Market Summary: The long and the short of it. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Wuhan coronavirus a “public health emergency of international concern.” The markets took this news as good-bad news. The stock markets, which tumbled on Thursday due to the rising death toll in the world’s second-biggest economy, steadied slightly on Thursday […]
Market Summary: The long and the short of it. ASIA Asian markets succumbed to the news that the coronavirus has not gone away overnight. Japanese and Hong Kong shares fell, Nikkei 225 is off -1.79% while the Hang Seng dropped -1.83%. The Shanghai Composite is not trading as the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays have
Market Summary: The long and the short of it. Asian markets opened up the day nervously and finished mixed as of the most recent closing prices. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng scratched out a small gain of 0.15%, while the Japanese Nikkei finished lower by -0.55%. Chinese markets were closed yesterday. European markets finished broadly higher
Market Summary: The long and the short of it. The corona-virus once again dominated the markets with both Europe and the Americas nose-diving into the red on opening and following the Asian markets lower. EUROPE The European markets finished sharply lower with shares in the German Dax -2.74% leading the region down, while the French
Market Summary: The long and the short of it. Stocks got hammered at the opening of Asian markets after a weekend of nervous headlines surrounding the Wuhan coronavirus. All eyes and ears await the meeting between the World Health Organization and the Chinese officials. Meanwhile, the Shanghai Composite is down -2.75%, the Japanese Nikkei down
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