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Investment Strategies News 4 January 2026

Singapore stock market: GDP surprise, UOB buyback and global rates to watch before Jan 5 open

Singapore stock market: GDP surprise, UOB buyback and global rates to watch before Jan 5 open

SINGAPORE, Jan 4, 2026, 14:40 ET — Market closed Singapore shares head into Monday’s open with a stronger domestic growth backdrop after official data showed the economy expanded 4.8% in 2025, lifted by a 5.7% rise in fourth-quarter GDP.  Ministry of Trade and Industry That matters now because the advance estimates set expectations for early-2026 policy and profit outlooks, with investors also watching whether export-driven sectors can extend momentum as global rates stay sticky.  Reuters The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) ended Friday’s session up 0.2% at 4,656.12, with traders likely to treat the 4,650 area as a near-term line
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Utilities stocks jump to start 2026 as XLU rallies; NextEra outlook and U.S. jobs data in focus

Utilities stocks jump to start 2026 as XLU rallies; NextEra outlook and U.S. jobs data in focus

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 13:57 ET — Market closed U.S. utilities stocks opened 2026 with a firm bid, pushing the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) up 1.2% to close at $43.18 on Friday, with about 20.5 million shares changing hands. U.S. markets were closed on Sunday. XLU is widely used as a proxy for large-cap U.S. utilities, tracking the sector inside the S&P 500. The group often trades as “rate-sensitive” because its steady dividends can look less attractive when bond yields rise. State Street Global Advisors That sensitivity matters now because investors are heading into a week packed
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Cloud computing stocks slide into 2026 as yields rise — what CLOU ETF investors watch next

Cloud computing stocks slide into 2026 as yields rise — what CLOU ETF investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 13:43 ET — Market closed The Global X Cloud Computing ETF fell 2.34% on Friday to $22.09, ending the first U.S. trading session of 2026 on the back foot as investors trimmed rate-sensitive cloud software exposure. Global X ETFs The timing matters because cloud stocks have become a crowded way to express bets on corporate digital spending and AI-linked demand, but they tend to wobble when bond yields rise. On Friday, U.S. stocks finished mixed with the Nasdaq edging lower as megacap tech weighed, while Treasury yields climbed. Reuters Policy expectations are also moving. Philadelphia
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Northrop Grumman stock ends 2026’s first session higher — what could move space and defense shares next

Northrop Grumman stock ends 2026’s first session higher — what could move space and defense shares next

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 13:22 ET — Market closed Northrop Grumman shares closed up 2.7% on Friday, the first trading day of 2026, as space and defense stocks tracked a firmer tone in industrials and broader “buy-the-dip” positioning. Marketwatch Why it matters now: defense contractors often trade on a mix of budget expectations, geopolitical headlines and interest-rate outlooks, and that mix is shifting into the first full week of the new year. Reuters’ “week ahead” agenda points to Venezuela developments and a heavy U.S. data calendar as potential volatility triggers when trading resumes Monday. Reuters The timing also matters
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Via Transportation stock sinks to 52-week low territory after 6% Friday slide — what to watch next for NYSE:VIA

Via Transportation stock sinks to 52-week low territory after 6% Friday slide — what to watch next for NYSE:VIA

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 12:46 ET — Market closed Via Transportation Inc (NYSE:VIA) ended Friday down 6.3% at $27.18, a sharp drop that left the recently listed transit-technology company pinned near the bottom of its one-year trading range ahead of the first full week of 2026. Investing Why it matters now: trading volumes are expected to normalize after the holiday lull, and January’s early economic releases could quickly reset appetite for newer, loss-making growth stocks. Via has already given back much of its post-IPO momentum, making the next macro surprise more consequential for sentiment. Reuters Investors are bracing for
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Exzeo Group (XZO) stock drops 6% into weekend — what investors are watching next

Exzeo Group (XZO) stock drops 6% into weekend — what investors are watching next

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 12:47 ET — Market closed Exzeo Group shares fell 6.1% on Friday, closing at $22.76, as the newly public insurance-technology company headed into the weekend with a sharp pullback. The stock traded between $24.49 and $22.19 during the session, according to market data. Yahoo Finance The slide matters because Exzeo has a short trading history after its November listing, and investors are still testing how the stock behaves around key levels without fresh company news. A move of this size can quickly reset near-term positioning in a stock that has only recently established a public-market
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JPMorgan stock closes higher to start 2026 — what investors watch before earnings

JPMorgan stock closes higher to start 2026 — what investors watch before earnings

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 10:20 ET — Market closed JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) stock last closed up 1.0% at $325.48 on Friday, the first trading day of 2026. With U.S. markets shut for the weekend, focus shifts to JPMorgan’s fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 report on Tuesday, Jan. 13. The bank said results are due around 7:00 a.m. ET, followed by an 8:30 a.m. conference call. JPMorgan Chase The timing matters because JPMorgan, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, often sets the tone for bank earnings season. Investors use its numbers and outlook to gauge loan demand, trading activity
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Strategy (MSTR) stock jumps with bitcoin rebound — here’s what matters before Monday

Strategy (MSTR) stock jumps with bitcoin rebound — here’s what matters before Monday

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 10:07 ET — Market closed Strategy Inc shares ended the first U.S. trading session of 2026 up 3.5% at $157.16, before markets closed for the weekend. The move tracked bitcoin’s recovery, leaving crypto-linked stocks in focus heading into Monday’s open. The Nasdaq-listed company — formerly MicroStrategy — is widely treated as a proxy for bitcoin, meaning investors often buy or sell the stock to express a view on the token. That relationship tends to amplify moves: when bitcoin rises or falls, Strategy can swing more sharply. Strategy That sensitivity matters now because bitcoin has been
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Amazon stock slides into 2026: Key levels and macro catalysts investors are watching next

Amazon stock slides into 2026: Key levels and macro catalysts investors are watching next

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 09:30 ET — Market closed Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) shares ended Friday down 1.9% at $226.50, setting the tone for the e-commerce and cloud heavyweight heading into Monday’s open. In after-hours trading, the stock was little changed at $226.65. Google The move matters because Amazon is a bellwether for two big themes investors are repricing at the start of 2026: consumer demand and the cost of money. When Treasury yields rise, higher-growth stocks typically face tougher valuation math because future profits are discounted more steeply. Reuters Markets also return this week to a denser U.S. data
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Euronext stock slides into 2026 as Europe hits records — what investors watch next

Euronext stock slides into 2026 as Europe hits records — what investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 08:29 ET — Market closed Euronext (ENX.PA) shares last closed down 1.88% at 125.60 euros on Friday. European markets are shut for the weekend and trading resumes on Monday. Euronext The move matters because Euronext, which runs stock exchanges across several European capitals, earns fees from trading and “post-trade” services such as clearing and settlement — the steps that happen after a trade is executed. When markets are busy, exchanges typically see higher volumes, which can lift fee income. Europe began 2026 on a strong footing, with the STOXX 600 closing up 0.7% and London’s
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Tesla stock slides after delivery miss and BYD upset — what TSLA investors watch next

Tesla stock slides after delivery miss and BYD upset — what TSLA investors watch next

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 05:03 ET — Market closed Tesla (TSLA) shares closed Friday down 2.6% at $438.07 after trading between $435.33 and $462.42. Tesla said fourth-quarter deliveries — vehicles handed to customers — totaled 418,227, including 406,585 Model 3 and Model Y cars, while production reached 434,358; it reported 2025 deliveries of 1,636,129. The company reported record fourth-quarter energy storage deployments of 14.2 gigawatt-hours (GWh), a measure of battery capacity, and said 2025 deployments totaled 46.7 GWh. Tesla Investor Relations The delivery update is one of the first hard demand readings for the EV sector in the new
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Nvidia stock starts 2026 higher as chipmakers rebound — what investors watch next for NVDA

Nvidia stock starts 2026 higher as chipmakers rebound — what investors watch next for NVDA

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 04:52 ET — Market closed. NVIDIA Corporation shares last rose 1.2% to $188.85 in Friday’s session, outperforming the Nasdaq’s flat finish as chipmakers led an early-2026 bounce. The move matters because Nvidia is a bellwether for the market’s artificial-intelligence trade, and its swings often set the tone for the broader semiconductor complex. Traders are watching whether the rally in chip stocks can hold as markets head into a busy week for tech headlines and U.S. economic data that can shift interest-rate expectations. Other chip-linked names also advanced on Friday. Advanced Micro Devices gained 4.3%, Intel
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Stock Market Today

Stellantis stock rattled by $26.5 billion EV reset and dividend halt ahead of Monday trade

Stellantis stock rattled by $26.5 billion EV reset and dividend halt ahead of Monday trade

7 February 2026
Milan, February 7, 2026, 10:54 (CET) — Market closed. Stellantis shares (STLA) closed at $7.28 in New York on Friday, down 23.8%, after the Jeep maker unveiled a €22.2 billion ($26.5 billion) hit tied to scaling back electric-vehicle plans and said it would not pay a dividend in 2026. The selloff matters going into next week because it forces a quick rethink on cash and capital returns at a company investors once treated as a high-yield play. With markets shut for the weekend, traders will be looking for any follow-through from credit markets and analysts before Monday’s open. In Europe,
Ashtead share price in focus as buyback rolls on and NYSE switch clocks closer

Ashtead share price in focus as buyback rolls on and NYSE switch clocks closer

7 February 2026
Ashtead shares closed Friday at 4,936p, up 1.09%, after the company bought 88,872 shares under its repurchase program. The group is set to shift its primary listing to New York on March 2, pending court approval, and will be removed from the FTSE UK index the same day. Ashtead paid a half-year dividend of 37.5 U.S. cents per share on Friday.
Beazley share price: big funds reshuffle stakes as Zurich bid deadline nears

Beazley share price: big funds reshuffle stakes as Zurich bid deadline nears

7 February 2026
Beazley shares closed flat at 1,236 pence Friday as BlackRock disclosed a 6.55% stake and Vanguard reported 5.02%. Wellington Management cut its holding below 5%. The disclosures follow Zurich Insurance’s possible takeover offer of up to 1,335 pence per share, with a Feb. 16 deadline for a firm bid.
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