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Hong Kong, Jul 5 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong stocks sank on Monday as the Hang Seng Index fell 0.6 percent, or 166 points. to 28,143. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE)SHOT LIST: ELECTRONIC BOARDS DISPLAYING STOCK FIGURES OUTSIDE THE EXCHANGE SQUARE THE BUILDING HOUSING THE HANG SENG BOURSE, IN HONG KONG.
Tokyo, Mar 30 (EFE/EPA).- Japanese financial firm Nomura Holdings fell 0.66 percent Tuesday after plunging over 16 percent Monday, following the company's warning of possible $2 billion losses at one of its United States subsidiaries. (Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA).B-ROLL OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE NOMURA HOLDINGS' HEADQUARTERS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
On Tuesday, global stocks jumped after Donald Trump authorized President-elect Joe Biden's presidential transition process to begin. On Monday, Trump took a significant step toward acknowledging the election result. However, Business Insider reports, he is still convinced he and his allies can continue to contest the outcome. Another key factor driving the boost is Biden's planned nomination for former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary. AstraZeneca's vaccine is helping drive oil prices to their highest levels since March.
Trading on Wall Street is halted immediately after the opening bell, as stocks posted steep losses following emergency moves by the Federal Reserve to try to avert a recession due to the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGES
Major Wall Street indices finish down more than seven percent following an ugly session sparked by an oil prices crash and fears over the economic fallout from the coronavirus. IMAGES
The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke above 20,000 points at the New York Stock Exchange for the first time Wednesday morning, setting a new record on Wall Street. The second-oldest stock market index in the US nearly reached this landmark on two previous occasions before reaching the once evasive mark at the opening bell. At the trading day's closing bell, the index had set a record high of 20,068. The DJIA, also known as the Dow 30, measures the performance of the 30 largest publicly owned companies trading in the US. Apple, Goldman Sachs and ExxonMobil are among some of those companies.
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