1. open higher/close lower 开高/走低
通常股市相关报导一开始会先描述大盘的走势，例如open high或open higher表示「一开盘就上涨」，close low或close lower表示「收盘时下跌」，若是个股、货币「逐步上扬」就是be trading higher，「逐步走低」则是be trading lower。
例1：Wall Street opened higher on Friday, helped by a rise in technology shares.
受到科技股的带动，华尔街股市周五开高。
例2： Gold and silver futures on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) were trading lower in early trade on Thursday.
印度多种商品交易所(MCX)的黄金和银期货交易在周四开盘时走低。
2. rise/climb/gain/advance 上涨
除了用rise、go up、climb 表示一般的上涨之外，新闻英文为求变化性，避免字句的重覆，也会用gain、advance等字表示上涨。若「微幅上涨」则用edge up表示，其相反为edge down（微幅下跌）。
例1：Taiwan shares climbed a little higher on Monday though cautious sentiment has caused the market to have the fifth lowest single-day turnover so far this year.
台湾股票在周一小幅攀升，虽然谨慎情绪造成市场出现今年度到目前为止第五低的单日成交量 。
例2：Foxconn’s shares advanced 0.6% to close at NT$84 ahead of the revenue report, having gained 7.56% over the past 12 months.
富士康的股票在营收报告前， 上涨0.6％，收盘价为84元，过去十二个月来涨幅为7.56％。
例3: The Nikkei 225 rose 0.21%, S&P/ASX 200 dipped 0.04% and the Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.63%. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index edged down 0.47%.
日经225指数上扬0.21％，S&P/ASX 200下跌0.04％，而上海证券交易所综合股价指数则下跌0.63％。同时，香港恒生指数小幅下降0.47％。
3. jump/surge/soar 飙升
如果涨幅较大时，则会用jump、surge、soar等字表示「飙升」，如果是「大涨」则会用skyrocket这个动词来形容，skyrocket原本是「火箭」的意思，当动词则表示「飙涨」、「急速增加」。
例1：Global bond yields soared the most on record over the past two weeks, 1.5 times faster than the previous all-time mark in 1994.
全球债券收益率在过去两个礼拜内破纪录飙升，上升的速度比起1994年的历史记录快了1.5倍 。
例2: According to estimates by the London Bullion Market Association, the recent skyrocketing prices of gold will hit a new price of $1450 USD per ounce next year.
根据伦敦金银市场协会预估，近来价格持续飙涨的黄金，明年将冲上每盎司1450美元的新天价。
4. fall/drop/dip/slip/decline 下跌
表示一般的下跌，除了fall、drop之外，也可以用dip、slip、decline、retreat。
例1：Another factor affecting the value of foreign exchange reserves was the fact that while the euro rose by 4.3% in April, it slipped 2% in May.
影响外汇存底的另一项因素是虽然欧元在四月间升值了百分之4.3，五月时却贬了2％。
例2：Asian currencies retreated this week, led by baht and ringgit. Thailand’s baht slipped 1.7 percent to 32.600 per US dollar, its worst five-day performance since August.
亚洲货币这周由泰铢跟令吉带领下跌 。泰铢下滑1.7％至1美元兑32.600泰铢，自八月以来最糟糕的一周表现。
5. dive/nosedive/plunge/plummet/sink/slump/tumble 巨幅下跌
描述「巨幅下跌」的动词有许多选择，可以用联想的方式来辅助记忆，dive 和plunge都与「跳水」有关，nosedive原指飞机「向下俯冲」，plummet原指测量水深用的「铅锤」，sink是「往下沉」，slump是「往后重重地坐下」，tumble则是「突然坠落」。
例1: RIM has had a terrible year, and its share price has nosedived, falling 70% over the last 12 months.
RIM过去一年表现不佳，其股价在过去12个月暴跌了70％。
例2: The ringgit has fallen more than 5 percent since Nov. 8, plummeting to the lowest level since the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s.
令吉自11月8号起跌幅超过5％，已刷新自90年代末期亚洲金融危机后以来的最低水准。
例3：Wall Street dipped as much as 0.2 percent, led lower by the energy sector as oil prices slumped.
因油价重挫拖累能源股跌幅加大，美股跌幅多达0.2个百分点。
6. pick up/rally/rebound 回升
若要描述股价「下跌之后回升」，则可用pick up 、rally、rebound 等字，反过来「上涨之后下跌」则可用pull back表示 。
例1：Asian equities inched to 19-month highs on Monday driven by a rally in copper and iron prices.
亚洲股市受铜价和铁矿砂价格回升带动，于周一攀涨至19个月来的高点。
