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Stocks in Spain finished higher on Friday with the IBEX 35 up 1.65% at the close in Madrid. Strength in Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods drove the market advance. Metals, banking and select regional lenders posted the largest gains, while insurance, defense-related technology and energy names finished lower. Co…
Portugal's benchmark PSI index closed lower by 0.40% as losses in Telecoms, Basic Materials and Consumer Services sectors dragged the market down. Among individual movers, Banco Comercial Portugues, Ibersol SGPS and Teixeira Duarte were the top gainers, while Galp Energia, Nos SGPS and Semapa posted the largest declines. Brent and U.S. crude future…
The AEX index closed up 0.31% on Friday in Amsterdam, with gains concentrated in Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Financials. Wolters Kluwer, Relx PLC and Akzo Nobel were the session's strongest performers, while Warehouses de Pauw, ASM International and IMCD recorded the largest declines. Oil prices fell sharply, gold futures ticked higher and …
Milan shares finished the session higher, with the Italy 40 index up 0.99%. Strength in the Chemicals, Financials and Utilities sectors underpinned the advance. Banking stocks accounted for several of the session's top performers, while a drop in oil prices coincided with weakness in select large-cap names.
Frankfurt closed higher on Friday, with the DAX up 1.33% and Technology and Transportation names among the leaders. SAP posted the largest single-stock gain on the DAX, while Nemetschek, TUI and Lufthansa also climbed. Several industrial and semiconductor names lagged. Volatility rose and commodity markets saw mixed moves, with oil prices falling a…
Belgian stocks finished the session higher, driven by advances in the Basic Materials, Financials and Healthcare sectors. The BEL 20 index climbed 0.74% as Aperam and Umicore posted the largest gains, while several real estate and tech-related names fell. Commodity markets saw mixed moves, with gold rising and crude oil and Brent weakening.
Options pricing compiled by Bloomberg implies that ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. shares could move about 3.3% when the company announces earnings on July 31 prior to the market open. Historical comparisons across the last eight earnings releases show that actual stock moves have at times exceeded, but often fallen short of, the options-implied moves.
Brooks Automation, a robotics and software automation business owned by Thomas H. Lee Partners, is exploring an initial public offering and has held discussions with potential advisers. The Chelmsford, Massachusetts-based company was spun out from the former Brooks Automation and acquired in a cash deal. Leadership continues to evaluate an offering…
Finnish equities closed higher on Friday, with the OMX Helsinki 25 rising 0.40% as the Industrials, Technology and Basic Materials sectors supported the market. Valmet led the benchmark with a double-digit gain, while other heavyweight names moved in opposite directions. Commodity prices and key FX rates also showed notable moves during the session…
Swedish equities closed higher on Friday with the OMX Stockholm 30 advancing 1.03%. Hexagon AB ser. B posted the largest gain on the index, while Saab AB ser. B and a handful of industrials ended lower. Energy commodity prices weakened and both the euro and U.S. dollar fell versus the krona at the close.
Canadian Solar opened a new solar cell manufacturing plant in Jeffersonville, Indiana, built by its U.S. unit CS PowerTech with nearly $1 billion in investment. The site is designed to produce 6 gigawatts of heterojunction solar cells per year and is expected to employ over 1,200 workers when it reaches full capacity in early 2027. The move address…
Options market pricing indicates AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) could see a 4.2% share-price swing when it reports earnings on July 31 before the market opens, according to Bloomberg options data. Historical outcomes around prior earnings have often exceeded implied moves, with the stock outperforming or underperforming estimated ranges in five of the las…
Midjourney Inc. has acquired astrology app Co-Star and is developing its first standalone image-generation application as it diversifies from its subscription-based generative AI offering. The deal closed this spring with financial terms undisclosed. Co-Star founder Banu Guler will continue to lead the app and join Midjourney’s product and design e…
Options market pricing indicates Colgate-Palmolive Co. (NYSE: CL) shares could move about 2.5% when the company reports earnings on July 31 before the market opens. Historical comparisons show the stock has exceeded that implied move in four of the past eight earnings releases and been more muted in the other four.
London equities closed higher on Friday after UK retail volumes surprised to the upside and S&P Global flash PMIs signalled renewed private-sector expansion. Gains occurred despite intensified U.S. strikes on Iran and rising geopolitical tensions, with oil retreating sharply and precious metals edging up.
Elon Musk has seen an unprecedented contraction in paper wealth after SpaceX shares plunged from their post-IPO peak and Tesla reported sharply disappointing second-quarter results. The combination of a Starship abort, a severe Tesla earnings shortfall, heavy short interest and looming insider unlocks has driven substantial market volatility and pl…
U.S. investment-grade bond mutual funds and ETFs experienced a record weekly net outflow of $7.1 billion in the week ended July 22, driven by higher Treasury yields and widening credit spreads after an oil-price surge stoked inflation fears. High-yield and leveraged-loan funds saw inflows while investment-grade corporate debt bore the brunt of the …
Poland's main index finished slightly lower on Friday, with declines concentrated in the Energy, Media and Chemicals sectors. The WIG30 fell 0.08% at the close in Warsaw. While a handful of large-cap stocks advanced, losses outnumbered gains across the exchange and global commodity moves included sharp drops in crude and Brent oil.
Turkey's BIST 100 finished Friday lower, losing 0.95% and reaching a fresh one-month low as declines concentrated in Leasing & Factoring, Wood, Paper & Printing and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors. Market breadth favored sellers, though several stocks posted notable gains and Odine Solutions hit an all-time high. Commodity markets showed mixe…
Denmark's OMX Copenhagen 20 finished the Friday session up 0.11%, driven by advances in Consumer Goods, Technology and Personal & Household Goods stocks. DSV Panalpina, Demant and Rockwool were the top performers, while Vestas, Zealand Pharma and Genmab posted the largest declines. Oil prices moved sharply lower, while gold and select FX measures s…
S&P Global Ratings upgraded long-term issuer and financial strength ratings for Mapfre Re and upgraded the holding company, citing a stronger capital base and an improved financial risk profile. The agency also raised debt issue ratings, while keeping a stable outlook. Mapfre's 2025 earnings, IFRS 17 combined ratio and return on equity, together wi…
Morocco's equity market finished higher on Friday, with the Moroccan All Shares index rising 0.43% as gains in Banking, Beverage and Transport stocks supported the market. Zellidja S.A., Jet Contractors and IB Maroc Com SA led advancers, while Delta Holding S.A., Marocaine pour le Commerce et l’Industrie Banque SA and Total Maroc SA were among the …
S&P Global Ratings upgraded Gulfport Energy Corp.'s corporate rating to 'BB-' from 'B+' and affirmed the issue-level rating on senior unsecured notes at 'BB-,' while moving the recovery rating up to 3 from 2 and leaving the outlook stable. The agency cites Gulfport's consistent funds-from-operations, tight leverage, strong replacement ratios and di…
Micron Technology shares fell sharply in morning trading, reversing a recent surge that followed praise from a major customer. The pullback reflects profit-taking after a short-term catalyst, growing competition from Chinese memory suppliers, and sector-specific rotation even as Wall Street maintains an overall Buy consensus and a substantially hig…
Edwards Lifesciences shares climbed after the company posted second-quarter 2026 results that outperformed analyst estimates and raised the lower bound of its full-year sales-growth forecast. Revenue and adjusted earnings topped consensus, TAVR and TMTT segments reported robust growth, and multiple brokerages lifted price targets and ratings, suppo…
