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Shan Ahmed Khan

As a journalist focused on finance and the stock market, he delivers fast, reliable, and easy-to-understand coverage of market news.

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Update: ASX 200 Set to Reopen After Holiday Shutdown as Wall Street Holds Near Records and Metals Surge

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Update: ASX 200 Set to Reopen After Holiday Shutdown as Wall Street Holds Near Records and Metals Surge

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 9:00 a.m. ET — MARKET CLOSED The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) heads into its next trading session with a familiar year-end cocktail: thin liquidity, outsized cross-currents from global rates and commodities, and investors scanning for a “Santa Claus rally” that can carry into early January. In New York, U.S. markets are closed for the weekend after a muted post‑Christmas session on Friday that left major indexes barely changed—yet still hovering near record territory. Reuters+1 For Australia, the calendar matters as much as the macro. The ASX cash market was shut for Boxing Day and is
27 December 2025
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Korea Exchange (KRX) Weekend Briefing: KOSPI Rallies on Chip Surge as KRX Rewrites Market-Warning Rules and Eyes 12-Hour Trading

Korea Exchange (KRX) Weekend Briefing: KOSPI Rallies on Chip Surge as KRX Rewrites Market-Warning Rules and Eyes 12-Hour Trading

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 8:47 a.m. ET — Market closed. The Korea Exchange (KRX) heads into the final full week of 2025 with two big narratives colliding: a powerful, semiconductor-led equity run that has pulled foreign capital back into Seoul—and a fast-moving regulatory and market-structure response from the bourse itself, aimed at keeping the rally liquid without letting surveillance slip. With U.S. markets shut for the weekend and KRX trading paused until Monday in Seoul, investors are left to digest Friday’s close, a sharp turn in currency momentum, and a set of rule changes that could reshape how Korea’s
27 December 2025
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National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) Update: Nifty 50 Ends Holiday Week Lower as FII Outflows, Record-Low VIX Shape Monday’s Setup

National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) Update: Nifty 50 Ends Holiday Week Lower as FII Outflows, Record-Low VIX Shape Monday’s Setup

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 8:46 a.m. ET — Market closed (weekend) India’s National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) heads into the final trading sessions of 2025 with a familiar year-end cocktail: thin liquidity, cautious positioning, and investors trying to decide whether “quiet” means “stable” or “about to get weird.” On Friday, the NSE’s benchmark Nifty 50 slipped 0.38% to close at 26,042.30, while the BSE Sensex fell 0.43% to 85,041.45 as traders booked profits near record highs amid subdued holiday-period activity. Weekly gains were trimmed to roughly 0.3% for the Nifty and 0.1% for the Sensex, even as the
27 December 2025
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Bombay Stock Exchange Today: Sensex Slips on Year-End Profit-Taking as BSE Bankex Revamp Kicks In

Bombay Stock Exchange Today: Sensex Slips on Year-End Profit-Taking as BSE Bankex Revamp Kicks In

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 8:32 a.m. ET — Market closed The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is shut for the weekend, but Dalal Street is ending 2025’s final stretch with a familiar year-end cocktail: record-adjacent index levels, thinner participation, and investors trying to separate “healthy consolidation” from “quietly rising risk.” When trading last wrapped up on Friday, the S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.43% to 85,041.45, while the NSE Nifty 50 dropped 0.38% to 26,042.3—moves widely framed as profit-taking near highs in holiday-thinned conditions. Reuters+1 Sensex and Nifty: weekly gains survived, but momentum cooled Even with Friday’s dip, benchmarks still managed
27 December 2025
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Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) Weekend Briefing: Canadian Stocks Head Into the Final 2025 Sessions Near Record Highs as Gold and Silver Smash Records

Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) Weekend Briefing: Canadian Stocks Head Into the Final 2025 Sessions Near Record Highs as Gold and Silver Smash Records

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 8:35 a.m. ET — Market closed The Toronto Stock Exchange is shut for the weekend, and Canadian equities are effectively in “pause mode” after a holiday-shortened stretch that left the benchmark S&P/TSX Composite hovering just below a psychological milestone: 32,000. That “quiet” headline hides a louder reality. The last full trading pulse from Toronto came in a thin, early-closing Christmas Eve session—and since then, the global market narrative has been dominated by two forces TSX investors obsess over for good reason: commodities and rates. With trading set to resume Monday, Dec. 29, Canadian investors are
27 December 2025
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Frankfurt Stock Exchange Outlook: DAX Near Records as Holiday Closures End—What to Watch Before the Next Xetra Session

Frankfurt Stock Exchange Outlook: DAX Near Records as Holiday Closures End—What to Watch Before the Next Xetra Session

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 8:30 a.m. ET — Market closed Frankfurt is taking a breather—but the story around the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB) is anything but sleepy. With German cash equities shut for the Christmas stretch and the weekend, investors are heading into the next session with a familiar year-end mix: thin liquidity, big macro narratives, and a DAX that’s been hovering in striking distance of record territory. As of the latest global market snapshot, the DAX was around 24,340—still perched near the top of its 2025 range. Reuters And while the Frankfurt trading floor is quiet right now,
27 December 2025
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Pegasus Resumes Istanbul–Sulaymaniyah Flights as Turkey Lifts Airspace Ban, Giving Sabiha Gökçen a Year-End Route Boost

Pegasus Resumes Istanbul–Sulaymaniyah Flights as Turkey Lifts Airspace Ban, Giving Sabiha Gökçen a Year-End Route Boost

Pegasus Airlines has restarted direct flights between Istanbul and Sulaymaniyah (Süleymaniye) in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, restoring a key air link that had been disrupted for more than two years and giving Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) what local aviation outlets are calling its “last route opening of the year.” Kurdistan24 – کوردستان 24+2HavaSosyalMedya+2 The resumption is more than a new line on a departure board. It comes after Türkiye lifted restrictions affecting Sulaymaniyah International Airport, a move that has triggered the return of multiple Turkish carriers and raised expectations of renewed business, family, and tourism travel between Istanbul and
27 December 2025
Euronext (ENX) Stock Outlook: Share Price Holds Near €126 as Year-End Trading Returns and 2026 Rate-Cut Bets Build

Euronext (ENX) Stock Outlook: Share Price Holds Near €126 as Year-End Trading Returns and 2026 Rate-Cut Bets Build

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 8:30 a.m. ET — Market closed — Euronext is heading into the final trading stretch of 2025 with a familiar year-end setup: thinner liquidity, calendar-driven market closures, and macro headlines that can feel louder than usual because fewer traders are at their desks. For investors watching Euronext N.V. (ticker: ENX) — the pan-European exchange operator behind key markets in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, Milan and Oslo — the weekend pause is less about today’s price action and more about what happens when markets reopen and normal volume begins to return. Where Euronext stock stands
27 December 2025
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Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) Outlook: China’s New Overseas-Fund Rules, Yuan Strength, and Liquidity Reforms in Focus Ahead of Monday Reopen

Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) Outlook: China’s New Overseas-Fund Rules, Yuan Strength, and Liquidity Reforms in Focus Ahead of Monday Reopen

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 8:30 a.m. ET — Market closed Hong Kong Stock Exchange trading is paused for the weekend, but the story around HKEX is anything but asleep. With year-end positioning underway and global markets toggling between “Santa rally” optimism and “China macro reality check” caution, investors are lining up the next catalysts that could shape Hong Kong equities when the cash market reopens on Monday, Dec. 29. HKEX’s own holiday arrangements underscore how “closed” doesn’t always mean “inactive”: Hong Kong’s cash markets were shut on Dec. 25 and Dec. 26, while select derivatives—especially MSCI and currency products—remained
27 December 2025
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Shenzhen Stock Exchange Update: ChiNext Steadies as Policy Signals Pile Up, With Investors Watching Monday’s Reopen

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Update: ChiNext Steadies as Policy Signals Pile Up, With Investors Watching Monday’s Reopen

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 8:29 a.m. ET — Market closed The Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) heads into the weekend with momentum still intact in several “new economy” corners of China’s equity market—but with fresh macro and policy headlines complicating the setup for the final trading days of 2025. On Friday, mainland shares ended higher, with the Shenzhen Component Index closing up 0.54% at 13,603.89, while the ChiNext Index—often described as China’s Nasdaq-style board—added 0.14% to 3,243.88. Turnover across the Shanghai and Shenzhen benchmarks totaled 2.16 trillion yuan, up from 1.92 trillion yuan the previous session, a sign of year-end
27 December 2025
Shanghai Stock Exchange Today: Shanghai Composite Holds Near 3,964 as China Data, Policy Signals, and 2026 Forecasts Take Center Stage

Shanghai Stock Exchange Today: Shanghai Composite Holds Near 3,964 as China Data, Policy Signals, and 2026 Forecasts Take Center Stage

NEW YORK (8:02 a.m. ET, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025) — With Wall Street closed for the weekend and year-end positioning in full swing, investor attention is drifting back toward Asia’s next opening bell. The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) is closed right now—it’s Saturday in both New York and Shanghai—but China’s market narrative is very much “open,” shaped by a fresh macro data jolt, evolving policy guidance from Beijing, and a growing stack of 2026 outlook calls from global strategists. On Friday, mainland equities ended the week modestly higher, leaving the Shanghai Composite Index near 3,963.68, a level that some market
27 December 2025
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Tokyo Stock Exchange Outlook: Nikkei 225 Holds 50,750 as BOJ Rate Path, Yen Volatility, and Year‑End Holidays Set Up the Next Session

Tokyo Stock Exchange Outlook: Nikkei 225 Holds 50,750 as BOJ Rate Path, Yen Volatility, and Year‑End Holidays Set Up the Next Session

As of 7:57 a.m. in New York (ET) on Saturday, December 27, 2025, the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is closed (it’s Saturday night in Tokyo). JPX That timing matters because Japan’s market is heading into a year-end stretch where liquidity thins, macro headlines can move prices faster than usual, and the calendar itself becomes a catalyst. Heading into the weekend, Japan’s benchmarks were still leaning bullish: the Nikkei 225 closed at 50,750.39 (+0.68%) on Friday, December 26. Nikkei Indexes+1 The broader TOPIX ended at 3,423.06 (+0.15%), after touching a record intraday high of 3,436.75. Investing.com+1 Below is what’s driving the
27 December 2025
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S&P 500 Nears 7,000 as Santa Claus Rally Window Opens: Dow and Nasdaq Cap Strong 2025 With Fed Minutes Ahead

S&P 500 Nears 7,000 as Santa Claus Rally Window Opens: Dow and Nasdaq Cap Strong 2025 With Fed Minutes Ahead

U.S. stocks headed into the final stretch of 2025 clinging to record territory—an unusually calm setup for a week that’s famous for thin trading, year-end portfolio adjustments, and a seasonal pattern investors watch closely: the “Santa Claus rally.” On Friday, December 26, Wall Street finished essentially flat after a multi-session climb, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing at 48,710.97, the S&P 500 at 6,929.94, and the Nasdaq Composite at 23,593.10. The moves were tiny—down fractions of a percent—but the bigger story was the calendar: the market is now inside the Santa Claus rally window and just about 1% away
27 December 2025
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London Stock Exchange Update: FTSE 100 Near Record Highs After a Strong 2025 — What to Watch When Trading Reopens

London Stock Exchange Update: FTSE 100 Near Record Highs After a Strong 2025 — What to Watch When Trading Reopens

As of 7:53 a.m. ET in New York on Saturday, December 27, 2025, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) is closed for the weekend — and it’s also coming off the Christmas holiday break. That timing matters, because the LSE is heading into a classic “thin liquidity” stretch: fewer traders at their desks, wider bid–ask spreads, and price moves that can look louder than the underlying news. The next London session is set to reopen at 8:00 a.m. London time on Monday, December 29, according to the exchange’s own market status display. London Stock Exchange Below is the complete, up-to-date picture
27 December 2025
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Nasdaq Today: Nasdaq Composite Pauses as Santa Rally Begins — What to Watch Before Monday’s Open (Dec. 29)

Nasdaq Today: Nasdaq Composite Pauses as Santa Rally Begins — What to Watch Before Monday’s Open (Dec. 29)

New York time check: It is 7:53 a.m. ET on Saturday, December 27, 2025, meaning the Nasdaq Stock Market is closed right now and won’t reopen until Monday’s regular session. Nasdaq With just a few trading days left in 2025, the Nasdaq story is less about one dramatic headline and more about a familiar year-end cocktail: thin liquidity, index levels near records, AI/mega-cap leadership, and a market that’s already pricing in a lot of “good news” for 2026. Where the Nasdaq stands heading into the final sessions of 2025 The Nasdaq Composite ended the last session (Friday, Dec. 26) at
27 December 2025
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New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Weekend Outlook: S&P 500 Near 7,000 as Fed Minutes Loom and Year-End Trading Enters the Final Stretch

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Weekend Outlook: S&P 500 Near 7,000 as Fed Minutes Loom and Year-End Trading Enters the Final Stretch

NEW YORK — As of 7:52 a.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, the New York Stock Exchange is closed, leaving investors with a classic “weekend gap” moment: plenty of headlines, no fresh price discovery. That pause comes after Wall Street finished Friday’s post-Christmas session almost unchanged and close to all-time highs, a quiet landing that still left the major U.S. benchmarks up solidly for the week — and strongly positive for the year. Reuters+1 With three NYSE sessions left in 2025 (Monday through Wednesday), investors are now staring at a familiar year-end cocktail: thin liquidity, portfolio “window dressing,” and
27 December 2025
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Ondas Holdings Inc. (ONDS) Stock Weekend Update: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Next

Ondas Holdings Inc. (ONDS) Stock Weekend Update: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Next

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 7:45 a.m. ET — Market Closed (Weekend). Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS) is heading into the weekend after a sharp, high-volume selloff in the last regular session, keeping the stock firmly in the spotlight for momentum traders and longer-term defense-tech investors alike. Shares of Ondas finished Friday’s session at $8.48, down about 7% on the day after trading roughly between the mid-$8s and low-$9s, with about 49 million shares changing hands—an unusually heavy print that underscores how crowded the trade has become into year-end positioning. StockAnalysis+1 Because U.S. markets are closed today (Saturday), investors now
27 December 2025
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NuScale Power Corporation (SMR) Stock: Friday’s Sharp Drop, Dilution Watch, and Analyst Targets Ahead of Monday’s Open

NuScale Power Corporation (SMR) Stock: Friday’s Sharp Drop, Dilution Watch, and Analyst Targets Ahead of Monday’s Open

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 7:45 a.m. ET — Market closed (Weekend) NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE: SMR) heads into the weekend with investors recalibrating after a steep, high-volume selloff on Friday—an outsized move that stood out even as the broader market barely budged in a quiet, post-Christmas session. SMR shares finished Friday at $14.85, down 7.65% on the day, and slipped modestly again in after-hours trading to $14.80. StockAnalysis That decline landed in a market tape that was notably calm: U.S. stocks ended Friday only marginally lower in thin, holiday-period trading and remained near record territory, with the “Santa Claus
27 December 2025
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IonQ Stock (IONQ) Slides to $46 After 7.7% Drop: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Next

IonQ Stock (IONQ) Slides to $46 After 7.7% Drop: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Next

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 7:14 a.m. ET — U.S. stock market closed (weekend) IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) heads into the final stretch of 2025 with momentum—and volatility—still defining the trade. Shares finished Friday’s session at about $46, down roughly 7.7% on the day after opening near $49.6 and dipping into the mid-$45 range, according to end-of-day data from the company’s investor site and market quotes. IonQ Investors The drop came during a light-volume, post-Christmas session for the broader market. The S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq ended Friday only slightly lower as investors continued to digest a strong late-December run
27 December 2025
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AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Stock Drops After BlueBird 6 Reaches Orbit: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Before Monday

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Stock Drops After BlueBird 6 Reaches Orbit: Latest News, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Should Watch Before Monday

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 7:09 a.m. ET — Market closed AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) heads into the weekend after another high-volatility stretch that’s quickly becoming the stock’s signature. Shares finished Friday at $71.95, down 7.82%, after trading between $71.03 and $77.40 on roughly 19.3 million shares—well above recent average volume. StockAnalysis+2Benzinga+2 The drop came during a quiet, post-Christmas session for U.S. equities, with major indexes barely moving in thin year-end trading. Reuters+1 But ASTS didn’t get the memo about “quiet.” The stock has been whipsawing as investors weigh a very real milestone—BlueBird 6 is now in orbit—against very
27 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Oil stocks jump on Iran risk lift for crude — what to watch before Monday

Oil stocks jump on Iran risk lift for crude — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026
U.S. oil stocks surged Friday as crude prices rose on renewed Middle East tensions. Exxon Mobil gained 2.0%, ConocoPhillips 2.5%, and Occidental Petroleum 2.7%. Refiners rallied after a national union deal eased strike risk, though BP’s Whiting plant faces a local dispute. Brent settled at $68.05 a barrel, up 0.74%.
Silver price rebound masks fresh stress after CME lifts margins again

Silver price rebound masks fresh stress after CME lifts margins again

7 February 2026
Spot silver surged 8.6% to $77.33 an ounce Friday after dropping below $65, but still lost over 8.7% for the week. CME Group raised margin requirements for COMEX silver futures to 18% from 15%, effective after Feb. 6. China’s UBS SDIC Silver Futures Fund hit its 10% down limit for a fifth session. Traders await key U.S. jobs and inflation data next week.
Gold price near $5,000: China keeps buying as CME margin hikes raise the stakes

Gold price near $5,000: China keeps buying as CME margin hikes raise the stakes

7 February 2026
China’s central bank raised gold reserves for a 15th month in January, reaching 74.19 million ounces worth $369.58 billion. Gold prices swung sharply, hitting a record near $5,600 before dropping to $4,403.24. CME Group hiked COMEX gold futures margins to 9% after recent volatility. U.S. jobs and inflation data are due next week after a delay.
Amazon stock (AMZN) slides on $200 billion AI capex plan — what Wall Street watches next week

Amazon stock (AMZN) slides on $200 billion AI capex plan — what Wall Street watches next week

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 5.6% to $210.32 on Friday after the company forecast 2026 capital spending would jump to $200 billion, up more than 50% from 2025. The drop came as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Amazon reported fourth-quarter net sales up 14% to $213.4 billion and operating income at $25 billion. Trading in Amazon was volatile, with 179 million shares changing hands.
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