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South Korea's Kospi jumped 9.6% on Thursday following a record 12% decline the previous day tied to concerns about U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and the risk of interruptions to oil and LNG shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Traders bid up major technology and auto names, while authorities held emergency talks and analysts kept a cautious near-…
Bernstein has raised its view on electricity consumption for the second half of 2026 in India, driven by a warmer seasonal outlook as La Nina gives way to El Nino earlier than previously expected. The broker flagged that higher demand is unlikely to feed through to materially greater profits for power producers, while naming NTPC as its preferred u…
Indian stock benchmarks closed higher on Thursday, with the Nifty 50 rising 1.17% and the BSE Sensex up 1.14%. Strength in Power, Metals and Capital Goods stocks drove the advance, while select financial and IT names lagged. Market breadth was positive across both exchanges and the India VIX declined, even as commodities and currency pairs showed n…
Broadcom said it expects AI chip sales to exceed $100 billion in 2027, citing large deliveries of tensor processing capacity to Anthropic and OpenAI. The announcement sent shares higher in premarket trading and accompanied raised quarterly revenue guidance and a $10 billion share-repurchase program.
A cycle of strikes between Israel and Iran continued into a sixth day as air attacks, missile launches and regional explosions spread across the Gulf. The violence has dented market sentiment, lifted oil prices, and raised concerns about shipping through the Strait of Hormuz while political and military responses evolve.
China Mineral Resources Group has expanded limits on buying certain BHP seaborne iron ore products, telling traders to reduce purchases of Mac fines, Newman fines and Newman lumps while longstanding contract talks continue unresolved. The move follows earlier prohibitions on other BHP grades and has led to unusually low sales and a build-up of Jimb…
JD.com reported fourth-quarter revenue slightly below analyst expectations and recorded a net loss for the period, reflecting softer consumer spending, diminishing gains from government subsidies and intensifying competitive pressure from rivals offering deeper discounts. U.S.-listed shares traded marginally higher in premarket activity.
Boskalis reported a record €1,336 million in EBITDA for fiscal year 2025, a 3% rise year-on-year and a 16% increase when excluding a prior exceptional gain. Revenue grew 2%, driven by Offshore Energy and a sharp improvement in Towage that offset a decline in Dredging & Infra. The company cautioned it does not expect to match the 2025 performance in…
Hunting PLC delivered fiscal 2025 results aligned with prior guidance, including EBITDA that matched expectations, while revealing a marked reduction in its order book. Management kept fiscal 2026 EBITDA guidance unchanged, approved a fresh $40 million share buyback and outlined additional cost cuts even as certain divisional margins softened.
Babcock International reported fiscal 2025 results that modestly outperformed consensus on earnings per share and adjusted EBITA, while matching revenue expectations. The defence-focused engineering group recorded stronger-than-expected free cash flow, expanded its order book and announced a £75 million share buyback that prompted an update to year…
Cicor Technologies reported fiscal 2025 revenue of CHF617m, slightly above analyst projections, but showed margin compression linked to recent acquisitions. Orders and free cash flow outperformed estimates, while the company set sales and EBITDA guidance for fiscal 2026 that anticipates a return to organic growth later in the year.
R&S Group reported second-half fiscal 2025 results that exceeded analyst forecasts for EBITDA, EBIT and net profit, delivered an adjusted full-year EBITDA margin above prior guidance, and reconfirmed its order intake, sales and backlog while maintaining medium-term targets for organic growth and margins.
European equities ticked down on Thursday as an intensifying Middle East conflict unsettled markets and a number of underwhelming corporate results added to selling pressure. The STOXX 600 fell modestly, led by losses in mining stocks, while individual names including Nexi and DHL experienced sharp moves after reporting results.
British equities opened lower on Thursday and the pound weakened against the dollar as investors weighed ongoing tensions in the Middle East and a batch of corporate earnings. Jefferies projects the conflict could run for 2-3 weeks and flags potential distortions in short-term market moves, while several UK-listed companies reported mixed full-year…
European equities opened lower as the widening conflict in the Middle East weighed on investor sentiment, lifting oil prices and raising concerns about inflation and growth. Markets also parsed a string of corporate results, with several companies posting resilient sales and profits amid geopolitical uncertainty. Eurozone retail sales and central b…
Foresight Solar Fund reported a net asset value per share of 99.2p as of December 31, 2025, with a NAV total return of -0.9% for the fourth quarter. The result reflects a 5.4% reduction tied to a tax review and a series of other negative adjustments, which were partially offset by gains from asset life extensions, higher energy yield forecasts, lif…
TKH Group NV reported adjusted EBITA for full-year 2025 of €189.5 million, a 7% decline year-over-year and effectively matching company-compiled consensus of €189.9 million. The fourth quarter saw a rebound with adjusted EBITA increasing 7% to €70.5 million on organic revenue growth of 8.7% and an EBITA margin of 14.6%. Strong Electrification perfo…
Admiral Group reported record full-year earnings per share of 115.5 pence for 2025, narrowly ahead of analyst forecasts, and revealed a strategy aimed at accelerating earnings growth beyond the 7.6% CAGR it delivered from 2020 to 2025. The insurer declared a final dividend marginally above expectations and flagged continued premium growth in UK mot…
Bank Hapoalim reported a return on equity of 13% for the fourth quarter of 2025, rising toward 14% when a NIS 200 million labor-dispute provision is excluded. The bank's tangible book value per share climbed 13% year-over-year, and management set upgraded 2026-2027 targets for higher net income, stronger loan growth and an elevated payout range. Qu…
Reckitt reported fourth-quarter like-for-like net sales growth above company-compiled expectations, propelled by robust demand in emerging markets. The consumer goods maker completed the $4.8 billion divestment of its Essential Home division to Advent International on December 31 while retaining a 30% equity interest, and it is projecting core busi…
Greencoat Renewables PLC has disclosed a new five-year strategic plan to 2030 that pairs a €100 million share buyback with targeted asset disposals, investments in hybridisation of existing sites, and a green digital infrastructure partnership. The company expects substantial cash generation from organic operations and asset recycling, while guidin…
OSB Group lowered its common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio target to 13-13.5% from 14%, freeing more than £100m of capital over a glide path and announcing a £100m buyback after reporting FY25 results in line with management expectations. The lender provided profitability guidance through 2029 and reiterated near-term margin and growth assumpt…
Morgan Stanley has revised its China/Hong Kong Focus List by adding GigaDevice and Sinopec and removing Espressif Systems and Sunny Optical. The changes reflect the bank's expectations for NOR and DDR4 supply deficits in 2026 and its view that Sinopec's capacity profile and margins could support recovery in the petrochemical sector. GigaDevice also…
Tokyo's market closed higher Thursday, with the Nikkei 225 rising 1.72% as Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors provided upward momentum. Inpex Corp. hit a record intraday closing price, several other heavyweight names recorded notable gains, and marketwide implied volatility climbed to a six-month peak. Commodity and currency moves accompanied…
Indonesia's communications ministry has formally reprimanded Meta Platforms Inc, saying the company has insufficiently addressed the spread of online gambling, disinformation, defamation and hate speech across its services. The action follows an unscheduled visit by Communications and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid to Meta's operational offi…
