Analysis: Indices

Tokyo exchange employee under probe for alleged insider trading, Nikkei reports

A Tokyo Stock Exchange employee is currently under investigation by the country's financial watchdog for suspected insider trading, the Nikkei reported on Wednesday, citing sources. The...

Latam Airlines upgrades earnings outlook at investor day event

Latam Airlines revised its guidance for 2024 EBITDAR, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and rent costs, upward on Tuesday to between $3.0 and $3.15 billion. ...

Cheniere Energy expects China gas demand to rise more than 50% by 2040

Cheniere Energy expects China gas demand to grow to more than 600 billion cubic meters by 2040 from 400 bcm today, a company executive said at the Asia Gas Markets conference on Tuesday. ...

Murdoch firms Dow Jones and New York Post sue Perplexity AI

Media baron Rupert Murdoch's Dow Jones and New York Post filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI on Monday, claiming the AI startup engages in a massive amount of illegal copying of their copyrighted...

Investors expect volatile Nasdaq return for AI firm split from Russia's Yandex

Investors in Amsterdam-based Nebius Group expect volatile trading on Monday when the AI infrastructure firm's Nasdaq listing, formerly held by Yandex, often dubbed Russia's Google, is revived...

Chinese dronemaker DJI sues Pentagon over Chinese military listing

China-based DJI sued the U.S. Defense Department on Friday for adding the drone maker to a list of companies allegedly working with Beijing's military, saying the designation is wrong and has caused...

Wall Street futures rise as tech stocks gain, Netflix jumps after strong earnings

Wall Street futures climbed on Friday, led by gains in those tracking the Nasdaq 100 as technology shares broadly advanced, while Netflix surged following upbeat results. Shares of...

Oil edges up, but on track for biggest weekly loss in over a month

Crude oil futures inched higher on Friday, supported by a surprise drop in U.S. oil inventories and simmering Middle East tensions, but prices were headed for their biggest weekly loss in more than a...

US Customs halting some drone imports from Chinese manufacturer DJI, company says

The U.S. government is stopping imports of some DJI drones from entering the United States, the Chinese drone maker told Reuters on Wednesday. In a letter seen by Reuters, DJI notified...

Chinese stocks attractive but investment managers cautious before US election

Asset managers of public and private funds believe that certain Chinese stocks are trading at attractive prices, but they are not buying just yet because of uncertainty around the upcoming U.S....

Wall Street banks propelled by investment banking gains

Wall Street's biggest banks reported rising investment-banking fees in the third quarter fueled by more deals and as companies increasingly issued debt, and said that their pipeline of new activity...

Tokyo Metro prices IPO at 1,200 yen a piece, sources say

Tokyo Metro has priced its initial public offering at 1,200 yen a share, at the top end of 1,100 to 1,200 yen range, according to two sources familiar with the matter. That would raise...

Column-China copper, iron ore stay stimulus believers, but others sceptical: Russell

Western and Chinese investors had different reactions to the latest stimulus pronouncements by Beijing, and it's likely that both groups are somewhat missing the point. At what was a...

Inside China's bid to build sway over global metals pricing

China is locking in steps to shape the pricing of the vast quantities of industrial metals it produces and consumes, with moves to attract foreign firms to trade on Shanghai's futures exchange, which...

Asia shares await China markets' response to detail-thin stimulus pledges

Asian stocks hardly budged in early holiday-thinned trade on Monday, with investors nervous as to how markets in mainland China would react to government economic stimulus promises over the weekend...

Oil prices fall by more than a $1 on Chinese economic data

Oil prices fell by a dollar in early Asian trading on Monday after disappointing Chinese inflation data over the weekend stoked fears about demand. Brent crude futures were down $1.12 at...

Bank results boost Wall St, China plan leaves questions

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. As the trading week begins in Asia, Chinese stocks are coming off several days of retrenchment while U.S. equities keep churning higher. ...

What matters most to world markets in a tight US election race

The U.S. presidential election, the most consequential vote for financial markets in an election-packed year, is weeks away. With Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican...

Chinese equities see record weekly inflows, Japan has biggest outflow in 20 years - Barclays

Emerging market stocks saw record inflows in the week to Wednesday, Barclays said citing data from EPFR, led by record inflows into Chinese equities. Chinese equities saw $39 billion of...