Markets regained a little of their poise overnight with the VIX index of volatility falling back 4% from its three year high as US and Chinese equities managed to hold onto some slim gains at the close. The S&P 500 ended Thursday up 0.01% at 1,862, well off Wednesday’s low of 1,830, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng
Wall Street declined on Wednesday on lingering concerns about weak global demand, but an afternoon rebound helped the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index pare its biggest intraday plunge since 2011. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 173 points, or 1.06%, to 16,142, the S&P 500 lost 15 points, or 0.81%, to 1,862 and the Nasdaq
Early gains on the FTSE 100 have been wiped out as investors turned their attention from the US Federal Reserve’s dovish stance to the latest eurozone economic woes. The UK blue-chip index rose two points higher at 6,484 after choppy trading. It had reached as high as 6,542 at the open as investors reacted enthusiastically to signals from the Fed that
Wall Street declined in choppy trading on Monday, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index halting a two-day advance, as small-cap shares resumed a selloff and traders nervously awaited the start of earnings season. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 18 points, or 0.1%, to 16,992, the S&P 500 lost three points, or 0.16%, to
