's slump.

Beginning of the end: BAML sees S&P 500 rally topping out in second quarter

LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. benchmark S&P 500 stock index will scale new peaks above 3,000 in the second quarter before topping out, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) said on Friday as data showed more cash was pulled from global equities this week.

Say goodbye to the US stock market's secret sauce

For the first time in over two years, corporate profit margins are falling