US stocks

Wall Street off after rally, but quarter to show gain

US stocks fell at the open on Tuesday, slightly reversing the previous day`s rally, though the S&P 500 remained on track for its ninth straight quarterly rise.

Mar 31, 2015, 19:19 PM IST

Wall Street higher as biotechs rally on M&A deals

US stocks rallied more than 1 percent on Monday, with biotech stocks among the most active names amid a number of major deals in the space.

Mar 30, 2015, 20:44 PM IST

Wall Street up in choppy trade as tech bounces back

US stocks were little changed on Thursday, well off session lows as tech shares recovered, with the S&P 500 struggling to avoid a fourth straight daily decline.

Mar 27, 2015, 08:54 AM IST

Wall Street down after air strikes on Yemen, but off lows

US stocks declined on Thursday after Saudi Arabia and its allies launched air strikes on Yemen, but were off session lows as the S&P 500 attempted to hold a key technical level. 

Mar 26, 2015, 22:14 PM IST

Wall St to dip at the open after weekly gains

U.S. stocks were set to dip at the open on Monday following strong gains in major indexes the previous week, as investors assessed gyrations in the dollar and crude prices and their impact on equities.

Mar 23, 2015, 19:08 PM IST

Biogen, Nike lift US stocks; Nasdaq above 5,000

US stocks rose in early trade Friday, lifted by a strong Nike earnings report and promising clinical results from Biogen on a medication to treat Alzheimer`s Disease.

Mar 20, 2015, 21:06 PM IST

Wall Street poised for slightly lower open

US stocks had ended up higher on Wednesday as investors, who had sold equities ahead of the meeting, were relieved by Fed Chair Janet Yellen`s dovish outlook.

Mar 19, 2015, 20:37 PM IST

US shares, oil jump after Fed statement

Stocks on Wall Street rallied and oil prices jumped as much as 6 percent on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated it preferred a more gradual path to normalizing US interest rates even as it moved towards its first rate hike in almost a decade.

Mar 19, 2015, 09:02 AM IST

Wall St bounces, led by utilities, as dollar drop eases earnings worry

U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with utilities leading a rebound on the S&P after three weeks of losses, as a decline in the U.S. dollar against the euro eased some worries over how a robust greenback might erode the earnings of multinationals.

Mar 16, 2015, 23:49 PM IST

Wall St rises as euro recovers against dollar

U.S. stocks opened higher Monday and the benchmark S&P 500 rebounded after three weeks of losses as the euro strengthened against the dollar, easing some concerns over the impact of a robust greenback on corporate earnings.

Mar 16, 2015, 20:22 PM IST

US stocks lifted by financials as dollar pauses

Wall Street stocks opened higher Thursday after big US banks cleared Federal Reserve stress tests and the dollar retreated from a 12-year high.

Mar 12, 2015, 21:07 PM IST

Wall St up on deals, bonds up on ECB; Brent slides

U.S. stocks rose on Monday on the back of billion-dollar M&A deals, while U.S. and euro zone bond prices rose as the European Central Bank started its bond-buying programme.

Mar 10, 2015, 05:27 AM IST

US stocks mixed ahead of Yellen testimony

Wall Street stocks were mixed in early trade Tuesday ahead of widely anticipated testimony before Congress by US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.

Feb 24, 2015, 21:53 PM IST

US stocks drop on fears of Greek default

Wall Street stocks Monday followed European equity markets lower, dropping on growing fears of a Greek default and exit from the eurozone.

Feb 10, 2015, 03:49 AM IST

Wall Street rides higher in week helped by ECB

The Dow Jones Industrial Average put on 0.9 percent to end the week at 17,672.60, and the broader S&P 500 rose 1.6 percent to 2,051.82.

Jan 24, 2015, 09:33 AM IST

US stocks surge, ending five-day skid

Wall Street stocks posted solid gains Friday as oil prices rebounded, snapping a five-day losing streak that had left the market looking oversold to some investors.

Jan 17, 2015, 06:32 AM IST

US stocks fall on weak bank earnings

Wall Street stocks Thursday fell for a fifth straight day following disappointing US bank earnings and a surprise move by the Swiss central bank to strengthen its currency.

Jan 16, 2015, 05:06 AM IST

US stocks fall for fourth straight day

Wall Street stocks dropped Wednesday on a bruising day for global markets following a disappointing US retail sales report and a weak global economic forecast from the World Bank.

Jan 15, 2015, 04:51 AM IST

Wall Street tumbles on global economic worries

U.S. stocks dropped on Wednesday, putting equities on pace for their fourth straight losing session as a World Bank forecast sparked concerns about weak economies and U.S. retail sales for December missed expectations.

Jan 14, 2015, 22:50 PM IST

Wall Street rallies for second day on Fed, ECB lift

US stocks climbed on Thursday, a day after equities snapped a five-day losing skid, on expectations for continued acceleration in the US economy and more aggressive action by the European Central Bank.

Jan 08, 2015, 22:09 PM IST