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China's healthcare sector fell 1.3% this week amid stepped-up scrutiny of licensing arrangements from regulators in both the U.S. and China. The group trails the Hang Seng Index year-to-date, while certain subsectors and deal activity — including a major Innovent-Pfizer collaboration and supply contracts for WuXi Bio — drove selective gains.
Coinbase and Kalshi announced the introduction of perpetual crypto futures on domestic, regulated exchanges, following Commodity Futures Trading Commission approval. The contracts - which have no set expiry and often permit leverage up to 50-to-1 - will now operate under CFTC oversight, with the regulator also issuing guidance limiting fast-tracked…
U.K. equities finished lower on Friday, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 down 0.22% at the close in London. Losses in the Automobiles & Parts, Electrical and Tobacco sectors were among the drivers. Auto Trader, Airtel Africa and ConvaTec were among the session's top gainers, while SSE, Diageo and Imperial Brands registered the steepest dec…
Spanish equities ended the session higher as advances in the Telecoms & IT, Consumer Services and Financial Services & Real Estate sectors pushed the IBEX 35 up 0.49% at the close in Madrid. Amadeus IT, Aena SME SA and Indra A were the session's best performers, while Grifols SA, Acerinox and Naturgy Energy Group SA registered the largest declines.…
Portugal's main equity gauge closed modestly lower on Friday, with the PSI finishing down 0.12%. Gains in select construction and telecom stocks contrasted with declines in cork, pulp and energy names. Commodity prices and currency pairs showed mixed moves at the same time, while market breadth was balanced between winners and losers.
The AEX index ended the session down 0.22% as losses in Consumer Services, Telecoms and Oil & Gas pushed the Dutch market slightly lower. Gains in financial and payments names offset declines in major consumer and beverage stocks, while commodities and currency markets showed modest movement at the close.
Italian equities ended the trading day in Milan in positive territory, with the Investing.com Italy 40 finishing up 0.38%. Financials, Telecoms and Travel & Leisure stocks provided most of the upside. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners while oil prices slipped and gold futures advanced.
Germany's equity market closed modestly higher on Friday, driven by advances in Media, Software and Food & Beverages names. The DAX rose 0.08% at the close in Frankfurt, with the MDAX up 0.37% and the TecDAX gaining 0.84%. Market breadth was narrowly negative as decliners slightly outnumbered advancers, and several individual names saw large moves …
French equities closed marginally lower on Friday, with the CAC 40 down 0.07% and the SBF 120 off 0.06%. Gains in select banks, luxury and industrial names were offset by declines in industrial gases, autos and select large-cap luxury stocks. Commodity markets were mixed, with gold advancing and crude benchmarks slipping.
Brussels stocks finished lower on Friday as losses in Consumer Services, Technology and Basic Materials sectors pushed the BEL 20 down 0.35%. UCB led gains among large caps, while Anheuser Busch Inbev, Melexis and Aperam were the session's biggest decliners. Market breadth was slightly negative and commodities showed divergent moves with gold up an…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed rescinding climate-related disclosure rules adopted in 2024, arguing the requirements exceeded its statutory authority and were unsound policy. The rules, which never took effect, would have required public companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions, climate-risk management, and the finan…
Sweden's equity benchmark closed higher on Friday, driven by advances in Financials, Healthcare and Industrials. The OMX Stockholm 30 rose 0.45% at the close, while individual winners included Industrivarden AB ser. C, Lifco and Epiroc Class A. Losses were led by SAAB B, Svenska Cellulosa SCA B and AB SKF B. Commodity and FX markets moved lower, wi…
Finnish equities closed lower on Friday, with the OMX Helsinki 25 down 0.62% as losses in Telecoms, Basic Materials and Utilities outweighed gains in select names. Qt Group, Hiab and Metso were among the session's top performers, while Nokia, Outokumpu and Wartsila posted the steepest declines. Commodity and currency markets showed divergent moves,…
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has sued UnitedHealthcare Insurance, operating as UnitedHealthcare Community Plans of Massachusetts, alleging the insurer overstated the severity of illnesses among MassHealth members in its Senior Care Options plan to secure higher payments from the state's Medicaid program. The suit claims inaccu…
Chevron's chief executive said the oil major will not commit new capital in Venezuela next year unless Caracas reduces corporate taxes and production royalties. The company is currently limited to reinvesting local revenues under a sanctioned program to recoup debt from state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela SA, and the firm expects that outstanding ob…
A Reuters analysis of first-quarter regulatory filings from private credit lenders found widening paper losses across business development companies, while analysts and regulators flagged weakening fundamentals and potential pressures on interest servicing. Aggregate unrealised losses among 51 BDCs reached 2.35% of net asset value in Q1 2026, the l…
Poland's main blue-chip index ended Friday with modest gains, supported by strength in basic materials, information technology and developer stocks. Market breadth was narrowly positive, while commodity prices slipped and the zloty showed limited movement against major currencies ahead of the weekend.
Danish equities ended Friday's session higher, with the OMX Copenhagen 20 rising 0.48% to reach a three-month high. Gains were concentrated in Consumer Goods, Oil & Gas and Technology, while several large-cap names posted mixed results. Commodity and currency moves were notable alongside the equity advance.
Robinhood Markets shares climbed sharply in morning trade after the company unveiled a federally partnered children’s investment app and agentic AI features, and received renewed analyst support. The combination of product announcements, analyst enthusiasm and clearing of a key regulatory hurdle for a crypto acquisition fueled a multi-session rally…
HP Inc. jumped sharply in early trading after a string of positive industry catalysts culminated in a substantive fiscal second-quarter beat and an upward revision to full-year profit targets. The quarter's outperformance was driven by a shift toward higher-value systems, disciplined repricing to offset component cost pressure, and a widening share…
JPMorgan upgraded Valvoline to Neutral from Underweight after a pullback in the stock narrowed its valuation toward historical norms. The firm kept a $35 price target, lifted its fiscal 2026 EBITDA forecast and pointed to stronger pricing trends, while warning that rising base oil costs and recent M&A activity could weigh on near-term margins and l…
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has petitioned a judge to vacate a court order that resulted from a January 2025 settlement with Gemini Trust Company, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. The CFTC now says it should not have accused Gemini of making false statements about its bitcoin futures business. G…
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Friday that perpetual futures tied to cryptocurrencies may be listed and traded on registered onshore platforms provided they satisfy specific conditions. A staff advisory issued by multiple CFTC divisions outlines expectations for around-the-clock trading, clearing and settlement, and the commission…
Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock rallied sharply after Dell Technologies reported record fiscal results tied to AI servers, prompting a sector-wide re-rating that boosted HPE’s pre-earnings momentum and sent shares to fresh 52-week highs. Market action reflected company-specific catalysts rather than broad macro moves, with investors positioning ah…
SanDisk stock climbed in morning trade, hitting a fresh 52-week high after a Street-high price-target increase from Susquehanna joined earlier upgrades from Barclays and Mizuho. The uptick follows record fiscal Q3 2026 results, sizeable AI-focused supply agreements worth about $42 billion, and sector forecasts pointing to persistent undersupply in …
