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Stock Market News 12 December 2025

Tokyo Stock Market Today (Dec. 12, 2025): Nikkei Jumps 1.4% as Topix Hits Record Close Ahead of BOJ Rate Hike

Tokyo Stock Market Today (Dec. 12, 2025): Nikkei Jumps 1.4% as Topix Hits Record Close Ahead of BOJ Rate Hike

TOKYO, Dec. 12, 2025 — Japan’s stock market ended the week with a sharp rebound in Tokyo on Friday, as the Nikkei 225 rallied and the broader Topix notched a record closing high, powered by a surge in metals and a broad-based lift in cyclical sectors. The bounce followed a volatile stretch for global tech and AI-linked shares, with investors balancing Wall Street’s post-Fed optimism against renewed jitters around whether massive AI spending will translate into profits. The Economic Times+2Reuters+2 Tokyo market snapshot: Nikkei rebounds, Topix sets a new closing record By the close in Tokyo: Friday’s advance was also notably broad:
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Australia Stock Market Today (12 Dec 2025): ASX 200 Jumps 1.23% to 8,697 as Miners, Banks and Gold Shares Ignite a “Santa Rally”

Australia Stock Market Today (12 Dec 2025): ASX 200 Jumps 1.23% to 8,697 as Miners, Banks and Gold Shares Ignite a “Santa Rally”

SYDNEY, 12 December 2025 — Australia’s share market finished the week with its strongest session in more than a month, as a surge in miners, gold stocks and big banks lifted the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 to a four‑week high and extended a run of weekly gains. The ASX 200 closed up 1.23% (105.3 points) at 8,697.3, while the All Ordinaries rose 1.19% to 8,983.3. AAP News+2Market Index+2 The rally was broad and decisive—yet the day also underlined a theme that has shaped December trading globally: cyclical and value-heavy markets like Australia are catching a bid while tech remains choppier, with investors balancing easier US monetary policy against higher-for-longer narratives elsewhere. Market Index+2AMP+2
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Stock Market Today: What to Know Before the U.S. Market Opens (Dec. 12, 2025)

Stock Market Today: What to Know Before the U.S. Market Opens (Dec. 12, 2025)

U.S. stock futures are mixed ahead of Friday’s opening bell, with investors weighing fresh volatility in AI-linked mega-cap tech against a widening rally that has pushed the Dow and S&P 500 to new highs. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were pointing modestly higher, while S&P 500 futures edged lower and Nasdaq 100 futures lagged more noticeably—an early signal that markets may keep rotating away from high-multiple growth and toward “value” and cyclical names. Investopedia That rotation has been the defining story of the week: Thursday’s session ended with the Dow jumping to a record close and the S&P
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Canada Stock Market Today: What to Know Before the TSX Opens on December 12, 2025

Canada Stock Market Today: What to Know Before the TSX Opens on December 12, 2025

Canada’s stock market heads into Friday’s open with the S&P/TSX Composite coming off a fresh record close, while commodities (oil, gold, copper) remain the biggest swing factor for a TSX that’s still heavily driven by energy and materials. The other headline driver: global tech “AI payoff” jitters after Oracle’s slide, even as broader markets digest the Federal Reserve’s latest rate cut and a softer U.S. dollar. TradingView+2Reuters+2 Below is what matters most before the Toronto Stock Exchange opens at 9:30 a.m. ET—and what could move Canadian stocks early. Pre-market snapshot: the numbers setting the tone TSX setup U.S. futures (important for Canada’s open) Commodities (TSX’s daily heartbeat)
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NatWest Group Plc Stock: NWG Shares Steady Near Highs as Cushon Sale, Buybacks and Rate-Cut Bets Shape the Outlook (Dec. 12, 2025)

NatWest Group Plc Stock: NWG Shares Steady Near Highs as Cushon Sale, Buybacks and Rate-Cut Bets Shape the Outlook (Dec. 12, 2025)

LONDON (12 December 2025) — NatWest Group Plc stock (LSE: NWG, NYSE: NWG) is ending the week with investors weighing a familiar trio of drivers for UK bank shares: capital returns (buybacks and dividends), strategic simplification (asset sales), and the interest-rate path heading into 2026. NatWest shares were around 623p at the close on Friday, 12 December 2025, leaving the stock near recent highs and within striking distance of its 52-week peak. Hargreaves Lansdown+1 What’s different this week is not a single blockbuster earnings print — NatWest’s next major financial update is still a couple of months away — but
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London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Share Price Today: Buyback Update, Analyst Forecasts and Key Catalysts on 12 December 2025

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Share Price Today: Buyback Update, Analyst Forecasts and Key Catalysts on 12 December 2025

London, UK — 12 December 2025 — London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON: LSEG) ended Friday’s session higher as investors balanced a supportive rates narrative, fresh UK economic data, and the group’s ongoing share buyback activity. With LSEG increasingly viewed as a global data-and-market-infrastructure compounder rather than a pure “UK listings” play, today’s action also highlights a central debate for 2026: how quickly the market will re-rate the business as margin expansion and product-led data growth offset cyclicality in trading and post-trade. Hargreaves Lansdown+2The Guardian+2 Below is a detailed roundup of today’s LSEG stock news (12.12.2025), the latest available analyst
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British American Tobacco (BATS.L / BTI) Stock News Today: £1.3bn 2026 Buyback, U.S. Vape Headwinds, Dividends and Analyst Targets (12 December 2025)

British American Tobacco (BATS.L / BTI) Stock News Today: £1.3bn 2026 Buyback, U.S. Vape Headwinds, Dividends and Analyst Targets (12 December 2025)

British American Tobacco p.l.c. is in focus on 12 December 2025 after a busy week of updates: continued daily buybacks, a fresh £1.3bn extension for 2026, a pre-close trading update that kept FY2025 guidance intact but flagged FY2026 at the lower end of targets, plus an India divestment tied to debt reduction. Here’s the latest news, forecasts, and market analysis. Published: 12 December 2025 British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BAT) — ticker BATS in London (FTSE 100) and BTI as a U.S. ADR — is ending the week with investors weighing two competing narratives: bigger shareholder returns via an extended buyback,
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Persimmon Plc (PSN.L) Stock: Latest News, Share Price, Analyst Forecasts and What to Watch (12 December 2025)

Persimmon Plc (PSN.L) Stock: Latest News, Share Price, Analyst Forecasts and What to Watch (12 December 2025)

Persimmon Plc (LSE: PSN) is back in focus for UK equity investors on Friday, 12 December 2025, as a fresh cluster of broker upgrades and raised price targets collides with mixed signals from the UK housing market and the wider economy. In early Friday trading, Persimmon shares were around 1,317.5p, down roughly 0.5% on the day, after opening near 1,328p and trading in a tight range around the low-1,300s. The prior close was shown at 1,324.5p, highlighting a pause after the stock’s recent rebound. London South East+1 The big story for Persimmon right now isn’t a single company announcement—there haven’t
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BAE Systems (BA.) Stock: Latest News, Share Price, Buyback Update and Analyst Forecasts (Dec. 12, 2025)

BAE Systems (BA.) Stock: Latest News, Share Price, Buyback Update and Analyst Forecasts (Dec. 12, 2025)

BAE Systems plc remains one of the most closely watched defence names in the FTSE 100 as investors balance two powerful forces: accelerating defence procurement in the UK, US and Europe, and periodic “peace-risk” pullbacks whenever markets sense a potential thaw in geopolitical tensions. On Friday, December 12, 2025, BAE Systems shares finished modestly higher and the company published another Regulatory News Service (RNS) update tied to its ongoing share repurchase programme—while recent days have also brought fresh headlines on US Navy and DARPA contract wins that reinforce BAE’s exposure to precision munitions, advanced electronics and space-related autonomy. Below is
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Top Stock Losers Today in Premarket: Broadcom Slides, Oracle Extends AI-Spending Rout Ahead of the Open (Dec. 12, 2025)

Top Stock Losers Today in Premarket: Broadcom Slides, Oracle Extends AI-Spending Rout Ahead of the Open (Dec. 12, 2025)

Updated: Friday, December 12, 2025 — 6:00 a.m. ETFocus: U.S. premarket “top losers,” what’s driving the declines, and the key forecasts/analyst takes shaping sentiment this morning. U.S. stocks are heading into Friday’s session with tech and AI-adjacent names under pressure in premarket trading, as investors continue to debate whether the AI infrastructure buildout is producing returns fast enough to justify the spending. Broadcom (AVGO) is the standout large-cap decliner early Friday after an earnings update that came with fresh margin questions, while Oracle (ORCL) remains a central storyline after a steep selloff tied to higher capital-spending plans and concerns about the payback period for AI data center investments. Investing.com+2Reuters+2 Below is a
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AI Stocks Today: Broadcom Slides on Margin Warning, Oracle’s Capex Shock Keeps Nvidia and AMD Under Pressure Premarket (Dec. 12, 2025)

AI Stocks Today: Broadcom Slides on Margin Warning, Oracle’s Capex Shock Keeps Nvidia and AMD Under Pressure Premarket (Dec. 12, 2025)

U.S. AI stocks are under pressure in Friday’s premarket as Broadcom drops on a margin outlook, and Oracle’s capex surge reignites AI-bubble fears. NEW YORK — Friday, December 12, 2025 (Premarket, ~6:00 a.m. ET)U.S. equity futures are pointing to a mixed open Friday morning, with the AI trade again lagging after two back-to-back “reality check” earnings reactions: Oracle’s spending surge and Broadcom’s margin warning. As of about 5:47 a.m. ET, Nasdaq futures were down ~0.47%, S&P 500 futures down ~0.11%, while Dow futures were up ~0.22%—a setup that underscores the market’s growing preference for “profits now” over “promise later” in parts of AI. Seeking Alpha+1 Below is what’s moving AI-related
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Big Tech Stocks Today: Oracle’s AI Spending Shock, Broadcom Margin Warning, and Nvidia China Chip Scrutiny Shape U.S. Premarket (Dec. 12, 2025)

Big Tech Stocks Today: Oracle’s AI Spending Shock, Broadcom Margin Warning, and Nvidia China Chip Scrutiny Shape U.S. Premarket (Dec. 12, 2025)

As of about 6:00 a.m. ET on Friday, December 12, 2025, U.S. big tech stocks are mixed in premarket trading—with investors juggling two competing narratives: AI demand remains powerful, but the cost of building it is rising fast, and markets are getting pickier about who can turn that spending into profits. The early mood is being set by Oracle’s continued slide after a capex-heavy outlook, a Broadcom forecast that’s upbeat on revenue but cautious on margins, and a fresh round of policy and regulatory headlines spanning Nvidia’s China chip sales, Google’s EU antitrust exposure, and App Store rules in the
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Stock Market Today

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

7 February 2026
Walmart shares rose 3.3% Friday to $131.18, up 10% since Jan. 30, as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The retailer’s market value crossed $1 trillion this week. Investors await January inflation data on Feb. 13 and Walmart’s quarterly results on Feb. 19 for signs of continued momentum.
Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

7 February 2026
Caterpillar shares surged 7.1% to $726.20 Friday, driving the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The move erased recent losses and followed insider selling by Group President Bob De Lange earlier in the week. Deere and CNH Industrial also gained as investors rotated into industrial stocks. Markets await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
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