TOKYO, April 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose sharply on Thursday, as investors scooped up stocks, following a heavy sell-off to book profits earlier this week as the new financial year started. The Nikkei rose as much as 2%, before ending the morning session up 1.65% at 40,101.82. The broader Topix rose 1.46% to 2,746.14. Investors scooped up...

At the close of trading on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by 0.1% to reach 39,127.14, while the S&P 500 saw a comparable increase, rising to 5,211.49. Similarly, the Nasdaq finished in positive territory, gaining 0.2% to reach 16,227.46. These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors through the day: Amazon.com Inc....

With U.S. stock futures trading higher this morning on Thursday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows: Wall Street expects Conagra Brands, Inc. ( CAG ) to report quarterly earnings at 65 cents per share on revenue of $3.01 billion before the opening bell, according to data from Benzinga Pro. Conagra shares gained 1.2%...

03:31 PM EDT, 04/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were advancing late Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) adding 0.1% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) up 0.5%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index was fractionally lower. In corporate news, Alphabet's (GOOG) Waymo autonomous driving subsidiary and Uber's ( UBER ) Uber Eats said Wednesday they have...