TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell more than 1% on Wednesday, slipping from multi-week highs hit in the previous session as profit-taking dominated, while investors awaited a fresh catalyst to determine the U.S. interest rate path. The Nikkei was down 1.37% at 38,303.39 by the midday break. The broader Topix was down 1.22% at 2712.70. With...

05:33 PM EDT, 05/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes closed mixed Tuesday, as traders weighed the latest batch of corporate earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 rose 0.1% each to 38,884.3 and 5,187.7, respectively, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.1% to 16,332.6. Materials and utilities led sector gainers, while consumer discretionary saw the steepest...

* ASX 200 benchmark extends five-day winning streak * Financials log five days of consecutive wins * Perpetual top loser on ASX 200 By Sneha Kumar May 8 (Reuters) - Australian shares ended unchanged on Wednesday as local stocks pared gains after adding 1.4% on Tuesday as the Reserve Bank kept interest rates on hold and signalled inflation was still...

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed further decline in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Fear” zone on Tuesday. U.S. stocks settled mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones index recording gains for the fifth straight session. Walt Disney Co ( DIS ) shares fell 9.5% on Tuesday after the company reported weaker-than-expected quarterly...