Trimming trading hours across Europe, “could be a move in the wrong direction and overall detrimental to European markets and end investors” said the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) on July 1, rejecting calls for shorter trading day.
The Moscow Exchange (MOEX), Russia's largest bourse, will launch trading in U.S. stocks in the S&P 500 index by the end of summer, local and international media reported.
Arab stock markets registered value losses of about 25% in the first quarter of 2020,
due to heightened volatility in oil markets and the pandemic, a UN agency said Thursday (May 14).
The coronavirus pandemic, which has wreaked havoc in capital markets, has prompted investors to dump stocks and seek shelter in assets that are considered safer, like cash. Equity funds saw $7.3 billion in outflows for the week to Wednesday (April 22), the Bank of America
The Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) representing 36 exchanges in equities, bonds, derivatives and commodities across Europe, said its members are not immune from the effects triggered by the rapid spread of Covid-19 and its impact on the economic enviro
Australian shares staged a dramatic comeback on Friday (March 13), after their counterparts in Europe and Wall Street collapsed in overnight trade.
Wall Street investment bank Morgan Stanley is buying E-Trade, the two firms announced on Thursday (Feb. 20) in the latest deal for the online brokerage industry that collectively lowered trading commissions to zero last year.
Chinese markets plunged on Monday (Feb. 3) as they returned to trade following an extended Lunar New Year break, amid an ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The deadly pneumonia-like virus has killed 361 people and infected 17,205 in the country.
World stock markets slumped on Monday (Jan. 27), on the back of fears over the spread of the coronavirus, which has killed 81 people in China and infected over 2700 more.
New Year optimism, which had pushed world equity markets to new records, evaporated on the back of renewed unrest in the Middle East, with investors dumping equities in favour of traditional safe havens.
