FTSE 100 Gains As Markets Brace For Truss's Energy Plan

RTTNews | Pred 997 dňami
FTSE 100 Gains As Markets Brace For Truss's Energy Plan

(RTTNews) - U.K. stocks rose on Thursday as investors await an announcement on Prime Minister Liz Truss's energy bill support package and the ECB rate decision later in the day.

The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 25 points, or 0.4 percent, at 7,263 after losing 0.9 percent on Wednesday.

Higher iron ore prices helped lift miners, with Antofagasta rising 1.4 percent and BHP adding 0.9 percent.

Restaurant Group surged 2.8 percent after narrowing its half-year net loss.

Melrose, the turnaround specialist that owns British engineer GKN, fell about 1 percent. The company announcing plans to separate its GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy divisions and list them as a separate independent business.

Associated British Foods plunged over 7 percent after a profit warning.

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Australian Market Extends Early Losses In Mid-market

Australian Market Extends Early Losses In Mid-market

The Australian stock market is extending to its early losses in mid-market trading on Monday, adding to the losses in the previous session, following the mixed cues from Wall Street on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index is staying below the 8,450.00 level, with weakness across most sectors led by in iron ore miners and technology stocks.
RTTNews | Pred 1 h 41 min
Asian Markets Trade Mostly Lower

Asian Markets Trade Mostly Lower

Asian stock markets are trading mostly lower on Monday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street on Friday, amid rising concerns about the uncertainty surrounding US President Donald Trump's tariff plans. Trump accused China of violating the trade agreement reached last month. Trump has also announced that import tariffs on steel and aluminum will double to 50 percent starting June 4.
RTTNews | Pred 1 h 57 min
Sensex, Nifty Seen Flat To Lower At Open

Sensex, Nifty Seen Flat To Lower At Open

Indian shares may drift lower on Monday as investors once again grapple with capricious headlines around Donald Trump's trade regime.
RTTNews | Pred 2 h 36 min
Japanese Market Significantly Lower

Japanese Market Significantly Lower

The Japanese stock market is trading significantly lower on Monday, extending the sharp losses in the previous session, following the mixed cues from Wall Street on Friday, with the Nikkei 225 falling below the 37,550 level, with weakness across all sectors led by index heavyweights and technology stocks.
RTTNews | Pred 3 h 30 min
Losses May Accelerate For Indonesia Stock Market

Losses May Accelerate For Indonesia Stock Market

Ahead of the long holiday weekend for the Ascension, the Indonesia stock market had moved lower in two of three trading days since the end of the three-day winning streak in which it had climbed more than 120 points or 1.7 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just above the 7,175-point plateau and it's likely to open to the downside again on Monday.
RTTNews | Pred 3 h 32 min
Australian Market Slightly Lower

Australian Market Slightly Lower

The Australian stock market is slightly lower on Monday, extending the losses in the previous session, following the mixed cues from Wall Street on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index is staying above the 8,400.00 level, with weakness across most sectors led by in iron ore miners and technology stocks. Gold miners are the only bright spot.
RTTNews | Pred 3 h 47 min
Hong Kong Bourse May Extend Friday's Losses

Hong Kong Bourse May Extend Friday's Losses

The Hong Kong stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last seven trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had rallied almost 500 points or 2.2 percent. The Hang Seng Index now sits just beneath the 23,290-point plateau and it's tipped to open lower again on Monday.
RTTNews | Pred 4 h 2 min