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A Jefferies analyst report released Friday finds that veterinary clinic foot traffic, which had been declining for 18 months, showed signs of stabilizing in March with flat traffic readings. The report cautions that in-person foot traffic data does not capture the full veterinary market because telehealth providers have been drawing customers with …
More than 8,000 people have been killed across the Middle East since the conflict began on February 28, when strikes by the U.S. and Israel on Iran prompted a wave of retaliatory attacks. Deaths have been recorded in Iran, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq and several Gulf states, even as Tehran and Washington agreed a two-week ceasefire on Wednesday.
U.K. equities finished marginally lower on Friday, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 slipping 0.06% at the close. Strength in ConvaTec, Antofagasta and Kingfisher contrasted with declines in B&M European Value Retail, BAE Systems and Sage Group. Commodity prices diverged: gold fell while crude oil rose, and major currency pairs were largely…
Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 finished the session higher, up 0.55% to reach a one-month peak. Strength in Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Goods and Building & Construction sectors supported the advance. Materials and banking stocks led gains, while energy and selective industrials posted notable declines. Commodity and currency markets show…
The IBEX 35 closed higher on Friday, advancing 0.55% to reach a one-month high, led by strength in Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Goods and Building & Construction sectors. ArcelorMittal, BBVA and Naturgy were among the top performers, while Repsol, Indra A and Solaria fell. Commodity and FX markets showed mixed moves, with crude oil ri…
Portugal's PSI index closed lower on Friday, retreating 0.28% as losses in Financials, Industrials and Basic Materials outpaced gains. EDP Renovaveis, Sonae SGPS and Corticeira Amorim were among the session's top performers, while Galp Energia, Teixeira Duarte and Mota Engil led decliners. Commodity markets showed higher oil prices and a dip in gol…
Netherlands stocks closed higher on Friday, with the AEX index rising 0.51% as gains in the Consumer Goods, Basic Materials and Technology sectors supported the market. Universal Music Group, ASM International and ASML were among the top advancers, while Wolters Kluwer, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize and Koninklijke KPN were the biggest decliners. Mark…
Italian equity markets closed higher on Friday, with the Investing.com Italy 40 index rising 0.49% to a fresh all-time high. Strength in Technology, Financials and Healthcare underpinned the advance, while a handful of large-cap names in aerospace and energy lagged. Market breadth favored advancing issues and commodities showed mixed moves, with cr…
German equity benchmarks finished higher on Friday, led by gains in Media, Chemicals and Technology sectors. The DAX rose 0.20% at the close in Frankfurt, while the MDAX gained 1.13% and the TecDAX advanced 0.45%. Market breadth favored advancers by a wide margin and several mid- and small-cap names posted notable moves, including multiple 52-week …
French equities closed modestly higher on Friday, with the CAC 40 and SBF 120 each up 0.17%. Strength in Technology, Basic Materials and Consumer Services helped push the market higher while volatility measures and selected commodity prices moved unevenly through the session. A mix of large-cap winners and losers produced net breadth favouring adva…
Belgian equities ended the trading day higher, with the BEL 20 rising 0.71% to a one-month high. Gains were concentrated in Basic Materials, Technology and Healthcare. Market breadth favored advancing issues, while commodities and currency benchmarks posted mixed moves across the session's close across European and US contracts.
Whirlpool said it will invest over $60 million to open a new parts-manufacturing plant in Ohio to supply components for its washers and dryers. The facility will be the company's 11th U.S. production site and its sixth in Ohio, and is expected to create between 100 and 150 jobs. The announcement was made at an event in Clyde, Ohio, attended by U.S.…
Fighting that began after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 triggered retaliatory operations across the Middle East. A two-week ceasefire reached on April 8 paused major hostilities. Official and rights-group tallies report thousands of fatalities in Iran, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, the United States and several Gulf states, with infrastr…
Sweden's main equity gauge closed higher on Friday, with the OMX Stockholm 30 climbing 0.99% to reach a new one-month high. Strength in Basic Materials, Financials and Industrials supported the advance. Industrivarden, Addtech and Epiroc were among the top performers, while Saab, Nibe and Essity lagged. Commodity and currency moves included higher …
The OMX Helsinki 25 closed higher on Friday, climbing 0.51% to a new all-time high as gains in Consumer Services, Utilities and Healthcare propelled the market. Outokumpu, Hiab and Metso were the session's strongest performers, while Neste, Elisa and UPM posted declines. Broader market breadth favored advancers, and commodity and currency markets p…
Wolfe Research has highlighted five aerospace and defense companies it expects to report strong second-quarter results, citing persistent defense spending and improving aerospace demand. The firm anticipates several of these companies may raise full-year guidance after upcoming earnings, driven by order momentum, margin expansion, recent acquisitio…
Turkey's main equity gauge closed higher, with the BIST 100 rising 2.81% to reach a one-month high. Advances were concentrated in the Technology, Leasing & Factoring and Wood, Paper & Printing sectors. Market breadth was positive, with 483 advancers versus 115 decliners, while select names recorded double-digit percentage moves. Commodity and FX ma…
The WIG30 index closed higher, advancing 1.36% to reach a fresh record high as strength in banking, basic materials and construction shares supported the market. While several large lenders hit all-time highs, select miners and energy companies posted notable declines. Trading breadth favored advancers over decliners.
The OMX Copenhagen 20 climbed 1.28% to reach a one-month high at the close on Friday, led by gains in Consumer Goods, Oil & Gas and Personal & Household Goods sectors. Demant, Rockwool and DSV Panalpina were among the top performers, while Zealand Pharma and both classes of AP Moeller - Maersk shares finished lower. Commodity and currency moves wer…
U.S. leveraged loan funds experienced substantial withdrawals in recent months as investors reduce exposure to credit risk amid mounting worries about redemption pressures and limited transparency in private credit markets. LSEG Lipper data show $3.4 billion in outflows in March following $2.4 billion in February, while several large senior loan ET…
Opendoor Technologies shares rose 5.2% after hedge fund manager Eric Jackson restated a bullish investment thesis centered on an operational turnaround under CEO Kaz Nejatian. Jackson highlighted accelerated home acquisitions, staffing efficiencies, and executive alignment with retail investors, while critics point to a frozen housing market, high …
Morocco's equity market closed higher on Friday, with the Moroccan All Shares index up 2.13% to a one-month high. Gains were concentrated in the Banking, Beverage and Transport sectors. Managem and Miniere Touissit recorded double-digit percentage increases and reached new all-time highs, while a small group of stocks declined. Commodity and curren…
Norway's stock market finished the session lower on Friday, with the Oslo OBX falling 0.93% as losses in the Media, Transport and Diversified Financials sectors outpaced gains. Tomra Systems, Norsk Hydro and Nordic Semiconductor were among the session's top performers, while Frontline, Hafnia and Kongsberg Gruppen led decliners. Market breadth favo…
Israel's equity market closed higher on Friday with the TA 35 index up 1.90%, marking a fresh record high. Outperformance in the Insurance, Financials and Banking sectors propelled the advance. Migdal Insurance, Clal Insurance and Menora Miv were among the top gainers, while ICL Israel Chemicals, Elbit Systems and Next Vision Stabilized Systems pos…
Palantir Technologies shares pared losses on Friday after a social media endorsement from former President Trump, but the stock still finished the session lower after earlier steep declines. The pullback this week followed competitive worries tied to Anthropic's release of a multi-agent orchestration product. Wedbush reiterated an Outperform rating…
