Nikkei Futures Drop as Kiwi Holds Advance; Platinum Gains

Japanese index futures fell while contracts on the Standard & Poor™s 500 Index climbed after financial and technology companies drove a second day of declines in U.S. stocks. Platinum and palladium rebounded as New Zealand™s dollar held gains near a 2 1/2-year high. Futures on Japan™s Nikkei 225 Stock Average dropped 0.5 percent to 14,560 by 8:05 a.m. in the Osaka pre-market, after rising in Chicago. S&P 500 futures added 0.2...

U.S. Stock Decline as Financial, Technology Shares Lead Drop

U.S. stocks fell for the fourth time in five days, led by banks and technology companies, as investors resumed a rotation out of the bull market™s biggest winners. Citigroup Inc. dropped the most since 2012 after its capital plan failed Federal Reserve stress tests. Accenture Plc fell 5 percent after saying it anticipates a continued œchallenging environment for its business. GameStop Corp. lost 4 percent after its earnings forecast...

European Stocks Little Changed After Two-Day Rally; H&M Declines

European stocks were little changed, after a two-day rally, as retailers fell, while food and beverage companies climbed.Hennes & Mauritz AB lost 4.3 percent after reporting quarterly profit that missed analysts™ estimates. Babcock International Group Plc posted the biggest drop in four years after agreeing to buy private equity-owned Avincis Group. United Internet AG added 5 percent after saying that earnings jumped 25 percent last...

U.S. Stocks Decline as Financial, Technology Shares Lead Drop

Banks and technology companies led U.S. stocks lower for the fourth time in five days, as a midmorning recovery fizzled and investors resumed a rotation out of the bull market™s biggest winners. Citigroup Inc. dropped the most since 2012 after its capital plan failed Federal Reserve stress tests. Accenture Plc. fell 6.8 percent after saying it anticipates a continued œchallenging environment for its business. GameStop Corp. lost 6.8...

U.S. Stocks Drop as Investors Sell Drugmaker Shares

U.S. stocks fell, extending a decline from the last hour of yesterday™s session, as investors sold health-care stocks that have led gains in the last year, Internet companies retreated and Citigroup Inc. fell 5 percent. The Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 1 percent, extending a decline that began on March 19 to 4.6 percent. The S&P 500 dropped 0.5 percent to 1,843.55 at 9:44 a.m. in New York. The slide erased the gauge™s gain for...