On Thursday, the Helsinki Stock Exchange opened higher with the OMXH general index up 0.2 percent at 10,074.54 points. In terms of company-specific news, a cargo handling company, Kalmar, saw a 0.4 percent increase in its shares as it began listing on the stock exchange on Monday. Another company, Cargotec, also saw a slight increase in its shares.
Meanwhile, stock markets in Asia rose on Thursday following Wall Street’s lead. There is speculation that the Fed might make its first interest rate cut as early as September. However, the June ISM purchasing managers’ index for the US service sector fell below expectations, coming in at 48.8 points.
In Australia, an Australian-Finnish mining company Latitude 66 merged with ASX-listed DiscovEX Resources and raised four million Australian dollars, approximately 2.5 million euros, for ore exploration and project development. Additionally, there have been changes in share recommendations and target prices for various companies, with Inderes, OP, DNB Markets and Barclays among those making adjustments.
There are also a variety of content available on different topics such as cannabis web design trends and entertainment news available to investors on the stock exchange website or other financial news outlets.
Overall stock markets continue to remain volatile but still showing positive signs of growth as investors remain cautious about future economic developments and political uncertainty around the world.
