Today: 7 February 2026
Subscribe
Browse Category

Stock Market News 5 January 2026

Tokyo stocks today: Nikkei starts 2026 higher as TEPCO, chip and defense names lead

Tokyo stocks today: Nikkei starts 2026 higher as TEPCO, chip and defense names lead

TOKYO, January 5, 2026, 02:10 ET Japan’s Nikkei 225, a price-weighted index of blue-chip shares, jumped about 3% on Monday in Tokyo’s first session of 2026 as investors chased chip and defense stocks and looked past U.S. action in Venezuela. “The market turned risk-on as if uncertainties and threats had been removed,” said Kazuaki Shimada, head of research at IwaiCosmo Securities. The Nikkei closed up 3.03% at 51,865, with Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) leading gainers on a 9.23% surge. ( The Business Times) Currency traders echoed that appetite for risk and ran with a stronger dollar. The greenback hit two-week
5 January 2026
·········
Top Hong Kong stocks today: Kuaishou surges, Alibaba climbs, CNOOC slides

Top Hong Kong stocks today: Kuaishou surges, Alibaba climbs, CNOOC slides

HONG KONG, Jan 5, 2026, 02:22 ET — Regular session Kuaishou Technology jumped 11.4% in afternoon trade, leading gains among Hang Seng blue chips as the benchmark index eased 0.06% to 26,321.87. Investors also pushed Innovent Biologics up 6.7% and Hansoh Pharma up 5.7%, while they sold oil producers CNOOC and PetroChina, down 3.5% and 3.2%, respectively. Turnover — the cash value of shares traded — clustered in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with the Tracker Fund and the HSCEI ETF in the top five, alongside Alibaba, Tencent and SMIC. etnet 經濟通 That split tape matters now because traders keep treating Hong
5 January 2026
·······
Singapore top stocks today: Digital Core REIT jumps, SGX rebrands as STI flirts with fresh highs

Singapore top stocks today: Digital Core REIT jumps, SGX rebrands as STI flirts with fresh highs

Singapore, Jan 5, 2026, 02:08 ET Digital Core REIT jumped 11.76% to $0.570, leading Singapore’s session after it disclosed a 10-year leasing deal for its Linton Hall facility in Virginia. The Straits Times Index (STI) climbed about 0.6% and pushed into record territory. Sginvestors The moves matter early in the year because traders entered the first full week of January with risk appetite intact, even as headlines added a fresh dose of geopolitical noise. Asian equities rose broadly, and investors kept their focus on AI-linked spending and defensives. Reuters A REIT, short for real estate investment trust, owns income-producing property
5 January 2026
······
Top Indian stocks today: HCLTech slides on CLSA downgrade as CSB Bank hits record; Nifty pares early high

Top Indian stocks today: HCLTech slides on CLSA downgrade as CSB Bank hits record; Nifty pares early high

MUMBAI, Jan 5, 2026, 02:08 ET Indian IT shares dragged benchmarks lower on Monday after CLSA downgraded HCLTech and Tech Mahindra, blunting an early push to fresh highs. The Nifty 50 traded down 0.13% and the Sensex fell 0.16% by 10:05 a.m. IST. Reuters The hesitancy matters because the Nifty still hovers near lifetime highs, and investors now need earnings to justify stretched expectations. A soft patch in IT — a key export-facing sector — can quickly change how global funds price India’s growth story. Reuters IT often acts as a sentiment bellwether because it earns a large share of
5 January 2026
········
ASX top stocks today: Silex jumps 9% in uranium surge as WiseTech drops on ACCC move

ASX top stocks today: Silex jumps 9% in uranium surge as WiseTech drops on ACCC move

SYDNEY, January 5, 2026, 02:08 ET Uranium and rare-earth stocks topped the Australian market on Monday, led by Silex Systems, which jumped 9.43% to A$9.75. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index, Australia’s main basket of large caps, finished near flat, up 0.01% at 8,728.6. Livecenter The rally landed as investors tracked the fallout from U.S. action in Venezuela that put oil supply and sanctions policy back in focus. Traders leaned into “critical minerals” — metals that power batteries, electronics and defence systems — and trimmed rate-sensitive tech and consumer names. Seymour Telegraph The timing matters because macro data can reset rate
5 January 2026
··············
Hong Kong Stock Market Stalls Today — The One Sector Behind the Hang Seng Pullback

Hong Kong Stock Market Stalls Today — The One Sector Behind the Hang Seng Pullback

Hong Kong — January 5, 2026 — 2:08 AM ET Hong Kong stocks slipped.The Hang Seng Index dipped 0.08% by the midday break and traded at 26,302 in the afternoon, while the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 0.18% and the HSCEI lost 0.19%.  Futu News Breadth looked messy.Futu counted 1,099 gainers, 1,004 decliners, and 1,141 unchanged at midday, and that split shows traders ran stock-to-stock instead of buying the whole board.  Futu News Energy dragged hard.PetroChina sank 4.34% and CNOOC dropped 3.48%, tracking a softer crude tape after Brent slipped 0.4% to $60.49 as markets digested Venezuela headlines.  Futu News
5 January 2026
···
Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Flatlined — Miners Just Printed a Record Close

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Flatlined — Miners Just Printed a Record Close

Sydney — January 5, 2026 — 2:14 AM ET ASX stalled into the close.Australia stock market today ended in a dead heat, with the S&P/ASX 200 up 0.8 points (0.01%) at 8,728.60 while the All Ordinaries slipped 7 points (0.02%) to 9,034.7.  CommBank Miners stole the session.Materials jumped 1.8% to a record close as firmer iron ore prices and China demand pushed BHP and Fortescue up 1.6% each and drove Rio Tinto to an intraday peak at A$150.14.  Indo Premier Volume screamed holiday mode.Turnover ran at just 0.7x the 30-day average (652 million shares) in the thinnest ASX session in
5 January 2026
···············
Nikkei 225 Ripped 3% as TOPIX Hit a Record—But Traders Keep Staring at 157

Nikkei 225 Ripped 3% as TOPIX Hit a Record—But Traders Keep Staring at 157

Tokyo — January 5, 2026 — 2:04 a.m. ET Nikkei ripped higher.The Nikkei 225 closed up 3.03% at 51,865 in the Tokyo stock market’s first session of 2026, and TOPIX finished at 3,477.52, up 2.01% after touching 3,486 intraday.  Investing Risk-on hit Tokyo.Traders chased chips and exporters as the dollar pushed to 157.295 yen and BOJ chief Kazuo Ueda talked about more rate hikes, while Venezuela headlines barely slowed the bid.  Reuters Chips did the hauling.Advantest jumped 6.37% and Tokyo Electron climbed about 6%, tracking a 4% surge in the U.S. semiconductor index on Friday and dragging index points with
5 January 2026
······
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 05.01.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: January 5, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTUpdated: January 5, 2026, 11:59 PM EST RioCan REIT (TSX:REI.UN) valuation under scrutiny as P/E spikes; DCF fair value signals upside January 5, 2026, 11:38 PM EST. RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:REI.UN) shows momentum with 1.7% gain in the past week and 4.7% in the past month, and a 1-year total shareholder return of 10.1%. Shares trade at CA$19.07, with a P/E of 84.3x against a sector average near 23.9x and peers around 16.7x. The data point to an intrinsic discount of about 10%. Simply Wall St's DCF model puts a
5 January 2026
·····
MercadoLibre stock slides into 2026 as MELI investors eye Feb. 24 earnings and a big U.S. data week

MercadoLibre stock slides into 2026 as MELI investors eye Feb. 24 earnings and a big U.S. data week

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 21:20 ET — Market closed MercadoLibre Inc shares closed down 2.0% on Friday at $1,973.70, capping a weak start to the new year for the Latin American e-commerce and payments bellwether. The decline matters because MercadoLibre is treated by many investors as a proxy for risk appetite in high-growth emerging-market tech, and the week ahead is packed with U.S. economic releases that can reset rate expectations. The stock also heads into Monday below key technical markers. MercadoLibre ended Friday about $110 under its 50-day moving average ($2,083.65) and roughly $294 below its 200-day moving average
5 January 2026
····
Disney stock set for Monday spotlight after ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ tops $1 billion — what’s next for DIS

Disney stock set for Monday spotlight after ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ tops $1 billion — what’s next for DIS

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 21:15 ET — Market closed Walt Disney shares will be in focus when U.S. trading resumes on Monday after the company said “Avatar: Fire and Ash” has topped $1 billion in global ticket sales. The third film in James Cameron’s “Avatar” series has generated $1.03 billion worldwide, and Comscore’s Paul Dergarabedian said, “These movies consistently draw audiences to the movie theater.” Reuters Disney stock ended the last session down 1.7% at $111.85, after trading between $111.64 and $113.98. The box-office update lands at a moment when investors want clearer evidence that Disney’s content pipeline can
5 January 2026
····
Amphenol (APH) stock rallies toward a record — the next dates that could move shares

Amphenol (APH) stock rallies toward a record — the next dates that could move shares

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 21:11 ET — Market closed Amphenol Corp shares (APH) rose 3.38% to close at $139.71 on Friday, the latest available close before U.S. markets reopen on Monday. Amphenol The rally puts the connector maker back near late-2025 highs after a short pullback, as investors reset for the first full week of January trading. Rate expectations, and what they imply for corporate spending, are back at the center of the tape. Amphenol sells connectors and cable assemblies used in data communications, industrial equipment and vehicles. Those end-markets can move quickly when financing costs and customer order
5 January 2026
····
1 … 785 786 787 788 789 … 1,914

Stock Market Today

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

Seagate (STX) stock jumps nearly 6% as Citi hikes target — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Seagate shares rose 5.9% to $429.32 Friday after Citigroup raised its price target to $480 and reiterated a buy rating. The gain ended a two-day slide but left the stock 6.6% below its Feb. 3 high. CEO Dave Mosley sold 20,000 shares on Feb. 2 under a pre-arranged plan, SEC filings show. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week are seen as key tests for tech stocks.
Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

Cummins (CMI) stock price rebounds after earnings whipsaw as investors eye data-center power demand

7 February 2026
Cummins shares jumped 6.8% to $577.73 Friday, recovering from a nearly 9% post-earnings drop the day before. The company reported Q4 revenue up 1% to $8.54 billion, took a $218 million charge tied to its hydrogen business, and guided for 2026 EBITDA of 17–18% of sales. Demand for data center generators offset weakness in North American truck markets. Analyst reaction was mixed; Truist raised its price target.
Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

Corning stock hits first record close since 2000 as jobs, CPI data loom

7 February 2026
Corning shares surged 8.3% to $122.16 Friday, their highest close since the dot-com era, after Meta agreed to buy up to $6 billion in fiber-optic cables. The stock is up 40% since late 2025, fueled by strong first-quarter guidance and AI data-center demand. Insiders sold shares following the rally, SEC filings show. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data for rate signals.
Go toTop