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Escalating conflict in the Middle East has interrupted Gulf air traffic and forced Dubai - the world’s busiest international hub - to re-route tens of thousands of passengers, test network resilience and confront short-term competition from regional carriers. While analysts expect a rebound if the conflict remains limited, concerns remain about las…
Military action involving the United States and Israel against Iran has heightened the possibility of prolonged interruptions to aluminium shipments from the Arabian Gulf. That region supplies a meaningful share of primary and alloyed aluminium to Europe and the United States, and sustained disruption would likely lift LME prices, physical premiums…
U.K. equities closed lower on Monday with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 finishing down 1.30%. Gains in defence and energy names were insufficient to offset declines across Automobiles & Parts, Travel & Leisure and Healthcare Equipment & Services. Market breadth was negative as decliners substantially outnumbered advancers on the London Stock…
U.K. stocks finished lower after the close on Monday, with the United Kingdom 100 index sliding 1.30%. Losses were concentrated in the Automobiles & Parts, Travel & Leisure and Healthcare Equipment & Services sectors. While BAE Systems and Shell reached record highs, WPP plunged to five-year lows and several lenders and airlines posted notable decl…
Spanish equities declined at Monday's close, with the benchmark IBEX 35 dropping 2.62% as losses in Consumer Goods, Financial Services & Real Estate and Consumer Services dominated trading. Repsol led gainers while several major names including Inditex and Banco Santander were among the weakest performers. Commodity and currency moves accompanied t…
Spain's benchmark index finished lower on Monday, with the IBEX 35 closing down 2.62% as weakness in the Consumer Goods, Financial Services & Real Estate and Consumer Services sectors weighed on the market. While Repsol surged, several large-cap names including Industria de Diseno Textil SA and Banco Santander posted sharp declines. Commodities and…
Portuguese equities closed marginally lower on Monday, with the PSI slipping 0.04% as losses in the Financials, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors outnumbered gains. Energy names led winners, while several blue-chip and financial stocks fell. Commodity markets moved sharply higher, with Brent and crude both gaining and gold rising, while the e…
Amsterdam equities closed lower on Monday, with the AEX index down 1.06% after losses in Industrials, Healthcare and Basic Materials. Shell led gainers, reaching five-year highs, while IMCD, Akzo Nobel and Randstad were among the heaviest decliners. Oil and gold prices advanced and the US dollar gained against major currencies.
Italian equities closed lower on Monday with the Investing.com Italy 40 index down 1.87% in Milan. Losses were concentrated in Financials, Healthcare and Utilities, though select energy and industrial names posted gains. Market breadth favored decliners, and commodities and currency moves were notable alongside equity shifts.
Frankfurt markets closed lower on Monday with the DAX sliding 2.42%, pressured by losses in Retail, Consumer & Cyclical and Transportation & Logistics stocks. The MDAX and TecDAX also finished in negative territory. While several industrial and semiconductor names posted gains — including Aixtron and Elmos Semiconductor — a larger number of listing…
Bahrain’s Alba has opened exclusive talks with U.S. fund AIP to purchase Aluminium Dunkerque, Europe’s largest aluminium smelter. The agreement contemplates a full share acquisition, preservation of current staffing levels, and efforts to bolster low-emission production. The transaction is slated to close in 2026 pending regulatory approvals and ma…
French equities closed broadly lower on Monday with the CAC 40 down 2.17% and the SBF 120 off 2.11%, as losses in Consumer Goods, Financials and Industrials outweighed gains in select energy and industrial names. TotalEnergies reached session strength while Accor, Stellantis and Renault were among the heaviest decliners. Volatility in CAC 40 option…
Belgian equities closed lower on Monday, with the BEL 20 index falling 1.42% to reach a new one-month low. Losses were concentrated in the Industrials, Basic Materials and Consumer Services sectors. Market breadth favoured decliners, while commodities and currency markets saw notable moves in the same session.
Sweden's equity market closed lower on Monday, with the OMX Stockholm 30 down 1.72% as losses in the Basic Materials, Financials and Industrials sectors weighed on the index. NIBE Industrier AB ser. B was the top performer, while Svenska Cellulosa SCA AB B, Boliden AB and H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB B posted the steepest declines. Market breadth favo…
Finnish equities closed lower on Monday, with the OMX Helsinki 25 slipping 0.31% as losses in Basic Materials, Technology and Industrials weighed on the market. While a handful of large-cap stocks, including Neste and Nokia, posted notable gains, decliners outnumbered advancers by a wide margin. Commodity and currency moves were also pronounced, wi…
Piper Sandler has assigned Overweight ratings to five fintech companies, establishing price targets grounded in differing valuation frameworks. The selections span digital banking, tokenized lending, retail brokerage, institutional trading, and exchange services, with target prices based on multiples of revenue, EBITDA or earnings across 2026 and 2…
BTIG cut its rating on Fiverr from Buy to Neutral, arguing that artificial intelligence pressures on freelance demand and a wider pullback in growth-stock valuations limit the stock's upside. The brokerage highlighted deteriorating marketplace signals derived from Upwork job-tracking data, shrinking average project sizes, and rising uncertainty fro…
Poland's main index closed lower on Monday, dragged down by declines in the Banking, Media and Basic Materials sectors. The WIG30 fell 1.32% at the close in Warsaw. Notable individual movers included gains for Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA and declines for Rainbow Tours SA and several lenders. Broad commodity and currency moves were also recorded…
Denmark's OMX Copenhagen 20 ended Monday's session lower, falling 0.18% as losses across Personal & Household Goods, Financials and Oil & Gas offset gains in key large-cap names. Maersk's A and B shares posted strong advances and reached three-year highs, while Rockwool B fell to a 52-week low. Commodity and currency moves accompanied equit…
An intensifying conflict across the Middle East pushed commodity prices higher and triggered broad market moves on Monday. Disruptions to oil and gas infrastructure and key shipping routes underpinned gains in energy and tanker stocks, while airlines, travel companies and regional bonds experienced notable declines. Defense contractors and traditio…
Bank of America increased its price targets for ExxonMobil and Chevron, citing a growing oil risk premium tied to recent geopolitical developments. The bank highlights disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz as the key transmission channel for higher crude and LNG prices, and expects a near-term crude price impact of $10 to $20 per bar…
Morocco's stock market closed lower on Monday, with the Moroccan All Shares index plunging 4.21% to a fresh six-month low as losses in the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors weighed on the market. Advancers were heavily outnumbered by decliners, though select stocks recorded sharp gains and others fell to new lows. Broader commodity and currency…
Barclays adjusted its coverage of two alternative asset managers, lowering Blue Owl Capital to Equal Weight from Overweight while raising StepStone Group to Overweight. The broker said headlines about artificial intelligence and growing pressure in private credit, particularly non-traded business development companies, have prompted a sector-wide r…
The U.S. has made diplomatic inroads to bring Democratic Republic of Congo mineral assets into its strategic orbit, but progress is stalling. Armed conflict in eastern Congo, contested licences, and the compliance burden on Western investors are delaying deal-making even after a December minerals agreement and a recent shortlist of 44 Congolese pro…
Greece's stock market closed lower on Monday, with the Athens General Composite falling 3.36% to a one-month low. Selling was concentrated in the Banking, Telecoms and Household sectors, and decliners vastly outnumbered advancers. A small group of names, including Motor Oil Hellas and HELLENiQ ENERGY, finished higher while several industrial and ma…
