Analysis: Indices

Kyivstar to go public in landmark New York listing on August 15

Ukraine's biggest mobile operator, Kyivstar, said on Thursday its shares will begin trading on the Nasdaq on August 15, making it the first Ukrainian company to be listed on a U.S. stock exchange. ...

VinFast founder to inject another $1.5 billion in exchange for R&D assets

VinFast's founder Pham Nhat Vuong has agreed to buy the EV maker's research and development arm for $1.52 billion, his latest cash injection into the loss-making Vietnamese company as it strives to...

Antofagasta half-year earnings surge 60% on higher copper demand, prices

LONDON -Chilean miner Antofagasta posted a nearly 60% jump in half-year core earnings on Thursday, on higher production and prices its customers paid for energy transition material copper. ...

Trafigura withdraws zinc from LME warehouses, some for shipment to US, sources say

LONDON/BEIJING -Commodity trader Trafigura is taking large amounts of zinc stored in London Metal Exchange approved warehouses in Singapore and shipping some of it to the United States, five sources...

South Africa's auto sector hit by job losses and company closures

GQEBERHA, South Africa -Low domestic sales of locally made cars, an influx of imports and low levels of local content have led to 12 company closures and over 4,000 job losses in the South African...

US losing out on China soybean sales as Brazil fills key supply period

SINGAPORE/BEIJING -U.S. soybean exporters risk missing out on billions of dollars worth of sales to China this year as trade talks drag on and buyers in the top oilseed importer lock in cargoes from...

US coffee buyers requesting to postpone Brazil imports, Brazilian lobby says

SAO PAULO -Coffee buyers in the United States have started requesting to postpone imports of Brazilian coffee following a 50% tariff imposed on Brazilian goods by U.S. President Donald Trump, local...

Cheaper gasoline restrains US consumer prices; worries about data quality rise

WASHINGTON -U.S. consumer prices increased marginally in July, though rising costs for services such as airline fares and some tariff-sensitive goods like household furniture caused a measure of...

Brazil consumer coffee prices fall in July for first time in 18 months

RIO DE JANEIRO -Brazil's consumer coffee prices fell 1.01% in July, the first drop in 18 months, according to data from the country's Broad National Consumer Price Index published on Tuesday.  ...

US exported 30% of its primary energy output in 2024, says EIA

The United States exported about 30% of its domestic primary energy production last year, a significant increase over recent decades, the Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday.  ...

Switzerland wants binding Trump commitment on gold tariffs, lobby group says

U.S. President Donald Trump's statement on not putting tariffs on gold has sent an encouraging signal for trade stability but only a formal decision will provide certainty, the head of the Swiss...

Comex aluminium premiums beyond August dip on US tariff rollback bets

LONDON -Prices of aluminium premium contracts on Comex exchange beyond August have fallen due to some speculation that tariffs on U.S. imports of the metal could be halved or that top supplier Canada...

Analysts react to Japan's Nikkei scaling record high

TOKYO -Japan's Nikkei gauge of blue-chip stocks powered to a record high on Tuesday, taking its cue from all-time peaks scaled by many global markets this year.  Here are analysts'...

Copper output from Chile's Codelco climbs 17% in June

SANTIAGO -Copper production from Chilean state-run miner Codelco ticked up 17% year-over-year in June, data from copper commission Cochilco showed on Monday, climbing to 120,200 metric tons. ...

Hartree in talks to buy major cocoa trader Touton, sources say

LONDON/PARIS -Global energy and commodities trader Hartree Partners is in talks to acquire French agro-industrial firm Touton, which trades nearly 10% of the world's cocoa, two sources with direct...

Citigroup, UBS lift S&P 500 year-end targets echoing Wall Street peers

Citigroup and UBS Global Research became the latest Wall Street brokerages to raise their year-end targets for the S&P 500 index, pointing to receding policy risks and resilient corporate...

Mexico sets minimum export prices for fresh tomatoes

MEXICO CITY -Mexico has set minimum export prices for fresh tomatoes to protect its domestic production and ensure internal supply after a bilateral agreement with the U.S. expired, Mexico's economy...

Chile's Codelco gets approval from labor inspector to restart El Teniente operations

Copper miner Codelco received authorization from Chile's labor inspector office to begin resuming certain operations at its flagship El Teniente copper mine, it said on Saturday, after more than a...

Firefly Aerospace sputters a day after stellar Nasdaq debut

Firefly Aerospace shares fell 11% in morning trading on Friday, in what was perceived as a normal market swing, but the space tech firm's robust debut highlighted renewed investor appetite for...