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Bank of Nova Scotia has filed to expand its equity position in KeyCorp from 14.99% to as much as 19.99%, according to a regulatory filing. The planned purchase would include additional voting shares of KeyCorp and, indirectly, of its bank unit KeyBank National Association. The filing follows KeyCorp's recent $1 billion share-repurchase program and …
Janus Living saw its stock jump 17.5% when it began trading on the New York Stock Exchange, producing a market valuation of $5.92 billion. The Denver-based senior housing REIT raised $840 million in an upsized U.S. initial public offering, selling 42 million shares at the top of its marketed range. The listing arrives amid an uneven U.S. IPO market…
Jefferies identifies Martin Marietta Materials, Vulcan Materials and Ferguson as potential buy candidates after an 18% sector decline since the Iran war began three weeks ago. The brokerage argues these names are less exposed to consumer-spending cycles, energy-price sensitivity and interest-rate moves, and that valuations have become more appealin…
London equities closed lower on Friday, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 falling 1.52% to a fresh one-month low. Losses were concentrated in the Automobiles & Parts, General Industrial and Electrical sectors. Declining issues outnumbered advancers by more than two to one, while commodity and currency moves added further market noise.
U.K. equities closed lower on Friday with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 sliding 1.52% to a one-month low. Losses were concentrated in the Automobiles & Parts, General Industrial and Electrical sectors. Major individual movers included Croda International, Entain and EasyJet on the upside, while Smiths Group, Antofagasta and BP lost ground. M…
Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 closed lower on Friday, sliding 1.14% to a fresh three-month low. Losses were concentrated in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Building & Construction and Telecoms & IT sectors. Broad market breadth favored decliners, while a handful of names including SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE posted gains. Commodity moves includ…
Spain's equity benchmark closed lower on Friday with the IBEX 35 falling 1.14% to a fresh three-month low. Losses were concentrated in Building & Construction, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Telecoms & IT sectors. Solaria led gainers, while Cellnex, Merlin Properties and Ferrovial were among the largest decliners. Commodities were mixed, with cr…
Portugal's main stock index closed lower on Friday, with the PSI slipping 2.13% to reach a fresh one-month low. Losses were concentrated in the Industrials, Telecoms and Financials sectors. While Jeronimo Martins finished higher, several large-cap names including Sonae, Galp and CTT registered notable declines. Commodities and currency moves were m…
Dutch equities closed lower on Friday, with the AEX sliding 1.64% to a one-month low. Losses were concentrated in the Technology, Real Estate and Telecoms sectors. Notable declines among large-cap names pushed market breadth strongly negative while oil and the U.S. dollar rose and volatility measures remained steady.
Italian stocks closed lower on Friday, driven by declines in Telecoms, Technology and Utilities. The Italy 40 index fell 1.90% to a fresh three-month low. Market breadth was tilted toward decliners, with Inwit plunging to a five-year low while Tenaris reached an all-time peak. Oil prices moved higher and key currency pairs showed limited change.
German equity markets finished lower on Friday, with the DAX sliding 1.94% to a fresh six-month low. The MDAX and TecDAX also ended the session in negative territory. Weakness in Software, Utilities and Media names led declines, while notable moves in individual stocks pushed several to multi-week or multi-year lows and highs. DAX option volatility…
French equities closed lower on Friday, with the CAC 40 falling 1.82% to a fresh six-month low and the SBF 120 down 1.80%. Sector declines in Technology, Utilities and Financials pushed more stocks lower than higher. Several large-cap names and mid-cap listings recorded notable moves, while volatility and commodity prices diverged.
Belgian stocks closed lower on Friday, with the BEL 20 sliding 1.76% to a fresh three-month low. Weakness in the Utilities, Consumer Goods and Healthcare sectors pressured the benchmark. Market breadth favored losers, while commodities and currency moves showed mixed signals: oil climbed, gold fell and the U.S. dollar strengthened slightly.
Swedish equities closed lower on Friday with the OMX Stockholm 30 falling 1.52% to a one-month low. Losses were concentrated in the Oil & Gas, Financials and Basic Materials sectors. NIBE Industrier AB ser. B was the session's strongest performer, while SAAB AB ser. B recorded the largest decline. Market breadth showed more than twice as many decli…
Finnish stocks closed lower on Friday with the OMX Helsinki 25 falling 1.42% to a new one-month low. Losses were concentrated in the Telecoms, Financials and Industrials sectors. Decliners outpaced advancers by a wide margin, with several notable individual movers and commodity and currency moves noted in late trade.
Brazilian businessman Joesley Batista is in direct negotiations to buy the cement arm of Cia. Siderúrgica Nacional SA (SID), engaging with the steel group's controlling shareholder as lenders press for disposals. Morgan Stanley is marketing the cement unit, and other parties including Votorantim SA and China's Huaxin Cement Co. are also in discussi…
Owners of Dublin-headquartered Echelon Data Centres are conducting a strategic review that could include selling part or all of their stakes. Advisers are preparing a potential sale process with a valuation target cited up to €4.5 billion, contingent on delivery of pipeline projects. A decision on whether to launch a sale or retain the business rem…
Poland's equity market closed lower on Friday, with the benchmark WIG30 sliding 1.13% to mark a fresh one-month low. Losses were concentrated in the Energy, Chemicals and Construction sectors, even as individual names in retail and gaming advanced. Market breadth favored decliners, while oil and the U.S. dollar strengthened and gold eased.
Representative Zoe Lofgren has accused Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick of arranging a $1.58 billion proposed investment in USA Rare Earth in a manner that could give the federal government lasting leverage over the company while benefiting a family-run investment firm tied to Lutnick. In a 10-page letter, Lofgren highlighted provisions that would…
Tesla expects the Netherlands vehicle authority RDW to grant approval for its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system by April 10, 2026, a three-week slip from an earlier target. The company says it has finished final vehicle tests and supplied documentation for UN R-171 approval and Article 39 exemptions, with RDW conducting an internal review. Tesl…
HSBC moved Accenture to a Hold rating from Reduce after the stock's sharp decline pushed valuations to levels that better reflect uncertainty around artificial intelligence. The bank trimmed its price target to $220 from $235 and said the risk-reward now looks balanced following roughly a 37% drop over the past year. HSBC pointed to modest outperfo…
Denmark's main bourse closed lower on Friday, with the OMX Copenhagen 20 sliding 0.89% to a fresh five-year low. Losses were concentrated in the Financials, Chemicals and Software & Computer Services sectors, while a handful of healthcare and renewable-energy stocks outperformed. Market breadth favored decliners, and commodities and currency market…
Bank of America in a strategy note advises investors to favor higher-quality, large-cap value stocks as a defensive stance against prolonged geopolitical turmoil, oil-fueled inflation risks and a potential credit cycle. The note highlights historical support for buying dips after shocks, warns that markets may have underreacted to the current confl…
Moroccan equities closed with mixed signals after Friday trading. The Moroccan All Shares index finished unchanged at 0.00%, while several headline stocks recorded flat prices at the close. Oil prices rose, gold futures fell, and local currency crosses strengthened against major currencies. Market breadth figures reported in the session are ambiguo…
Shares of Corcept Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CORT) climbed 4.2% on Friday after director G. Leonard Baker Jr. purchased a total of 100,000 shares of the company's common stock. The transactions, disclosed on a Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, were executed on March 17 and adjusted Baker's direct holdings. The filing also details…
