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Wall Street hits reset after market 'froth' but Fed Reserve fears loom

Uncertainties remain over Omicron even as optimism it may cause milder illness has helped boost markets

Big Tech, chipmakers power Nasdaq as Omicron worries subside; Dow up 1.3%

Intel jumps on plans to list self-driving car unit while Merck slips on pausing enrollment in HIV-1 trials; travel shares join rebound

Global stocks follow Wall Street higher as Omicron fears ease

Global stock markets followed Wall Street higher Tuesday as anxiety about the coronavirus's latest variant eased and China reported stronger November trade figures than expected. London and Frankfurt opened higher. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced. Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel for a second day. Wall Street futures were higher after the chief White House medical adviser said Monday the omicron variant might be less dangerous. That might allow travel and business restrictions to ease. Reports from South Africa, where omicron first was spotted, that hospitals haven't been overwhelmed is fuelling some optimism among traders who sold earlier, said Yeap Jun Rong of IG in a report. In early trading, the FTSE 100 in London gained 1% to 7,302.61 and Frankfurt's DAX advanced 1.6% to 15,623.97. The CAC 40 in Paris added 1.7% to 6,982.63. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 future was up 1% and that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.8%. On Monday, the S&P 500 rose ...

Dow bounces back 575 pts on cyclical boost; Nvidia leads tech stocks lower

Nvidia slips on uncertainty around Arm deal; Kohl's up as Engine Capital urges for sale of e-commerce

Sensex plunges 949pts, Nifty ends 285pts lower; Airtel, RIL, IT shares drag

The broader markets also weakened towards the end of the trade, and the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended with a loss of 1.4 per cent each

World shares mostly higher after broad rally on Wall Street

Stocks were mostly higher in Europe and Asia after a broad rally on Wall Street as investors awaited US employment and other data due out Friday. Concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus variant and measures governments are taking to restrain it remained, but appeared to have been assuaged by reports that its symptoms seem to be mild and vaccines appear to protect against severe illness. Germany's DAX advanced 0.7% to 15,361.76. The CAC 40 in Paris added 0.5% to 6,831.75 and Britain's FTSE 100 picked up 0.3% to 7,147.30. The future for the Dow industrials gained 0.3% while that for the S&P 500 edged 0.1% higher. Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Global Inc said Friday it will pull out of the New York Stock Exchange and shift its listing to Hong Kong as the ruling Communist Party tightens control over tech industries. The Securities and Exchange Commission has moved to require that US-listed foreign stocks like Didi's disclose their ownership structures and audit reports, ..

Asian shares mixed after a broad rally on Wall Street amid Omicron concerns

Stocks were mixed in Asia on Friday after a broad rally on Wall Street as investors kept an eye on the spread of the new coronavirus variant and measures governments are taking to restrain it. Hong Kong slipped more than 1% while Tokyo edged lower. Shanghai and Seoul were higher while Sydney was nearly unchanged. Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Global Inc said Friday it will pull out of the New York Stock Exchange and shift its listing to Hong Kong as the ruling Communist Party tightens control over tech industries. The Securities and Exchange Commission has moved to require that US-listed foreign stocks like Didi disclose their ownership structures and audit reports, which could lead to some of them being delisted. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 1.2% to 23,510.15, while the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo edged 0.2% lower, to 27,692.34. In Seoul, the Kospi gained 0.4% to 2,957.86. Sydney's S&P/ASX 200 was less than 0.1% higher, at 7,228.50. The Shanghai Composite index gained 0.5%, to ...

Dollar, shares rise on hopes Omicron Covid-19 variant will prove mild

The blue-chip Dow posted its best one-day percentage gain since March with Boeing Co providing the biggest lift

Wall Street update: S&P 500, Dow climb 1% on boost from financials, Boeing

Boeing gains on progress towards China approval of 737 MAX * Apple falls after report of slowing iPhone 13 demand

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street decline, coronavirus unease

Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after a turbulent day on Wall Street as traders tried to forecast the impact of the coronavirus's omicron variant. Tokyo and Sydney fell while Hong Kong and Seoul advanced. Shanghai was unchanged. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index ended down 1.2% on Wednesday after gaining 1.9% earlier in the day. That was despite surveys showing US hiring and factory activity in November were better than expected. Markets were sliding when the White House announced the discovery of the first omicron case in the United States. It is unclear whether omicron is more dangerous than other variants, but governments have responded by tightening travel controls, fuelling unease about the outlook for a global economic recovery. The latest data painted an optimistic picture for economic conditions, but that seems to be taking a backseat as the omicron variant can potentially shift the landscape, Yeap Jun Rong of IG said in a report. The Shanghai Composite Index .

Wall Street turns red as Omicron reaches US; Dow Jones falls 460 points

All three indexes breach key technical levels; Salesforce falls on disappointing profit forecast

Wall Street ends lower as taper acceleration worries pile onto virus angst

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 652.22 points, or 1.86%, to 34,483.72

Tech rally lifts Wall Street from Omicron-driven slump; Dow up 129 pts

Travel, energy stocks bounce from recent lows; Nasdaq leads gains, tech demand seen strong

US stocks start higher, regaining footing after Friday slump; S&P up 1.1%

Stocks are opening with broad gains on Wall Street Monday as markets regain their footing following a big stumble on Friday on worries about the spread of the new variant of the coronavirus. Signs of fear in the market also ebbed as traders regained their appetite for riskier assets. The S&P 500 rose 1.1%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq clawed back 1.3%. Both fell more than 2% on Friday. Crude oil prices jumped 6.7% and bond yields climbed back. European markets were also higher, while Asian markets closed mostly lower. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.56%.

Equities, oil prices, US Treasury yields all drop on Covid variant fears

Shares tumbled on Wall Street on Friday as they reopened after Thanksgiving, while European stocks saw their biggest sell-off in 17 months

Dow falls over 2% as new Covid-19 variant spooks investors; Nasdaq down 1%

The S&P 500 was down 86.05 points, or 1.83%, at 4,615.41 and the Nasdaq Composite was down 214.71 points, or 1.36%, at 15,630.52

Wall Street: Dow Jones plunges 800 pts on fears over new Covid variant

The S&P 500 is down 1.4% in early trading, heading for its worst fall since late September

New Covid variant spooks markets; Sensex ends 1,688-pts lower at 57,107

The stocks witnessed their biggest intra-day fall since April 12, 2021, and also their biggest weekly fall since January 29, 2021

Sensex gains 454pts, Nifty reclaims 17,500; RIL up 6%, ITC, Infy end firm

Latent View Analytics was locked at the 20 per cent upper circuit for the second straight day. The stock has now zoomed 257 per cent from its issue price in just three trading sessions

Wall Street ends higher; Treasury yields hold near highs after Fed minutes

Emerging markets stocks fell 0.18%. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1.31 points or 0.2%