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Asia stocks hobbled by growth woes, China PMI fails to impress
TOKYO - Asian shares sagged on Thursday after a retreat on Wall Street and falling crude oil prices rekindled investor anxiety over slowing global growth, while a mixed picture on Chinese manufacturing failed to impress markets.
Wall St. ends lower after shooting at Canadian parliament
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks erased earlier gains to close lower on Wednesday as a shooting at the Canadian parliament unnerved investors, Boeing and Biogen sold off following results, and energy stocks fell along with oil prices. | Video
Dollar holds steady, supported by Treasury yields, sagging euro
TOKYO - The dollar steadied on Thursday, hovering near a one-week high versus the euro, supported by a slight rise in Treasury yields following news of an uptick in U.S. inflation.
Fresh turbulence tests post-crisis financial markets
LONDON - A dramatic upswing in volatility is putting post-crisis financial markets to the test, as curbs on banks' ability to take risks and an increase in technology-driven trading expose potential new cracks in the system.
U.S. bond futures jump, traders cite delivery changes
- U.S. 30-year Treasury bond futures for June 2015 surged on Wednesday as the rest of the bond market was weaker on less worrisome data on domestic inflation. [US/]
U.S. defense shares up as arms makers boost profit, margins
WASHINGTON - Shares of U.S. weapons makers rose broadly on Wednesday after a spate of third-quarter results showed continued growth in earnings and operating margins despite weaker revenue.
JGBs steady, yield curve steepens a touch as supply weighs
TOKYO, Oct 23 (IFR) - Japanese government bond prices were little changed in limited trading on Thursday, with the yield curve steepening by a touch as extra supply weighed on the longer-dated maturities.
Europe shares dip on report of stress-test failures
PARIS, Oct 22 - European shares reversed early gains and dipped on Wednesday morning, with traders citing worries over potential failures in the European Central Bank's ongoing bank stress tests.
Earnings, U.S. data help European shares regain after stress-test scare
* Spanish news agency says 11 EU banks to fail stress test (Adds closing prices with no other changes to text)
Nikkei slips after oil prices drop, Wall Street shares fall
* Investors fret over global growth prospects * Markets eye European and Chinese manufacturing data * Takata shares fall to 18-month low By Thomas Wilson TOKYO, Oct 23 - Japanese stocks fell on Thursday as a fall in Wall Street shares and a decline in crude oil prices underscored investor concerns about fragile global growth prospects. The Nikkei share index lost 0.7 percent to 15,089.14 by 0100 GMT. Wall Street shares slid on Wednesday after big gains in the p
Hong Kong shares post best day in 7 weeks, oil sector supports
SHANGHAI, Oct 22 - Hong Kong shares had its best daily gain since early September, underpinned by a rally in U.S. shares and optimism the Chinese government will roll out more stimulus to prop up growth.
Markets
- U.S.
- Europe
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- Sectors
DOW | 16,461.32 | -153.49 | -0.92% |
S&P 500 | 1,927.11 | -14.17 | -0.73% |
NASDAQ | 4,382.85 | -36.63 | -0.83% |
TR US Index | 174.41 | -1.47 | -0.84% |
Sector Summary
Energy | -0.03% |
Basic Materials | -0.03% |
Industrials | -0.07% |
Cyclical Goods & Services | -0.10% |
Non-Cyclical Goods & Services | +0.00% |
Financials | -0.07% |
Healthcare | -0.03% |
Technology | -0.04% |
Telecoms | -0.23% |