TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed in muted trading Tuesday, as buying in some markets was soon erased by profit-taking. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225, where computer chip-related issues had interested investors early, reversed course to slip nearly 0.2% in morning trading to 40,336.31. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.1% to 7,801.20. South Korea's Kospi added []
Asian shares are trading mixed as investors await further indications of future U.S. interest rate cuts
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed on Monday, as investors awaited further indications the Federal Reserve might begin cutting interest rates. Japan’s Nikkei 225 shed 0.7% to 40,619.40, as investors sold shares to lock in profits after the benchmark recently hit record highs. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng
Stock market today: Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street closes near record finish
The S&P 500 was 0.9% higher in early trading, coming off its first back-to-back weekly loss since
U.S. stocks finished higher in a volatile session on Tuesday as investors geared up for the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision tomorrow. The S&P 500 rose 29.09 points, or 0.6%, to end at 5,178.51, its new all-time high. It was the 18th record close for the large-cap benchmark index so far in
US stocks moved higher on Tuesday as markets looked to continue a
Lynch & Associates IN raised its position in shares of iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:ITOT – Free Report) by 0.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 56,669 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 455 […]
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks closed their best of the year so far with a quiet finish on Friday, remaining near their records. The S&P 500 slipped 7.35 points, or 0.1%, from its all-time high to close at 5,234.18. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 305.47, or 0.8%, to 39,475.90, and the Nasdaq composite []
Wall Street closed out its second straight losing week Friday, giving back some of the gains that helped push the stock market to an all-time high earlier in the week. The S&P 500 fell 0.6%, its third straight loss. The benchmark index hit a record high on Tuesday, but mostly wavered in the days that []
Asian stocks are higher ahead of policy decisions this week by Japan's central bank and the Federal Reserve
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian markets were mostly higher Wednesday ahead of expected guidance by the Federal Reserve on the timing of its cuts to interest rates. Oil prices and U.S. futures fell. Japan’s markets were closed for a holiday. On Tuesday, the Bank of Japan hiked its benchmark interest rate for the first time []