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Spain's main equity gauge, the IBEX 35, finished lower on Monday, ending the session down 0.99% as losses across Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors weighed on the market. Advancers were outnumbered by decliners on the Madrid exchange, while commodities and currency markets posted notable moves.
Stock prices in Stockholm ended lower on Monday, driven by losses in the Telecoms, Healthcare and Industrials sectors. The benchmark OMX Stockholm 30 fell 0.23% as decliners slightly outnumbered advancers. Notable movers included gains for NIBE Industrier B, SAAB B and Swedbank A, while AstraZeneca, Volvo B and Industrivarden C finished near the bo…
Finnish equities closed higher on Monday, with the OMX Helsinki 25 finishing up 1.13% and setting a new record. Telecoms, consumer services and technology stocks were the principal contributors to the advance, led by a strong jump in Nokia shares. Commodity markets saw large moves in oil, while gold declined slightly. Currency pairs were largely un…
Market researcher Emarketer projects that Meta Platforms will record higher global net advertising revenue than Alphabet’s Google in 2026, with Meta forecast at $243.46 billion and Google at $239.54 billion. The shift is attributed to Meta’s accelerated ad growth, adoption of its Advantage+ automated ad suite, and expansion of ads across WhatsApp a…
LVMH reported a modest rise in global quarterly sales after currency adjustments, but said the military conflict involving Iran and Israeli-U.S. forces reduced group sales by about 1%, with pronounced declines in the Gulf and softer spending by wealthy visitors in Europe. The company warned the profit impact could be larger than the sales hit becau…
Following a temporary ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran announced last week, options market data show traders rapidly reduced, but did not fully remove, geopolitical risk premia in crude. OptionMetrics analysis indicates risk-neutral densities narrowed after April 8, with most probability mass shifting toward lower prices relative to futures, yet…
J.P.Morgan and Morgan Stanley said that recent market declines offer entry points for long-term investors, arguing that stronger-than-expected corporate earnings growth and more attractive valuations should help absorb fallout from the Middle East conflict. Despite volatility tied to the war and fears of an oil shock, the S&P 500 has rebounded from…
Poland's main blue-chip index WIG30 closed down 0.16% on Monday, pressured by losses in Basic Materials, Energy and Banking. X Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski SA led gainers and reached an all-time high, while KGHM and other stocks were among the session's laggards. Commodity markets showed sizable gains for crude and Brent oil and a decline in gold fu…
Turkey's main equity index edged lower at the close on Monday, with losses concentrated in the Textile & Leather, Transport and Telecoms sectors. The BIST 100 finished the session down 0.11% as more than twice as many stocks fell as rose. A handful of mid- and small-cap names posted strong gains while several larger issues led declines. Commodity a…
Danish equities closed lower on Monday with the OMX Copenhagen 20 losing 0.75% as declines in Personal & Household Goods, Oil & Gas and Real Estate weighed on the market. Market breadth favored losers, major individual movers included Demant and AP Moeller - Maersk shares on the upside and Carlsberg, Rockwool and DSV among the weakest. Oil prices s…
Slate Auto said it raised $650 million in a Series C round as it prepares to begin deliveries of its affordable pickup trucks late this year. The Jeff Bezos-backed company claims a base 'blank' truck will start in the mid-$20,000s and has accumulated more than 160,000 bookings. The funding, led by TWG Global, comes as the firm plans nearly $400 mil…
Uber returns to federal court in Charlotte as a second bellwether trial begins, testing claims that a woman was sexually assaulted by a driver booked through the app. The outcome will be watched for what it could mean for more than 3,300 consolidated lawsuits and over 500 related cases in California state court.
I Squared Capital has partnered with Blackstone Inc. on a potential bid for the core advertising division of German media company Ströer SE, according to people familiar with the matter. The private equity pair has held talks in recent weeks about the unit, which comprises out-of-home advertising and digital content operations. While Ströer’s marke…
Morocco's equity benchmark, the Moroccan All Shares, closed lower by 0.54% as losses in the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors pressured the market. Notable gains from Managem and SMI, both reaching all-time highs, contrasted with declines in HPS, Jet Contractors and Stokvis Nord Afrique. Commodity and currency moves accompanied the session.
Lululemon USA Inc. shares fell over 3% after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a Civil Investigative Demand to the company, opening a probe into whether the maker of athletic apparel misled consumers about the safety, quality, and health impacts of its products. The inquiry centers on whether Lululemon’s marketed messaging concealed the pres…
Israel's equity market closed lower on Monday, with the benchmark TA 35 falling 1.36% as Biomed, Real Estate and Financials sectors weighed on the index. Market breadth was negative, with decliners outnumbering advancers by more than two to one. Several stocks rose despite the broader downturn, while commodity and FX moves added to market noise.
Norwegian equities finished the trading day in positive territory as the Oslo OBX climbed 0.25%. Strength in Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities helped lift the index, while a greater number of individual issues declined than advanced. Energy-related names also posted notable gains alongside broader commodi…
Goldman Sachs reduced its forecast for India's headline inflation in 2026 by 10 basis points to 4.5% year-over-year, citing softer near-term oil and gas price projections from its commodities team. March CPI rose to 3.4% year-over-year driven by food inflation, while core inflation held steady at 3.4%. The bank projects April headline inflation at …
Macquarie Equity Research selected Autodesk, Datadog and Zscaler as its preferred AI software names, pointing to opportunities in AI-driven cybersecurity, product differentiation, and adoption of new workflows. The note underlined stronger hyperscaler revenue trends but flagged a meaningful drop in job postings across a 40-company software index in…
BTIG has opened coverage on Adobe and Figma, assigning Neutral ratings to both companies. The research note praises each firm's market-leading positions and product franchises, while cautioning that generative AI introduces uncertainty around future revenue and pricing power for Adobe and unclear near-term monetization for Figma's AI features.
OPEC trimmed its projection for world oil consumption in the second quarter by 500,000 barrels per day, its monthly report said Monday, providing the group’s first public estimate of how the Iran war has affected demand. The organization now expects Q2 demand to average 105.07 million bpd, down from 105.57 million bpd in last month’s report, but le…
A rapid rise in jet fuel prices, driven by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, has sent costs from roughly $85-$90 per barrel to between $150 and $200 per barrel in recent weeks. With fuel representing up to a quarter of operating expenses for many carriers, airlines across the globe are responding by raising ticket prices, applying or increasing fuel su…
Labelled bond issuance totaled $322 billion in the first quarter of 2026, a 14% increase from the same quarter a year earlier. Green bonds accounted for the largest share, while government agency supply and sovereign issuance also expanded. Currency composition shifted toward the euro and yuan, with the dollar losing share.
Stocks across market-cap tiers experienced notable volatility on Monday. Oracle and several technology names advanced, while select consumer and optical-equipment firms fell. Biotechnology companies posted some of the largest gains and losses after trial results and regulatory developments influenced trader responses.
Goldman Sachs reports the US dollar strengthened on Monday amid rising energy prices and a pullback in equities after weekend developments. Movements appear driven more by relative terms-of-trade changes than pure risk sentiment, with energy exporters outperforming and several energy importers remaining exposed to deteriorating external balances.
