The Nikkei stock index rose Thursday morning, tracking a Wall Street rally after U.S. data eased concerns over a resurgence of inflat

Bank of America and Morgan Stanley earnings are out. Follow along for live updates on stocks, bonds and other markets, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite.

FILE - A person looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities ... fell to 4.26% from 4.37%. On Wall Street, bank stocks helped lead the way after several reported ...

Asian shares mostly rose Thursday, following a rally on Wall Street driven by encouraging update on U.S. inflation. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.5% to 38,635.25. Bank of Japan data showed wholesale prices in Japan rose 3.8% in December last year ...

Wall Street's best day of the year so far was rooted in inflation relief and a boom in bank stocks reporting bumper earnings, with a retail readout up next on Thursday. After Tuesday's sub-forecast producer price data,

Bank of America and Morgan Stanley earnings are out. Follow along for live updates on stocks, bonds and other markets, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite.

MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe rose 2.38 points, or 0.28%, to 849.68. Earlier, Europe's STOXX 600 index closed up 0.98%, with luxury stocks boosted after Cartier jewelry owner Richemont's results exceeded analysts' expectations.

Bank of Japan data showed wholesale prices in Japan rose 3.8% in December last year compared to a year earlier, adding to pressures on the central bank to raise interest rates, possibly at a monetary policy meeting next week.

Wall Street was heading for more gains before the open on Friday as markets try to log their first winning week of 2025 on the final day of trading during

Markets are mixed before the opening bell on a busy Thursday that will bring the latest government report on retail sales, weekly applications for unemployment benefits, and a slew of corporate earnings reports.

Wall Street pointed modestly higher ahead of this week’s latest U.S. inflation reports and the unofficial start of earnings season. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial