Stock market today: Asian stocks track Wall Street's decline as Middle East tensions escalate
Asia stocks are mostly lower as worries about potentially escalating tensions in the Middle East rattle financial markets
HONG KONG (AP) — Asia stocks pulled back on Monday as worries about potentially escalating tensions in the Middle East rattled financial markets, pushing investors to look for safer places for their
U.S. stocks fell sharply following a mixed start to earnings reporting season. The S&P 500 sank 1.5% Friday. The Dow dropped 1.2%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 1.6% from its
U.S. stocks slumped after higher yields in the bond market cranked up the pressure on Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 1.2% Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite dropped 1.8%. Stocks had been up earlier in the day, rising as oil prices eased. But Treasury yields also spurted higher following the latest report on the U.S. economy to blow past expectations. Financial markets are in an awkward phase where such strength raises hopes for growing profits at...
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Stock market today: Asian shares shrug off Wall St blues as China leaves lending rate unchanged
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Markets in Asia apart from Shanghai’s were broadly higher Monday, shrugging off the blues on Wall Street after big technology stocks logged their worst week since the COVID crash in 2020. Oil prices fell while U.S. futures advanced. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng led the region, gaining 1.6% to 16489.08.
Markets in Asia apart from Shanghai’s are broadly higher, shrugging off the blues on Wall Street after big technology stocks logged their worst week since the COVID crash in 2020
Investors may be comforted by diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions.
Equities rallied on easing geopolitical tensions, upcoming quarterly results.
The main indexes temporarily tumbled after Fed Chair Powell said interest rates could stay higher for longer.