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FTSE 100 Declines As Financials And Energy Stocks Drag
(RTTNews) - U.K. stocks were moving lower on Friday as the pound sterling held gains and investors awaited the latest U.S. labor market statistics for directional cues.
The benchmark FTSE 100 dropped 28 points, or 0.4 percent, to 7,531 after declining 0.2 percent on Thursday.
Financials declined, with Standard Chartered and HSBC Holdings falling around 1 percent each.
Energy stocks succumbed to selling pressure after recent gains.
BP Plc lost 2.5 percent and Shell gave up 1.60 percent after the release of troubling U.S. manufacturing data and amid uncertainty over the outcome of Sunday's OPEC+ meeting.
Wizz Air Holdings gained nearly 2 percent after reporting a 70 percent rise in passenger traffic figures for November.
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Singapore Bourse May Be Stuck In Neutral
The Singapore stock market has ticked higher in back-to-back sessions, collecting just 6 points or 0.15 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 3,880-point plateau, although it may spin its wheels on Thursday.
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12 минут назад
Japan Core Machinery Orders Surge In March
The total value of core machinery orders in Japan spiked 13.0 percent on month in March, the Cabinet Office said on Thursday - coming in at 1,090.9 billion.
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16 минут назад
Losing Streak May Continue For Malaysia Stock Market
The Malaysia stock market has finished lower in five straight sessions, giving up almost 40 points or 2.8 percent along the way. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just shy of the 1,545-point plateau and it's expected to open under pressure again on Thursday.
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42 минут назад
Japan Stock Market May Extend Wednesday's Losses
The Japanese stock market moved back to the downside again on Wednesday, one day after ending the four-day losing streak in which it had slumped more than 700 points or 2 percent. The Nikkei 225 now sits just beneath the 37,300-point plateau and it may take further damage again on Thursday.
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57 минут назад
Australia Manufacturing PMI Steady At 51.7 In May - S&P Global
The manufacturing sector in Australia continued to expand in May, and at a steady pace, the latest survey from S&P Global revealed on Thursday with a manufacturing PMI score of 51.7.
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1ч 2мин назад
South Korea Shares May Open In The Red On Thursday
The South Korea stock market on Wednesday ended the two-day slide in which it had slipped more than 25 points or 0.9 percent. The KOSPI now rests just above the 2,625-point plateau, although it's likely to hand back those gains again on Thursday.
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1ч 12мин назад
Japan Core Machinery Order Data Due On Thursday
apan will on Thursday release March figures for core machinery orders, highlighting a busy day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. Orders are expected to slip 1.5 percent on month and 2.5 percent on year after rising 4.3 percent on month and 1.5 percent on year in February.
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2ч 12мин назад
Pound Advances After U.K. Inflation Data
The pound was higher against its major counterparts in the New York session on Wednesday, after data showing an acceleration in consumer price inflation in the month of April.
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5ч 19мин назад
