International Markets
Tokyo stocks start 0.35% lower, Nikkei 225 falls 70.15pts
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks have opened 0.35 per cent lower, pressured by a firmer yen following disappointing US sales data. The...
UK stocks jump at end of trade, FTSE 100 advances 0.2pc
NEW YORK: U.K. stocks rose as commodity shares rebounded from their worst drop in two weeks. The FTSE 100 Index...
US stocks end higher, Dow Jones gains 59.66pts
LONDON: U.S. stocks ended mostly higher buoyed by a rebound in oil prices and a handful of positive first-quarter earnings...
European stocks drop at end; Stoxx Europe 600 sinks 0.5%
ROME: European stocks dropped Tuesday, overtaken by worries about Greece’s persistent debt troubles, but shares of Alcatel-Lucent SA were able...
Asian stocks mixed in early trade, Nikkei 225 down 0.04pc, KOSPI gains 0.3pc
HONG KONG: Asian stocks were mixed in muted Tuesday morning trade amid a lack of fresh news to buoy market...
Euro falls 2yrs low against yen
TOKYO: The euro brushed a fresh two-year low against a broadly firmer yen on Tuesday, as the Japanese currency doggedly...
Yen climbs for 3rd day against US dollar
TOKYO: The yen climbed for a third day against the dollar as an adviser to Japan’s prime minister added his...
Tokyo stocks mixed at end, Nikkei 225 inches down 8.52pts
TOKYO: Tokyo shares ended the morning session Tuesday mixed on profit-taking, but optimism about potential climbing held the downtrend. The...
China stocks advance to new 7yrs high, Shanghai gains 0.3%
BEIJING: China stocks advanced to fresh seven-year highs on Tuesday, even as 15 companies start taking subscriptions for their initial...
China stocks mixed at end of trade, Shanghai climbs 0.34%
BEIJING: China stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Electricity, Utilities and Travel & Leisure...
Japan stocks lower at end of day, Nikkei tumbles 19,908.68
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average was flat on Tuesday as investors preferred to pull back a little after the recent...
Australian stocks lower at end, S&P 200 down 13.7pts
SYDNEY: The Australian sharemarket has fallen further away from the elusive 6,000-point threshold, closing weaker for a second day as...
South Korean stocks end at highest in nearly 4yrs, KOSPI climbs 0.6%
SEOUL: South Korea's benchmark share index ended above the 2,100 level for the first time in nearly 4 years on...
European stocks slip at start, Frankfurt sheds 0.26%
ROME: Europe's main stocks market has slid at the start of trading, despite news that Finland's Nokia was in advanced...
UK stocks little change at start, FTSE 100 drops 0.1pc
LONDON: U.K. stocks were little changed, erasing an earlier advance, as gains in miners offset declines in shares of homebuilders....
US dollar declines to upper 119 yen zone in early trade
LONDON: The U.S. dollar fell to the upper 119 yen zone Tuesday morning in Tokyo, weighed down by remarks by...
South Korean stocks edge above 2,100 in 4yrs, KOSPI hikes 0.1pc
SEOUL: South Korea's benchmark share index edged above the 2,100 level for the first time in nearly 4 years on...
Australian stocks fall by midday; S&P 200 slips 11.1pts
PERTH: The Australian stock has abandoned its pursuit of the increasingly elusive 6,000 point threshold, at least temporarily, as mining...
Japan stocks fluctuate at noon, Topix gains .02pc
TOKYO: Japanese stocks fluctuated amid low trading volumes as paper makers and agriculture companies advanced, while brokerages declined. Nippon Paper...
Australian stocks open weaker, S&P 200 sinks 24.2pts
SYDNEY: The Australian stocks has abandoned its pursuit of the increasingly elusive 6000 point threshold, at least temporarily, as it...
