Market observers say this is an indication that money managers have turned defensive amid a spike in volatility
Shares were mostly higher in Europe and Asia on Friday after technology companies powered the biggest rally on Wall Street since March. Investors have been encouraged by strong earnings reports, as every S&P 500 company that has reported earnings this week has beaten forecasts. Overall, it is safe to say that the U.S. equity market is fully in a risk-on mode and traders aren't afraid in backing riskier assets," Naeem Aslam of Avatrade said in a commentary. Inflation remains a key concern, and Friday will bring an update on how higher prices may be affecting consumer spending when the Commerce Department releases retail sales for September. Germany's DAX edged 0.2% higher to 15,493.34 and the CAC 40 in Paris climbed 0.4% to 6,712.55. Britain's FTSE 100 added 0.2% to 7,224.41. The future for the S&P 500 was 0.3% higher while the contract for the Dow industrials gained 0.4%. In Asian trading, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 added 1.8% to to 29,068.63 and the Hang Seng climbed 1.5% to ...
Technology stocks and emerging-Asian markets are among those most at risk, while cyclical shares and the assets of energy-exporting nations are seen as possible havens
The Hang Seng Tech Index, which officially started in July last year, dropped as much as 2.5% to slip below the previous closing low on Aug. 20
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 569.38 points, or 1.63%, to 34,299.99
Traders mulled a report that the government intends to break up Ant Group Co.'s Alipay business
The Hang Seng Tech Index advanced 2.9% on Friday, pushing the index up a third straight week.
The Hang Seng Tech Index tumbled 4.5% as of 3:51 p.m. local time, with Tencent Holdings Ltd. dropping by almost twice that amount in its worst day in five weeks.
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Beijing has expanded its clampdown on private industry to tutoring companies and online gaming in a bid to reduce the wealth gap.
The Hang Seng Tech Index closed 0.2 per cent lower in Hong Kong after rising as much as 2 per cent in the morning
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Asian shares headed lower on Friday as profit-taking in Taiwanese chip giant TSMC, despite record profits, weighed on other tech firms and broader risk sentiment
Nine of the 11 major S&P 500 sector indexes were trading lower, with the defensive real estate and utilities sectors leading declines.
Asian shares headed for their best session in more than a fortnight on Tuesday after better than expected Chinese economic data and a rebound in China tech shares
Global stocks mostly fell Tuesday along with bond yields and crude prices, as China's latest tech crackdown and expectations of a hawkish Fed report waved red flags at investors
Chinese technology stocks remain under the microscope on Tuesday after the Cyberspace Administration of China ordered an investigation into Didi Global Holdings just days after it listed on NYSE
Indian shares were largely unchanged on Monday, as gains in pharmaceutical stocks and heavyweight Reliance Industries were offset by losses in information technology stocks
The Sensex rose 393 points, or 0.75 per cent, to end at 52,699, while the 50-share Nifty gained 104 points, or 0.7 per cent, to close at 15,790