(index / closing price / change items /% change)
Nikkei 225 15,911.53 -36.76 -0.23%
Hang Seng 24,136.01 -220.98 -0.91%
Shanghai Composite 2,296.56 -42.58 -1.82%
FTSE 100 6,792.24 -11.97 -0.18%
CAC 40 4,409.15 -19.48 -0.44%
Xetra DAX 9,632.93 -26.70 -0.28%
S&P 500 1,998.98 +14.85 +0.75%
NASDAQ Composite 4,552.76 +33.86 +0.75%
Dow Jones 17,131.97 +100.83 +0.59%
Stock indices traded lower as concerns about the Eurozone's economy and the Scotland's independence referendum on Thursday weighed on markets
Market participants are awaiting the results of the Fed's policy meeting. They expect the Fed will cut its asset purchase program by another $10 billion.
Market participants also speculate the Fed will start to hike its interest rate sooner than expected.
The ZEW economic sentiment index for Germany declined to 6.9 in September from 8.6 in August, beating expectations for a drop to 5.2.
Eurozone's ZEW economic sentiment index dropped to 14.2 in September from 23.7 in August, missing forecast of a decrease to 21.3.
Indexes on the close:
Name Price Change Change %
FTSE 100 6,792.24 -11.97 -0.18%
DAX 9,632.93 -26.70 -0.28%
CAC 40 4,409.15 -19.48 -0.44%
U.S. stock-index futures fell as investors assessed producer-price data before the Federal Reserve starts a two-day policy meeting.
Global markets:
Nikkei 15,911.53 -36.76 -0.23%
Hang Seng 24,136.01 -220.98 -0.91%
Shanghai Composite 2,296.56 -42.58 -1.82%
FTSE 6,772.99 -31.22 -0.46%
CAC 4,402.88 -25.75 -0.58%
DAX 9,616.34 -43.29 -0.45%
Crude oil $92.77 (-0.18%)
Gold $1236.70 (+0.15%)
(company / ticker / price / change, % / volume)
Boeing Co | BA | 126.49 | +0.14% | 0.2K |
Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 46.38 | +0.30% | 12.2K |
Visa | V | 215.48 | +0.39% | 1.3K |
Exxon Mobil Corp | XOM | 96.29 | 0.00% | 0.5K |
International Business Machines Co... | IBM | 191.63 | -0.09% | 0.3K |
General Electric Co | GE | 25.89 | -0.12% | 4.1K |
Nike | NKE | 81.47 | -0.17% | 0.7K |
Pfizer Inc | PFE | 29.87 | -0.17% | 5.2K |
AT&T Inc | T | 34.62 | -0.20% | 2.0K |
Intel Corp | INTC | 34.47 | -0.20% | 0.8K |
Walt Disney Co | DIS | 89.90 | -0.20% | 1.0K |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 104.50 | -0.21% | 0.8K |
American Express Co | AXP | 87.16 | -0.25% | 14.2K |
Wal-Mart Stores Inc | WMT | 75.61 | -0.26% | 0.1K |
Home Depot Inc | HD | 89.14 | -0.27% | 1.2K |
JPMorgan Chase and Co | JPM | 59.77 | -0.28% | 40.5K |
McDonald's Corp | MCD | 93.21 | -0.28% | 0.1K |
Caterpillar Inc | CAT | 104.51 | -0.33% | 0.3K |
Goldman Sachs | GS | 183.30 | -0.37% | 0.2K |
Procter & Gamble Co | PG | 83.55 | -0.38% | 1.1K |
The Coca-Cola Co | KO | 41.34 | -0.39% | 2.3K |
Upgrades:
Downgrades:
Other:
Microsoft (MSFT) target raised from $47 to $54 at RBC Capital Mkts
Visa (V) initiated with a Outperform at Bernstein, target $262
Tesla Motors (TSLA) initiated with Buy and $320 target at ISI
Stock indices traded lower. Market participants expect the Fed will cut its asset purchase program by another $10 billion. Market participants also speculate the Fed will start to hike its interest rate sooner than expected.
Investors remained cautious due to the continued geopolitical concerns and the Scotland's independence referendum on Thursday.
The ZEW economic sentiment index for Germany declined to 6.9 in September from 8.6 in August, beating expectations for a drop to 5.2.
Eurozone's ZEW economic sentiment index dropped to 14.2 in September from 23.7 in August, missing forecast of a decrease to 21.3.
Current figures:
Name Price Change Change %
FTSE 6,760.88 -43.33 -0.64%
DAX 9,625.83 -33.80 -0.35%
CAC 40 4,408.2 -20.43 -0.46%
Asian stock closed lower ahead of the Fed' policy meeting. Market participants expect the Fed will cut its asset purchase program by another $10 billion.
Market participants also speculate the Fed will start to hike its interest rate sooner than expected.
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said at a meeting of business leaders in the Kansai region today that the BoJ will add fresh easing measures if needed to achieve its 2% inflation target. Mr. Kuroda added Japan's economy will continue to recover moderately and the inflation target of 2% will be achieved as expected.
Indexes on the close:
Nikkei 225 15,911.53 -36.76 -0.23%
Hang Seng 24,136.01 -220.98 -0.91%
Shanghai Composite 2,296.56 -42.58 -1.82%