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Spanish equities ended the session higher on Tuesday, with the IBEX 35 up 0.47% as gains in Building & Construction, Telecoms & IT and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic stocks drove the market. Indra A, ACS and Repsol were the top performers, while Fluidra, Naturgy and Amadeus IT lagged. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners, and commodity an…
Lisbon's PSI index closed up 0.68% on Tuesday, driven by advances in Financials, Industrials and Consumer Services. Banco Comercial Portugues, Mota Engil and CTT were the session's top performers, while Ren Redes Energeticas Nacionais, Galp Energia and Nos posted the largest declines. Market breadth favoured advancers, and commodities and currency …
Amsterdam's AEX index closed lower on Tuesday, slipping 0.49% to a new one-month low after sectors including Consumer Services, Telecoms and Software & Computer Services paced declines. While a handful of names such as Universal Music Group, BE Semiconductor Industries and ABN AMRO outperformed, Unilever plunged to a 52-week low. Commodity and curr…
Italian equities ended the trading day higher in Milan, with the Investing.com Italy 40 up 1.10%. Industrials, technology and financial names powered the advance. Leonardo SpA, Prysmian SpA and Nexi SpA were the session leaders, while Buzzi Unicem, Inwit and Davide Campari Milano finished as the largest decliners. Energy and precious metals prices …
German equities closed higher on Tuesday with the DAX up 0.31%, supported by gains in Food & Beverages, Technology and Utilities. The MDAX and TecDAX outperformed the DAX, while sector leaders and laggards produced mixed results. Market breadth favored advancers, but volatility in DAX options climbed to a six-month high and several individual names…
French equities ended Tuesday's session with modest gains, led by strength in Technology, Industrials and Basic Materials. The CAC 40 rose 0.57% and the broader SBF 120 climbed 0.66%. Several large-cap technology and defense names were among the top performers, while a handful of mid-cap and payment-related stocks posted sharp declines and new mult…
Belgian stocks closed higher on Tuesday, driven by advances in Healthcare, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods. The BEL 20 index rose 0.86% at the Brussels close, with 62 stocks gaining, 33 declining and 17 unchanged. UCB, Melexis and D'Ieteren were the session leaders while Azelis, Solvay and Cofinimmo lagged. Commodities and currency markets showe…
Hershey shares fell 3% following an investor day at the New York Stock Exchange where management reaffirmed full-year 2026 guidance, detailed plans to broaden its snacking portfolio, and outlined efforts to modernize the supply chain with automation and AI-enabled decision making. The company reiterated its 2026 net sales and earnings growth target…
Sweden's equity market closed higher on Tuesday with the OMX Stockholm 30 gaining 1.35%, driven by strength in Basic Materials, Industrials and Healthcare. Boliden, Sandvik and Epiroc were the session's top performers while Ericsson and Essity lagged. Market breadth favored advancers and commodity and FX markets showed mixed moves.
Finnish equities finished higher on Tuesday, with the OMX Helsinki 25 gaining 0.32% at the close. Strength in Healthcare, Consumer Services and Basic Materials helped offset losses in several blue-chip names. Market breadth favored advancers, while energy, precious metals and currency markets displayed divergent moves.
Oracle cut employees on Tuesday, with multiple social posts and reporting citing two people familiar with the matter. The company did not provide comment. Reports indicate the reductions are global and that Oracle is trimming headcount as it increases investment in artificial intelligence initiatives.
Turkey's main equity gauge, the BIST 100, rose 1.30% at Tuesday's close as strength in several commodity-linked sectors lifted the market. Market breadth was positive, with more than twice as many advancers as decliners. Selected mid- and large-cap names posted double-digit percentage moves in both directions. Commodities and FX moves accompanied t…
Warren Buffett declined to promise he will continue his annual billion-dollar donations to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation following the release of Justice Department documents detailing meetings between Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein. In his first television interview since stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO in January, Buffett said he …
Poland's WIG30 index closed up 1.77% after trading on Tuesday, with the Media, Basic Materials and Chemicals sectors among the notable drivers. Synektik, MODIVO SA and Tauron Polska Energia led the index's gains, while Orange Polska and other large caps registered only modest moves. Commodity and currency markets showed mixed activity alongside the…
Denmark's benchmark OMX Copenhagen 20 finished the trading session higher on Tuesday, buoyed by advances in the Software & Computer Services, Oil & Gas and Technology sectors. Vestas Wind Systems, Demant and NKT Holding were the session's top performers, while both classes of AP Moeller - Maersk shares and Novozymes ranked among the biggest decline…
Morocco's equity market closed lower on Tuesday, with the Moroccan All Shares index slipping 0.98% as losses in Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors weighed on the session. Decliners outnumbered advancers by a wide margin on the Casablanca bourse, while select stocks delivered notable moves in both directions. Commodities markets saw crude, Brent …
Snap Inc. shares climbed about 6% after reports that activist investor Irenic Capital Management has taken a roughly 2.5% economic stake in the company and sent a letter to CEO Evan Spiegel outlining recommendations. The hedge fund urges action on the company’s smart glasses business, workforce and compensation structure, capital returns, and the u…
TD Cowen downgraded Colgate-Palmolive from Buy to Hold and reduced its price target to $85 from $96, citing higher costs for oil-based inputs and tallow. The firm cut its EPS growth outlook for 2026 and 2027 and highlighted potential margin vulnerability in developed markets and the U.S. business, despite the company’s ongoing productivity and inno…
Since strikes on Iran on February 28, the conflict has raised the risk profile for navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and adjacent Gulf waters. The narrow waterway normally carries about one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas flows. Below is a chronological list of reported attacks on commercial vessels and related incidents, with l…
Norway's main index, the Oslo OBX, closed at a new all-time high after advancing 1.48% on Tuesday. Leadership came from Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities sectors. Subsea 7 reached a fresh peak while several oil, gold and currency benchmarks also rose during the session.
Israel's equity market closed higher on Tuesday, with the TA-35 rising 1.90% as gains in Banking, Financials and Insurance stocks powered the advance. Shufersal, Phoenix Holdings and Tower Semiconductor were the session's top performers, while Camtek, ICL Israel Chemicals and Delek Group posted the largest declines. Market breadth favored advancers…
Greece's main stock index finished the session higher, with the Athens General Composite up 2.90%. Gains were concentrated in the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors, and a larger number of stocks advanced versus those that fell. Commodity and currency markets also moved, with gold, Brent and U.S. crude all posting increases and the euro gaini…
Hedge fund founder Eric Jackson said he has opened short positions in Asana, Salesforce, Five9, DocuSign, and Atlassian after publishing research that links heavy AI-focused language on earnings calls to subsequent stock underperformance. His broader review of earnings transcripts found companies in the top quintile of AI language density lagged th…
Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) shares slid 7% after the company issued fiscal 2026 adjusted operating EPS guidance of $11 to $12, with the midpoint below the average analyst expectation of $11.72. Management also disclosed plans for $3.9 billion in growth capital expenditures, an expanded $5 billion share repurchase authorization, and a target f…
The recent escalation of hostilities in the Middle East has disrupted key air and sea transit corridors used to move temperature-sensitive medicines into the Gulf. Executives at pharmaceutical and logistics firms report flights being rerouted and greater reliance on overland transport from alternative airports, creating longer transit times, higher…
