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Wall Street climbs as Cisco, Disney become top gainers after results

Cisco Systems Inc and Walt Disney Co were the top gainers among 30 Dow components, helping the blue-chip index rise 0.8%.

Wall Street drops as Covid-19 pandemic fears return; Dow, S&P fall over 1%

(Reuters) - Wall Street tumbled on Thursday as U.S. coronavirus infections surged and investors weighed the timeline for the mass rollout of an effective vaccine.

Nasdaq rebounds as vaccine news raises hopes, focus returns to tech stocks

The tech-skewed Nasdaq advanced 1.5%, while technology mega-caps including Netflix Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Facebook Inc, the so-called stay-at-home winners, also gained between 1% and 2%.

Wall Street makes peace with Biden win but is wary of some of his allies

Finance executives will be closely watching how Biden handles the coming internal Democratic fight between centrists and progressives that threatens to increase regulation and dent profits

Wall Street steady, in holding pattern as Biden edges closer to victory

Biden extended narrow leads in Pennsylvania and Georgia, putting him on the verge of winning the White House

Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street rose amid US election voting

Asian stock markets were mixed Friday after Wall Street rose amid protracted vote-counting following this week's US elections. Tokyo and Sydney advanced while Shanghai and Hong Kong declined. Seoul swung between gains and losses. Markets are betting on control of the US Congress being split between Republicans and Democrats, which could mean low taxes and light regulation that investors like stay in place. On Wall Street, the benchmark S&P 500 index closed 1.9 per cent higher. It is moving toward its biggest weekly gain since April. I find it remarkable how relaxed these markets are under the circumstances, said Craig Erlam of Oanda in a report. Hopefully, the faith investors have shown is rewarded, because the last thing we need is an extremely messy conclusion to what has already been a hostile and divisive election. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.5 per cent to 3,302.02 while the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo gained 1.1 per cent to 24,367.35. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong shed 0.3 per

Wall Street rallies as investors eye split US Congress after elections

US stocks jumped as investors bet Republicans would hold onto the Senate and prevent changes under a possible Joe Biden White House that would crimp corporate profits

Wall Street rallies on likelihood of divided US Congress, Fed stands pat

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.75 per cent to 28,334.47, while the S&P 500 gained 1.91 per cent

Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos gain most on day one of post-election limbo

US billionaires add $57.4 billion as stock markets climb

US Presidential polls: Wall Street jumps at open as Blue Wave risks fade

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 235.71 points, or 0.85%, at the open to 28,083.37

Wall Street rallies with US Election Day underway; Dow Jones rises over 2%

The S&P 500 was up 57.67 points, or 1.74%, at 3,367.91, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 171.87 points, or 1.57%, at 11,129.49

Recovery hopes, US poll optimism propel indices; Sensex jumps 504 points

The Nikkei Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 58.9 in October - the highest since May 2010 - igniting hopes of a strong recovery in the economy

Wall Street set to jump on Joe Biden victory bets, stimulus hopes

Democrats are also favored to emerge from 14 hotly contested US Senate races with full control of Congress in Tuesday's election

US Presidential elections: Wall Street looks for signal from the noise

Wall Street will be closely watching a few dozen counties on Tuesday night for hints on who will win the US presidential race

Wall Street's main indices bounce back with focus on White House race

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 189.68 points, or 0.72%, at the open to 26,691.28

England declares second coronavirus lockdown; Tamil Nadu minister dies

Worst week in Wall Street since March, major averages pulled back considerably in the week as investors worried that soaring Covid-19 infections could slow down economic recovery

Wall Street logs biggest weekly loss since March as Covid-19 cases spiral

Wall Street's major averages pulled back considerably in the week as investors worried that soaring Covid-19 infections could slow down economic recovery

Trump vs Biden: Wall Street expects a slog for big tech no matter who wins

Some fund managers say they are growing alarmed by what they see as a consensus in Washington to tighten regulations

Wall Street rebounds ahead of tech earnings, upbeat US data helps

The rebound came after a more than 3 per cent slide a day earlier in Wall Street's major indexes, underscoring heightened market volatility ahead of the presidential election next week

Wall Street sinks 3%, Dow at late July lows as coronavirus pandemic surges

The sell-off accelerated during the session's final minutes,with both the Dow and benchmark S&P 500 posting their biggest single-day declines since June 11