International Markets

LONDON: Crude oil dipped 17 cents in the Asian session on Wednesday to trade at 56.89 and Brent oil mirrored...

LONDON: The dollar wallowed near a two-month low against a basket of major currencies on Wednesday as the market hedged...

SYDNEY: The Australian sharemarket has posted its biggest loss in nearly five months as the benchmark index falls further away...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks ended 0.15 per cent lower Wednesday, in line with a broad regional sell-off following weak...

BEIJING: China stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Technology and...

SEOUL:  The South Korean won rose for the fourth straight session on Wednesday, nearing a six-month high against the dollar...

SEOUL:  The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) slipped 0.2 per cent to 2,142.63 points, its fourth consecutive loss. Shares...

TAIPEI: The U.S. dollar fell against the Taiwan dollar Wednesday, shedding NT$0.136 to close at NT$30.695 as foreign investors continued...

LONDON: U.K. stocks dipped lower Wednesday, with Antofagasta PLC and other miners among the biggest decliners, while apparel retailer Next...

TAIPEI:  Taiwan stocks ended below the 9,900-point mark Wednesday as the bellwether electronics sector came under pressure on worse-than-expected first...

SINGAPORE: Singapore share prices closed 0.2 per cent lower on Wednesday with the Straits Times Index down 7.94 points to...

ROME: Europe's leading stock markets have stabilised at the start of trade, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index down 0.21...

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar is up two US cents following weak economic data out of the US in the lead-up...

PERTH: The Australian stocks has pulled further back from its pursuit of the key 6,000 threshold, as the benefits of...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's equities market lost 0.46 percent in the morning session Wednesday, in line with a regional downturn...

SHANGHAI: Chinese stocks were a mixed bag on Wednesday morning as banking shares were depressed by lacklustre first-quarter earnings while...

BEIJING: The central parity rate of the Chinese currency Renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened by 40 basis points to 6.1169...

SYDNEY: The Australian stocks has pulled even further back from its pursuit of the key 6000 threshold, opening slightly lower...

TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks rose 0.14 percent on Wednesday, though tech and smartphone brand HTC Corp tumbled. As of 0122 GMT,...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks opened marginally higher on Wednesday as investors await the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting, hoping...