International Markets

NEW YORK: The Huntsville-based Marshall Space Flight Center of NASA received a special shipment from the International Space Station (ISS)....

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar strengthened against the other major currencies in the Asian session on Thursday. The Australian dollar rose...

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee strengthened by nine paise at 62.15 against the US dollar in early trade today at the...

SYDNEY: The Australian share market is trading slightly softer at noon, weighed down by a significant sell-off in resources stocks...

TOKYO: Japanese stocks rose, with the Topix index poised for its highest close since November 2007, after Federal Reserve minutes...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks surged to a seven-year high and a gauge of mainland shares in the city jumped...

SINGAPORE: The Straits Times Index (STI) opened 12.46 points higher, or 0.36 per cent, to 3,473.14 points at 9.01am on...

TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks were higher on Thursday as transport shares were lifted by falling oil prices overnight and investors were...

PERTH: The Australian sharemarket opened little changed, weighed down by a significant sell-off in resources stocks, after a volatile session...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s STOCK MARKET rose Thursday for a sixth session, taking gains this week to over 6% as...

BEIJING: China's Shanghai Composite Index fell more than 2 percent on Thursday, with China's small cap index dropping 4.9 percent,...

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened 0.31 per cent higher Thursday as the dollar held up against the yen on speculation over...

NEW YORK: Royal Dutch Shell Plc led U.K. stocks lower, erasing earlier gains, after a report showed U.S. oil inventories...

LONDON: US markets closed slightly higher on Wednesday, after the latest minutes from the Federal Reserve's March meeting showed the...

ROME: Europe's main STOCK MARKETS have closed lower as traders awaited an update on the outlook for US interest rates....

TAIPEI:  Shares in Taiwan trended lower Wednesday as the bellwether electronics sector faced downward pressure, with investors locking in gains...

SEOUL: South Korean stocks closed higher Wednesday, led by gains in refiners, chemicals and brokerage houses, analysts said. The Korean...

HONG KONG: The Hong Kong-to-Shanghai price convergence trade has never been more popular with stock investors. Net purchases of Hong...

FRANCE: European stocks rose closer to a record as BG Group Plc jumped after Royal Dutch Shell Plc agreed to...

SYDNEY: Australian shares ended higher on Wednesday thanks to a boost from energy and mining stocks, but a mixed performance...