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German equity markets closed higher on Friday, driven by strength in the Technology, Transportation & Logistics and Retail sectors. The DAX rose 2.25% to reach a one-month high, while mid- and small-cap indices also posted solid gains. Commodity markets were mixed, with gold futures higher and crude oil contracts retreating sharply.
Paris equities closed higher on Friday with the CAC 40 up 1.97% to a one-month high and the SBF 120 rising 1.79%. Technology, consumer goods and industrials were the primary contributors to the advance. Notable winners included Stellantis, STMicroelectronics and Safran, while Orange, TotalEnergies and Euronext posted the largest declines. Commodity…
Belgian equities closed higher on Friday, with the BEL 20 rising 1.62% to reach a one-month peak. Strength in the Consumer Goods, Industrials and Technology sectors helped push several constituents higher, while broader market breadth favoured advancing issues over decliners. Commodities and currency markets showed notable moves, including a sharp …
Jefferies reiterated its focus on market-leading consumer companies in a report published after the Strait of Hormuz was reopened for commercial shipping. The research note, titled "Buy the #1s," identifies twelve firms it considers durable category leaders and presents charts and analysis supporting that view. The report comes in the wake of the w…
Finland's equity market closed higher on Friday, with the OMX Helsinki 25 up 0.90% to a new all-time high. Gains were concentrated in Industrials, Basic Materials and Consumer Services. Qt Group, Konecranes and Outokumpu were among the best performers, while Neste, Fortum and Mandatum recorded the largest declines. Oil prices fell substantially, go…
Poland's stock market finished higher on Friday, with the WIG30 index rising 1.60% to a new all-time high as Basic Materials, Banking and Information Technology sectors supported gains. KGHM led the index higher, while several large energy companies closed lower. Commodity markets posted notable moves, including steep declines in crude oil and Bren…
Turkey's BIST 100 closed higher on Friday, rising 2.72% to a fresh record, driven by advances in the Banking, Financials and Transport sectors. Several midcap stocks recorded double-digit percentage gains, while major energy firms and global crude benchmarks posted notable declines. Currency pairs and the US Dollar Index futures showed modest movem…
Denmark's benchmark OMX Copenhagen 20 rose at Friday's close, recording a 0.78% gain to reach a one-month high. Strength in consumer goods, technology and personal & household goods stocks led gains, while heavyweights in shipping and wind energy weighed on the session. Oil saw steep declines and gold advanced, and the krone moved modestly against …
Iran's foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz is open for all commercial vessels following a ceasefire accord in Lebanon. Shipping associations and carriers warned that key uncertainties remain before traffic can resume freely, and several world leaders offered guarded support while underscoring conditions and limitations on passage.
Moroccan equities closed higher on Friday, with the Moroccan All Shares index advancing 2.66% to reach a fresh three-month high. Gains were driven by the Banking, Beverage and Transport sectors, while energy commodities fell sharply and gold moved higher. Market breadth was strongly positive, with 57 stocks rising and 4 declining on the Casablanca …
Norwegian equity markets closed lower on Friday with the Oslo OBX falling 2.74%, pressured by losses in the Media, Transport and Diversified Financials sectors. Top performers included Nel, Norwegian Air Shuttle and Frontline, while Equinor, Yara and Aker BP posted the largest declines. Oil prices tumbled and precious metals moved higher, with curr…
Bank of America raised its price target on SanDisk to $1,080 from $900 and maintained a Buy rating after concluding that NAND supply remains constrained and pricing has risen sharply. The bank said structural demand changes - notably a mix shift into data centers and sustained NAND requirements from AI inferencing - could make the current cycle mor…
Copper prices climbed modestly on Friday, supported by a softer U.S. dollar and remarks from Iran's foreign minister about the Strait of Hormuz, prompting share-price gains across a range of copper producers listed in the U.S. and Canada as well as major mining groups. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange rose and several miners recorded m…
Israel's benchmark TA 35 finished higher after the close on Friday, supported by broad gains in the Real Estate, Communication and Banking sectors. Amot Investments, Azrieli Group and Fattal 1998 Holdings were the session's top performers, while Navitas Petroleum, Newmed Energy and Delek Group declined. Commodity markets saw oil prices retreat shar…
Greek equities closed higher on Friday with the Athens General Composite advancing 1.50% to reach a one-month high. Gains were concentrated in the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors, while select energy and utilities names lagged. Market breadth favoured advancers, and commodity and FX contracts showed mixed moves during the session.
Jefferies reports that US asset managers experienced $156 billion in money market outflows for the week ended April 15, a marked reversal from the prior week's $3 billion of inflows. While exchange-traded funds continued to attract sizable net new money, mutual funds outside of money markets posted net redemptions.
U.S. Treasury yields fell sharply after Iran and the United States announced that commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz would be temporarily allowed following a pause in fighting tied to a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. Comments from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. President Donald Trump, along with reports …
Friday's session featured pronounced volatility across market-cap tiers. Major names such as Netflix (NFLX) and Exxon Mobil (XOM) were among the largest decliners, while companies including General Electric (GE) and several travel firms posted strong gains. Large-cap chemical and energy producers recorded double-digit drops in many cases, and a han…
Bank of America industry checks across the US, China and India show online travel agencies are rapidly integrating agentic artificial intelligence into customer journeys. Investors have punished OTA multiples year-to-date over AI-related concerns, though Bank of America believes many incumbents retain advantages from fulfillment control and proprie…
KeyBanc Capital Markets used a quarterly survey of more than 2,000 U.S. consumers to rank leading stocks across media and broadband. The study, expanded this quarter to include home internet trends, measured viewership habits, satisfaction with broadband speeds and pricing, and consumer response to emerging low Earth orbit satellite competition. AT…
Shares of Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) rose 12% on Friday as a 2.75% gain in bitcoin and signs of renewed speculative momentum among retail traders combined to lift the stock. Developments in talks involving Iran prompted a reassessment of interest rate paths, with Fed Fund futures pricing near 50% odds of a rate cut this year, while research tracking re…
Christian Weedbrook, founder of Toronto-based Xanadu Quantum Technologies Ltd., crossed the billionaire threshold this week as the company's shares climbed almost fivefold over six trading sessions. The rapid rally elevated Xanadu's market capitalization above $11 billion and followed Nvidia Corp.'s release of open-source AI models aimed at advanci…
U.S. energy stocks tumbled after a social media post attributed to Iran's foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz fully open for commercial shipping. The announcement pushed Brent below $90 a barrel and erased part of the rally that had followed the temporary blockade of the waterway. Major U.S. oil companies posted notable declines as marke…
Shares of STMicroelectronics (STM) climbed 4.5% on Thursday after Mizuho analysts highlighted the chipmaker's relatively low valuation and projected strong earnings-per-share growth for 2026 and 2027. Mizuho emphasized STM's exposure to artificial intelligence data center demand, a silicon photonics ramp, automotive content gains from China BEV gro…
Energy Focus shares rallied 300% on Friday after the lighting and energy infrastructure specialist outlined progress on two large data center engagements. The company said Project G has been completed, delivering roughly $0.5 million in revenue, while Project Y - a multi-year deployment with one of Asia's largest data center developers - is proceed…
