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Euro zone government bond yields eased on Wednesday after hitting multi-year highs earlier in the week. Germany's 10-year yield dropped to 3.09% while UK gilts and short-dated German bonds also fell. Markets reacted to diplomatic comments on Iran, the movement of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, and softer-than-expected UK inflation, promp…
Lincoln International's stock rose 12.6% in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, giving the firm an approximate market valuation of $2.3 billion. The Chicago, Illinois-based investment bank priced shares within its marketed range and, together with selling shareholders, sold 21 million shares to raise $421 million in the initial…
Cerebras Systems shares fell about 4.0% in mid-day trading to $291.51 after earlier reaching $338.33, as investors sold into gains following the company’s rapid post-IPO appreciation. The retreat comes amid questions about valuation, analyst skepticism over product breadth, a new shelf registration that could add supply, and fast-track inclusion in…
Jefferies finds that higher-income households and those with advanced degrees have seen recent gains in sentiment, even as aggregate consumer confidence eased to 88 from 94 at the end of February. The drop in the overall reading reflected weaker scores across current conditions, financial expectations, buying attitudes and business outlooks, with b…
Summary - U.K. equity markets closed higher on Wednesday with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 up 1.10%. Gains were concentrated in Aerospace & Defense, Travel & Leisure and Banking names. Marks and Spencer Group PLC was the session's strongest performer, while Experian PLC recorded the largest decline. Commodity and currency moves included low…
Madrid's benchmark IBEX 35 rose 2.04% at the close, driven by gains in Consumer Services, Financial Services & Real Estate and Building & Construction sectors. ArcelorMittal, Acerinox and Grifols were the session's top performers, while Repsol, Fluidra and Telefonica recorded the largest declines. Broad participation favored advancers over decliner…
Portuguese equities finished higher on Wednesday with the PSI index gaining 0.96% as advances in Financials, Utilities and Technology outweighed losses in parts of the energy sector. EDP Renovaveis, Banco Comercial Portugues and Teixeira Duarte were the session's leading winners, while Galp Energia, REN and NOS were among the laggards. Commodity ma…
Netherlands equities closed higher on Wednesday, with the AEX reaching a fresh all-time high after broad-based gains led by the Technology, Basic Materials and Real Estate sectors. ASML was the top performer on the index, while a handful of large-cap names slid. Energy commodities fell sharply and major FX and futures contracts saw modest moves.
Italy's equity benchmark ended higher after Wednesday's close, buoyed by technology, industrials and financial stocks. The Investing.com Italy 40 rose 1.79% in Milan. STMicroelectronics led winners, reaching five-year highs, while several healthcare, payments and energy names declined. Oil prices fell sharply and key currencies showed modest moveme…
Germany's major equity indices ended the trading session higher as Technology, Industrials and Transportation & Logistics stocks pushed benchmarks up. The DAX rose 1.36% while the MDAX and TecDAX gained 1.62% and 1.38% respectively. Notable winners included Infineon, MTU Aero Engines and Deutsche Bank, while BASF, SAP and Scout24 were among the lag…
French equities closed higher on Wednesday, with the CAC 40 rising 1.70% and the SBF 120 up 1.65%. Technology, industrials and basic materials names were among the session leaders, including sizeable advances for STMicroelectronics, Soitec, Euronext and ArcelorMittal. Decliners included Capgemini, Ubisoft and Edenred. Market breadth favored winners…
Bernstein substantially raised its wafer fabrication equipment (WFE) spending projections for 2026-2028, citing stronger memory investment - particularly DRAM - and increased demand from China-driven expansion. The firm raised price targets for Lam Research and KLA Corp., kept Applied Materials unchanged, and signaled growing confidence that the cu…
Belgian stocks finished higher at the close on Wednesday, with the BEL 20 up 1.37% as Technology, Financials and Industrials sectors outperformed. Aedifica, Melexis and Aperam were the top gainers, while Azelis, D’Ieteren and Solvay were among the laggards. Commodity prices, including crude and Brent oil, recorded notable declines and the US Dollar…
Google is testing a set of advertising formats that rely on its Gemini AI model to present more tailored product information inside Search. The company said AI Mode helps 75% of users make faster, more confident choices, and the new units include conversational responses, AI-generated shopping explanations, in-ad chat agents and expanded Direct Off…
Sweden's equity market closed higher on Wednesday, driven by advances in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Financials sectors. The OMX Stockholm 30 rose 1.24% at the close, with Boliden AB among the session's strongest performers. Energy commodities fell sharply and major currency pairs against the krona moved lower.
Stocks in Finland closed higher on Wednesday, with the OMX Helsinki 25 up 0.77% as gains in the Industrials, Consumer Services and Financials sectors powered the session. SSAB AB B led winners, while energy-related and forestry names fell. Commodity markets saw notable declines in oil prices and a modest drop in gold futures, and major currency rat…
Lattice Semiconductor shares jumped after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter results and announced a $1.65 billion acquisition of AMI that management says will double its addressable market. Analysts raised price targets and the stock reached a new 52-week high as guidance and margin recovery reinforced expectations for meaning…
Guardant Health shares jumped sharply in mid-day trading after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Guardant360 Liquid CDx, an expanded liquid biopsy that combines genomic and epigenomic analysis, returns results in as little as seven days, and offers several-fold improved sensitivity over the prior version. The approval, which covers a g…
Roivant Sciences rallied sharply in mid-day trading after reporting fiscal Q4 2026 results ahead of the market open. The company posted diluted EPS of $0.28, far exceeding an expected loss of $0.29, driven largely by a $770.2 million gain tied to a litigation settlement with Moderna. Net income swung to $302.99 million from a year-ago loss of $206.…
KLA Corporation shares climbed roughly 5.2% in mid-day trading following a price-target increase from Bernstein SocGen and a continued Buy stance from Citi. The move was supported by solid quarterly revenue, guidance for high-teen revenue growth in 2026 driven by AI, advanced packaging and memory, and a board-approved ten-for-one forward stock spli…
Poland's equity benchmark advanced at the close on Wednesday, supported by strength in banking, developers and basic materials. The WIG30 rose 1.47% as more stocks gained than lost on the Warsaw exchange. Grupa KĘTY led the index and reached an all-time high, while several blue-chips including PKO and Bank Millennium also posted notable gains. Conv…
A sharp decline in cocoa futures since late 2024 is leading major confectioners to reintroduce higher cocoa content in products previously reformulated with fillers or cocoa-free ingredients. Hershey has publicly committed to restoring original recipes for Hershey's and Reese's products next year after criticism over reformulations, while industry …
A federal appeals court has dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit accusing Amazon.com of facilitating tariff and inspection-fee evasion by foreign fur manufacturers. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled there was insufficient proof that Amazon was aware of or deliberately ignored underreported shipment values and omitted inspection forms, uphold…
Turkey's BIST 100 closed lower, down 0.12% at a fresh one-month low, as falls in the Tourism, Leasing & Factoring and Wood, Paper & Printing sectors weighed on the market. Winners included Girisim Elektrik, Pasifik Eurasia Lojistik and Europower, while Ral Yatirim, Anadolu Metal and Borusan Birlesik Boru were among the heaviest decliners. Commodity…
Denmark's equity benchmark, the OMX Copenhagen 20, finished the session up 0.92%, led by substantial gains in Zealand Pharma, FLSmidth & Co. and Demant. Market breadth favored advancing issues, while crude and Brent oil posted notable declines and the dollar eased versus the krone and euro crosses remained effectively flat.
