Market Pulse
US close: Heavy losses on the Street as tech sell-off hits both the Dow and Nasdaq
Wall Street recorded some heavy losses across-the-board on Monday, with news of Apple's production cuts and Netflix's afternoon fall to a nine-month low hitting both the Dow Industrials and the tech-heavy Nasdaq.
FX round-up: Morgan Stanley cautious on cable, says it's time to sell the US dollar
A weak reading on a widely-followed gauge for US housing and doubts around the likelihood of a US central bank rate hike at the end of the year saw the pound register a slight gain at the start of the week, although some analysts continued to exhibit caution in the face of Brexit and its associated risks.
Bonds: Politics in focus on both sides of the Channel amid rally in US Treasuries
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
Commodities: Gains for natural gas help offset losses in agricultural futures
Natural gas futures continued to move back towards their recent 52-week highs, alongside a small advance in crude oil futures.
Interest rates in the US still 'very low', Fed's Williams says
A key US central bank official appeared to indicate at the start of the week that interest rates were still headed higher.
Europe close: Stocks slip after acromonious APEC summit, Technology sold
Another round of heavy selling in technology issues dragged on the Continent's main share indices, albeit on lighter than usual trading volumes on account of the upcoming Thanksgiving Day holiday in the States, amid ongoing doubts around the outlook for Sino-US trade relations and political uncertainties in Italy and the UK.
Tim Cook says "inevitable" tech firms will face regulations
Apple CEO Tim Cook told Axios on Monday that tech companies will "inevitably" have to face regulations in order to prevent technology from being using for malicious purposes.
Director dealings: System1 CEO lowers stake
System1 founder and chief executive John Kearon sold 358,974 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed marketing research and advertising company.
Haydale Graphene Industries soars on Thai anti-counterfeiting agreement
Haydale Graphene Industries’ shares soared on Monday after the company signed an exclusive licence agreement with Thai outfit TKS Siampress Management.
GoCompare's valuation 'too attractive' for Berenberg to ignore
Analysts at Berenberg said financial services comparison website GoCompare's valuation was "too attractive to ignore" on Monday.
BP, Astra, NMC, Lloyds among Barclays' European top picks
Although poor investor sentiment, "idiosyncratic risks" including Brexit, Italian and German politics, ECB and European parliamentary elections next year have weighed on European stock, Barclays expects to see some of the losses to be recouped into the year end, with 19 selected as "top picks".
Indivior's schizophrenia treatment gets FDA green light
Indivior's extended-release injectable treatment for schizophrenia in adults has been approved by US drug regulators.
DekelOil confirms award of contract for cashew project works
West Africa-focussed agriculture company DekelOil Public announced on Monday that, following a competitive tender process, Capro CI SA had awarded a contract for the construction of civil works and associated infrastructure for its large-scale cashew processing project at Tiebissou in Cote d'Ivoire.
FTSE 100 movers: EasyJet flies higher ahead of results; Barratt drops
London's FTSE 100 was flat at 7,014. 54 in afternoon trade on Monday as investors continued to mull over Theresa May's speech at the annual CBI conference.
US open: Losses at the bell following news of Apple's planned production cuts
Trading on Wall Street kicked-off with across-the-board losses on Monday as news of Apple's production cuts hit both the Dow Industrials and the tech-heavy Nasdaq, even as investors continued to eye Sino-US trade relations.
Idox chairman Laurence Vaughan steps down
Idox said on Monday that chairman Laurence Vaughan has stepped down with immediate effect.
China alleges top three chipmakers involved in price-fixing
China vowed to deepen a probe into Samsung, Micron and SK Hynix following what it said was the discovery of "massive evidence" that the world's three kargest chipmakers were colluding to rig prices.
US housebuilder confidence slumps in November
Sentiment among US housebuilders deteriorated more than expected in November amid growing affordability concerns, according to data released on Monday.
Greatland Gold upbeat on 'exceptional' lab results from Havieron
Precious and base metals exploration and development company Greatland Gold announced “exceptional” laboratory assay results from its first drill hole, HAD005, on its current campaign at the 100%-owned Havieron licence in the Paterson region of Western Australia on Monday.
Nissan to boot chairman over 'significant acts of misconduct'
Nissan is preparing to oust its chairman Carlos Ghosn after it was revealed he and another top executive, Greg Kelly, had been involved in "significant acts of misconduct" over a long period of time.