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Boom time for exchanges

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... in their profits, as COVID-19 volatility pushes up their revenues from higher transactions. The New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, Tokyo and Japan exchanges have all reported a surge in their revenues in the March quarter, as the markets became more volatile. ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... their way to Wall Street. For how else is one to explain the rally on 'the wall' - S&P 500 up 1.7%; DJIA up 1.9%; Nasdaq up 1.6%; Russell 2000 up 3.6% -- on the same day that the US Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) released actual non-farm payrolls ...

Markets slump as US jobless claims hit 30m

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... businesses shutter thanks to coronavirus shutdowns. Markets ended a strong month in the red, with the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq falling 1.17%, 0.92% and 0.28% overnight. It comes as famed investor Warren Buffett's stock-market indicator hits ...

Markets react as antiviral drug disappoints

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... closed up just 0.17%, after falling from a strong rally in the morning. Similarly, the S&P 500 closed down 0.05%, and the Nasdaq Composite ended the day of trade flat. Since their record highs on February 20, the Dow is down 20.5%, the S&P is down 17.5% ...

The domino effect: Oil falls, markets follow

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... barrel). Markets followed suit, with the Dow Jones shedding nearly 600 points or 2.44%, the S&P 500 falling 1.79% and the Nasdaq losing 1.03%. JP Morgan Asset Management global market strategist Kerry Craig said the crash wasn't surprising. "It was ...

Global markets bleed red

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... recording a new monthly high just yesterday. In Wednesday's trade, the Dow Jones fell 1.86%, the S&P 500 shed 2.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite lost 1.44%. It comes as the US's biggest banks struggle to grapple with the impacts of the spreading ...

Wall Street surges as Sanders drops out, Wuhan reopens

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... focused instead on the recovery in Wuhan, with the S&P 500 soaring 3.41%, the Dow Jones lifting 3.44% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite lifting 2.58%. At the time of writing, the S&P/ASX 200 had mirrored moves made in the US, lifting 1.75% in its last ...

Wall Street rally runs out of steam

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... red. Early in trade the Dow Jones surged 900-points before closing down 0.12%. Similarly, the S&P 500 lost 0.16% and the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.33%. The volatility index is now trading up 3.23% at 46.7 points. The falls come despite New York recording ...

A coronavirus-bitten cat bounce?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... underscored by the surge on Wall Street overnight. All major US benchmark equity indices rocketed: DJIA by 7.7%; S&P 500 by 7.0%, Nasdaq composite by 7.3%; Russell 2000 by 8.2%. Again, hoping for the best but prepared for the worst. More, here's ...

Market recovery or dead cat bounce?

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... COVID-19 in the US lifting to 161,807, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.2% overnight, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq lifted 3.4% and 3.6% respectively. Europe also had a strong session, with the FTSE 100 also rising 1% and the DAX gaining 1.9%. ...