04:37 PM EDT, 04/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes dropped Thursday amid a post-earnings selloff in Meta Platforms ( META ) , while markets also evaluated data showing that Q1 economic growth fell short of Wall Street's expectations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1% to 38,085.8, while the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.6% to 15,611.8. The S&P 500...

(Updates prices, adds additional details, analyst comment) By Kevin Buckland TOKYO, April 26 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average extended early gains on Friday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) opted to leave interest rates unchanged, as widely expected, and said accommodative monetary conditions are likely to continue for the time being. The Nikkei was up 0.7% at 37,890.48, as...

03:30 PM EDT, 04/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were higher late Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index adding 0.8% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) up 0.7%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index rose 0.2%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index gained 0.3%. West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 1.1% to $83.72 a barrel,...

TOKYO, April 26 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Friday led by a rebound in chip-related stocks, while investors awaited the central bank's policy decision. Chip sector shares recovered from Thursday's losses, tracking overnight gains in U.S. peers, with the Philadephia SE Semiconductor Index jumping nearly 2% even as Wall Street's three main indexes declined. U.S. stock futures...