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Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 ended the trading session down 0.64% after losses in Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors pressured the market. Advancers were outnumbered by decliners on the Madrid exchange, while select large-cap names showed mixed performances. Commodity and currency moves were varied, with cr…
Shares in Spain closed lower on Tuesday, with the IBEX 35 falling 0.64% as declines in consumer-oriented sectors and chemical/petrochemical-related names outweighed gains among select telecom and industrial names. Market breadth favored decliners, while commodities and currency futures showed mixed movement.
Domestic travel in China rose 6.8% during the Qing Ming holiday from April 4 to 6, while tourism receipts climbed 6.6%. Per-passenger spending was unchanged year-over-year, Morgan Stanley reports, with cross-border travel and Hainan duty free sales showing stronger gains even as box office revenue fell.
Shares of Silo Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:SILO) climbed sharply after the European Patent Office issued a Rule 71(3) communication indicating its intention to grant a patent covering methods to prevent stress-induced fear and depressive-like behavior using selected 5-HT4 receptor agonists. The patent application is exclusively licensed from Columbia Univer…
Sweden's main equity gauge finished marginally higher on Tuesday, with Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Technology stocks supporting a small advance in the OMX Stockholm 30. Market breadth remained tilted toward decliners, while crude, Brent, gold and Nordic currency pairs recorded varied moves in after-hours trading.
Shares in Finland closed lower on Tuesday with losses concentrated in the Technology, Utilities and Oil & Gas sectors. The OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.67%. Nokia, Elisa and Kesko were the session's top performers, while Qt Group, Nokian Renkaat and TietoEVRY registered the biggest declines. Broader market breadth favored decliners, and commodity and cur…
Geospace Technologies Corporation reported a restructuring plan that reduced its global headcount by roughly 20% at the end of its second quarter of fiscal 2026. The announcement prompted a 17% decline in the company's shares on Tuesday. Management said the actions - which include a voluntary early retirement program and a reduction in force - are …
Poland's equity market closed lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark WIG30 slipping 0.55% as declines in the Basic Materials, Energy and Information Technology sectors pushed the market down. While several large-cap names fell, a handful of stocks posted notable gains. Commodity prices moved unevenly, with U.S. crude up sharply and gold slipping, and…
Turkey's main equity index closed lower on Tuesday, with the BIST 100 sliding 1.45% as losses in Telecoms, Textile & Leather and Basic Metals weighed on market sentiment. Market breadth was negative, several names hit 52-week extremes, and commodity and currency moves were mixed during the session.
Denmark's main index ended the session lower on Tuesday, with the OMX Copenhagen 20 dropping 0.73% as losses in Chemicals, Personal & Household Goods and Technology sectors drove market weakness. Winners included Novozymes, Tryg and Oersted, while Zealand Pharma, Coloplast and Rockwool registered the steepest declines. Commodity and currency moves …
Hims & Hers Health Inc. shares slipped 5.3% after the company’s chief financial officer filed a Form 144 indicating plans to sell 240,560 shares, with an aggregate market value of roughly $4.9 million. The filing details the origin of the shares, prior insider sales over recent months, and the trading plan under which the disposals are being execut…
Stocks on the Casablanca exchange closed lower as losses in the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors pushed the Moroccan All Shares down 1.18%. Market breadth favored decliners while energy, precious metals and currency markets showed notable moves during the session. Several individual stocks posted sizeable intraday gains or losses.
A group of Democratic senators asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to explain why very large liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers appear to be using the Alternative Fuel Excise Tax credit that was originally created for small motorboats switching to alternative fuels. The lawmakers say the tax break was not intended for vessels the size of moder…
Retail investors using Citadel Securities' platform were net sellers of U.S. equities and options last week, a departure from their persistent buying trend. Citadel data show net notional retail spending fell materially in March versus prior months, options activity moved toward defensive positioning, and institutional players also grew more cautio…
Norwegian equities finished higher on Tuesday, with the Oslo OBX rising 1.48% to an all-time high. Sector strength in Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities powered the advance. Yara International, Aker BP and Hafnia were among the top performers, while Norwegian Air Shuttle, Tomra and Nordic Semiconductor lag…
Greece's equity market ended Tuesday's session in positive territory, with the Athens General Composite up 1.25% at the close. Gains were led by the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors. Several mid-cap names registered double-digit relative moves, while commodity and currency markets showed mixed action.
Markets saw notable volatility Tuesday with a range of large and small companies registering significant percentage moves. UnitedHealth Group posted the largest gain among mega-caps, while Apple slipped following reports of engineering challenges for a foldable iPhone. Movers spanned mega-cap, large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap lists, with company-sp…
Apple shares dropped 4% on Tuesday, the largest decline among Dow components, after reports of engineering setbacks in the company’s foldable iPhone program and weaker App Store growth in the March 2026 quarter. Sensor Tower data cited by UBS showed roughly 7% reported growth for the quarter, or about 5% on an FX-neutral basis, while Evercore ISI h…
Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) analysis shows the global economy uses roughly one-third of the oil to produce a unit of GDP compared with the early 1970s. That shift, along with US shale production turning the country into a net energy exporter, has materially lowered how much a 10% oil-price shock would lift US inflation and trim growth. The Euro area…
Humana Inc. shares rallied after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services set final 2027 Medicare Advantage rates at a 2.48% expected increase, a substantial upward revision from the 0.09% proposed in the Advance Notice. Wells Fargo Securities' report says the move should deliver more than $13 billion in incremental reimbursements to private pl…
AstroNova said its board has begun a formal review of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value, and its shares climbed more than 13% shortly after Tuesday market open. The company retained Rockefeller Capital Management and Foley Hoag LLP to advise the process, which has no set timeline and may or may not result in a transaction.
Barclays analysts report that equity markets are pricing in a contained outcome ahead of an Iran ceasefire deadline, with S&P 500 options appearing fairly valued and implied volatility broadly stable. The bank highlights a modest forward-term kink around the April 8 window, notes that traditional hedges have underperformed, and recommends straddle …
Analysts at BofA Securities forecast a sustained expansion in capital spending for artificial intelligence infrastructure, estimating global investment will approach $1.4 trillion by 2030. The firm expects hyperscalers and sovereign backers to drive a capex intensity of roughly 25% to 30% as organizations retool traditional IT stacks for AI. BofA's…
Volatility has marked the opening of April, but a set of proprietary, AI-driven stock-picking strategies used by InvestingPro subscribers has produced notable gains. Several mid- and small-cap companies have posted double-digit returns this month, while other past picks have registered substantial gains since selection. The platform attributes the …
Delta Air Lines said on Tuesday it will raise checked baggage fees on domestic and certain short-haul international routes. The carrier's first domestic baggage fee increase in two years raises charges for the first and second checked bags by $10 each and the third bag by $50, with new prices set at $45, $55 and $200 respectively for bookings made …
