European Shares Subdued Ahead Of Fed Meeting

RTTNews | 6 dias atrás

(RTTNews) - European stocks were flat to slightly lower on Tuesday and the U.S. dollar slipped to an over two-month low ahead of the start of a two-day policy meeting of the Federal Reserve later in the day, with traders eyeing a widely expected 25 bps rate cut.

In economic releases, the U.K. jobless rate remained unchanged and average earnings growth slowed in the three months to July, the Office for National Statistics said.

The unemployment rate was at 4.7 percent in the three months to July, unchanged from the previous period.

Average earnings excluding bonuses increased 4.8 percent in May to July, which was down from 5.0 percent in the previous three-month period and matched expectations.

In August, payroll employment decreased 127,000 from the previous year and by 8,000 from the previous month to 30.3 million.

Eurozone industrial production figures and the German ZEW economic sentiment survey results are awaited later in the day.

The pan European STOXX 600 was marginally lower at 556.83 after rising 0.4 percent on Monday.

The German DAX slipped 0.2 percent, France's CAC 40 was marginally lower and the U.K.'s FTSE 100 edged down by 0.1 percent.

Online review platform Trustpilot soared 8 percent in London after delivering both top-line growth and improved profitability in the first half of 2025 and launching a new share buyback program.

Anglo American rose about 1 percent. The mining giant has signed a definitive agreement with Codelco to coordinate operations at Los Bronces and Andina in Chile.

Hochschild Mining rose 1.2 percent as it announced the appointment of Cassio Diedrich as Chief Operating Officer.

Hiring firm SThree plummeted 20 percent after forecasting annual pre-tax profit well below market expectations.

FMCG major Unilever fell nearly 1 percent after announcing a new CFO.

Basilea Pharmaceutica tallied 2.3 percent. The Swiss drug developer said it has received additional $25 million funding from BARDA for antifungal development.

European Shares Seen Flat To Higher At Open

European stocks are seen opening broadly higher on Tuesday, even as the upside may remain capped amid ongoing volatility in the bond markets due to political uncertainty in France and Germany's plans to ramp up debt issuance.

RTTNews | 1 h 30 min atrás

European Economic News Preview: Eurozone Flash PMI Data Due

Flash composite purchasing managers' survey results from the euro area and the UK are the top economic news due on Tuesday. At 3.15 am ET, France's flash composite PMI survey results are due. The composite output index is forecast to edge up to 49.9 in September from 49.8 in the previous month.

RTTNews | 1 h 45 min atrás

Sensex, Nifty Extend Losses In Cautious Trade

Indian shares were a tad lower on Tuesday, with tariff worries and escalating tensions in Europe and the Middle East keeping investors on edge.

RTTNews | 2 h 25 min atrás

Australian Market Extends Early Gains In Mid-market

The Australian stock market is extending its early gains in mid-market trading on Tuesday, adding to the gains in the previous two sessions, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is moving above the 8,850 level, with gains across most sectors led by mining and technology shares.

RTTNews | 3 h 34 min atrás

Asian Markets Mixed Amid Cautious Trades

Asian markets are trading mixed on Tuesday, following the positive cues from Wall Street overnight, as traders remain optimistic about the outlook for the markets amid expectations of further interest rate cuts by the US Fed. Some traders are also looking to cash in on the recent strength in the markets. However, escalating tensions in Europe and the Middle East are weighing on market sentiment.

RTTNews | 3 h 59 min atrás

Sensex, Nifty Seen Lower At Open

Indian shares look set to open on a weak note on Tuesday as investors keep a close eye on ongoing trade talks with the U.S. as well as escalating tensions in Europe and the Middle East, with EU targeting Russian supplies and Ukraine intensifying its attacks on Russian energy infrastructure.

RTTNews | 4 h 30 min atrás

Higher Open Called For Thai Stock Market

The Thai stock market has moved lower in four straight sessions, shedding more than 25 points or 1.9 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,280-point plateau although it's due for support on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets continued to be mildly positive on optimism over the outlook for interest rates. The European markets were mixed and the U.S. bourses were up and the Asian markets figure to split the difference. The SET finished modestly lower on Monday following losses from the food, finance, industrial, property, resource, service and technology sectors. For the day, the index lost 10.18 points or 0.79 percent to finish at the daily low of 1,282.54 after peaking at 1,296.42. Volume was 8.171 billion shares worth 31.595 billion baht. There were 356 decliners and 128 gainers, with 167 stocks finishing unchanged. Among the actives, Advanced Info lost 0.68 percent, while Thailand Airport crashed 0.64 percent, Asset World sank 0.83 percent, Banpu plunged 2.48 percent, Bangkok Bank collected 0.68 percent, Bangkok Expressway eased 0.97 percent, BTS Group gave up 1.24 percent, CP All Public dipped 0.52 percent, Charoen Pokphand Foods dropped 0.86 percent, Energy Absolute declined 1.64 percent, Gulf weakened 1.63 percent, Kasikornbank and PTT Global Chemical both slumped 0.91 percent, Krung Thai Bank skidded 0.99 percent, Krung Thai Card retreated 1.64 percent, PTT Oil & Retail fell 0.72 percent, PTT slid 0.75 percent, PTT Exploration and Production was down 0.87 percent, SCG Packaging tanked 2.69 percent, Siam Commercial Bank added 0.40 percent, Siam Concrete tumbled 1.77 percent, Thai Oil plummeted 2.70 percent, True Corporation contracted 0.93 percent, TTB Bank shed 0.53 percent and B. Grimm and Bangkok Dusit Medical were unchanged.

RTTNews | 5 h 0 min atrás

Indonesia Bourse Likely To Remain Rangebound

The Indonesia stock market has finished lower in two of three trading days since the end of the seven-day winning streak in which it had surged almost 400 points or 5 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index sits just above the 8,040-point plateau and it figures to hold steady in that neighborhood again on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets continued to be mildly positive on optimism over the outlook for interest rates. The European markets were mixed and the U.S. bourses were up and the Asian markets figure to split the difference. The JCI finished slightly lower on Monday as losses from the financial shares and telecoms were mitigated by support from the resource and cement companies. For the day, the index dipped 11.08 points or 0.14 percent to finish at 8,040.04 after trading between 8,005.35 and 8,087.93. Among the actives, Bank CIMB Niaga fell 0.29 percent, while Bank Mandiri advanced 0.91 percent, Bank Danamon Indonesia collected 0.85 percent, Bank Negara Indonesia retreated 1.41 percent, Bank Central Asia and Astra Agro Lestari both dropped 0.96 percent, Bank Rakyat Indonesia tanked 2.12 percent, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison retreated 1.59 percent, Indocement improved 0.72 percent, Semen Indonesia strengthened 1.39 percent, Indofood Sukses Makmur rose 0.32 percent, Astra International shed 0.44 percent, Energi Mega Persada surged 7.14 percent, Aneka Tambang rallied 3.77 percent, Vale Indonesia soared 3.71 percent, Timah spiked 5.00 percent, Bumi Resources skyrocketed 6.14 percent and United Tractors was unchanged.

RTTNews | 5 h 30 min atrás

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