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Portugal's PSI index finished marginally higher on Tuesday, rising 0.03% as gains clustered in Financials, Industrials and Telecoms. CTT Correios de Portugal, Teixeira Duarte and Banco Comercial Portugues were the top advancers, while Sonae SGPS, EDP and REN were the leading decliners. Energy commodities fell, gold climbed, and major currency pairs…
Dutch equities ended Tuesday's session higher, with the AEX rising 0.75% to a one-month high. Strength in Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Technology lifted the benchmark. BE Semiconductor Industries NV recorded an all-time high, while energy names, led by Shell, weighed on the index. Crude prices fell notably and gold futures advanced.
Italian equities finished higher on Tuesday as sector strength in Technology, Financials and Healthcare supported a rally that pushed the Investing.com Italy 40 index to a fresh record. Advancers significantly outnumbered decliners on the Milan bourse, while commodity and currency markets moved notably during the session.
A Milan court has allowed a consumer association to proceed with a class action against Meta Platforms concerning a large-scale data scraping episode affecting Facebook users between January 2018 and September 2019. The incident, disclosed by Meta in 2021, is said to have impacted roughly 533 million accounts worldwide. The CTCU is seeking compensa…
Germany's stock market ended Tuesday with gains across major indices, led by Technology, Media and Industrials. The DAX rose 1.23%, supported by advances in large-cap banks, industrials and chipmakers. Notable commodity moves and a rise in the DAX volatility index accompanied the equity rally, while individual names on the MDAX and TecDAX showed sh…
Paris equities ended Tuesday with broad gains as the CAC 40 advanced 1.12% to reach a one-month high and the SBF 120 added 1.15%. Strength in Healthcare, Technology and Industrials underpinned the rally, while commodities and currency markets showed notable moves, including a sharp drop in front-month U.S. crude and a rise in June gold futures.
Belgian equities ended higher on Tuesday, with the BEL 20 advancing 1.09% to reach a fresh one-month high. Strength in Consumer Goods, Industrials and Technology stocks underpinned the rally, while mixed performances among large-cap names left market breadth tilted toward advancers. Commodities and currency markets were active, with notable moves i…
Swedish equities closed higher on Tuesday with the OMX Stockholm 30 advancing 0.92% to a one-month peak. Broad sector strength in Healthcare, Basic Materials and Industrials supported the rally, while energy markets moved lower and the Swedish krona weakened against major currencies. Notable individual movers included Atlas Copco AB Class A, Nordea…
Finnish equities closed higher on Tuesday, with the OMX Helsinki 25 finishing the session up 0.29% and registering a new all-time high. Gains were concentrated in the Consumer Services, Telecoms and Financials sectors. Outokumpu Oyj, Nordea Bank Abp and Lumo Kodit Oyj were among the session's top performers, while Neste Oyj, UPM-Kymmene Oyj and Eli…
Gucci's sales dropped 8% year-on-year in the first quarter to 1.35 billion euros, marking the brand's 11th straight quarterly decline. The shortfall was slightly below Visible Alpha analyst expectations and comes as Kering's new CEO prepares a strategic plan to revive the group. Management cited the Iran war and weak consumer confidence as headwind…
Poland's equity market closed higher Tuesday, with the WIG30 index rising 1.33% to a fresh all-time high. Gains were concentrated in Basic Materials, Information Technology and Media sectors while broader market breadth favoured advancing issues. Energy-related names underperformed amid a sharp drop in crude oil, and safe-haven gold posted a notabl…
Tech-sector observers are divided over the timeline for AI's impact on software economics. Bernstein places AI in the 'Sooner' camp, arguing it is already reshaping the sector by moving value toward AI control planes and new pricing models. Other industry leaders caution that AI agents will layer on top of existing data platforms, potentially incre…
Copenhagen's benchmark index, the OMX Copenhagen 20, climbed 1.79% to a one-month high as gains in Consumer Goods, Personal & Household Goods and Technology sectors propelled the market. Demant, Novo Nordisk Class B and Pandora were the top performers, while both classes of AP Moeller - Maersk and Carlsberg B shares lagged. Commodities and currency…
Turkey's main equity gauge, the BIST 100, closed higher on Tuesday, climbing 1.02% to a one-month peak as gains in the Transport, Tourism and Sports sectors supported the market. Market breadth was positive, with significantly more advancing issues than decliners. Several individual names posted double-digit percentage moves, while commodities and …
Large U.S. banks posted sharply higher trading revenues in the first quarter as market turbulence drove client activity, but senior executives emphasized that the gains may be hard to sustain given geopolitical tensions, oil supply concerns and other economic uncertainties. While consumer spending has shown resilience, banks signaled potential pres…
Walt Disney's new CEO Josh D’Amaro notified staff that roughly 1,000 positions will be eliminated as part of an effort to create a more agile and technology-enabled workforce. The reductions will touch the marketing group and several business units including the company’s studio and television operations, ESPN, products and technology and select co…
Boeing (NYSE:BA) shares rose about 1% after the planemaker reported handing over 143 commercial aircraft in the fourth quarter. The company provided a breakdown by model and disclosed 30 deliveries from its Defense, Space & Security division, while noting delivery counts are not final until quarterly financial statements are released.
POET Technologies (NASDAQ:POET) dropped 6% on Tuesday after short seller Wolfpack Research disclosed a short position and raised concerns that the company could be classified as a Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC). Wolfpack described POET as a stock promotion and criticized what it called the company's seventh business pivot this decade. Th…
Morocco's equity market closed higher, with the Moroccan All Shares index up 2.22% to a one-month peak. Broad gains were driven by moves in banking, beverage and transport names. Sanlam Maroc recorded a new record share price, while several smaller-cap stocks also posted notable advances. Commodity and currency moves included sharp declines in crud…
Boeing delivered 46 jets in March, down from 51 the prior month, as the company carried out wiring repairs on roughly 25 737 MAX aircraft. The maker reported 31 net new orders in March and finished the month with an order backlog of 6,127 jets. Airbus delivered 60 aircraft in March, and Boeing has trailed Airbus in annual deliveries since 2018.
President Trump criticized the United Kingdom for not expanding North Sea oil production, calling Europe "desperate for Energy" and urging more drilling. He singled out Aberdeen and contrasted the UK's stance with Norway, which he said sells North Sea oil to Britain at higher prices. North Sea output has fallen over decades and is expected to keep …
Norway's Oslo OBX index finished the trading day down 0.90%, pressured by losses in the Media, Transport and Diversified Financials sectors. A small group of stocks recorded gains, led by Cmb.Tech NV, Nel ASA and Nordic Semiconductor ASA, while Yara International, Equinor and Var Energi were among the session's heaviest decliners. Market breadth wa…
The TA 35 index closed higher Tuesday, rising 1.55% to reach a new record high as gains in the Insurance, Financials and Banking sectors supported the advance. Harel and Enlight Renewable Energy were among the session's top performers, each reaching all-time highs, while a smaller group of stocks, including Next Vision and Delek Group, declined. Co…
Greek equities closed higher on Tuesday, with the Athens General Composite finishing up 2.64%. Strength in the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors underpinned the advance. Market breadth was positive, with 81 advancers versus 38 decliners and 16 unchanged. Key commodity and FX benchmarks moved notably, including a rise in gold futures and decl…
Bank of America forecasts Apple will top Street expectations for the March quarter, driven by sustained iPhone demand and resilient Services revenue. The bank raised unit forecasts, projects revenue and EPS above consensus, and cited currency tailwinds, while noting potential margin pressure from rising component costs.
