International Markets

LONDON: Britain's FTSE 100 index opened 11 to 12 points lower, or down 0.2 percent, on Thursday trade. The UK...

ROME: European stocks advanced for a second day, pushing the Stoxx Europe 600 Index near a seven-year high, as investors...

BEIJING: China's main stock indexes fell nearly 1 percent on Thursday as investors dumped blue-chip shares such as banks and...

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks have risen 0.26 per cent, with profit taking more than offset by fresh buying on expectations of...

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose 0.17 per cent on Thursday morning, with profit taking more than offset by fresh buying on...

SEOUL: South Korean shares finished almost unchanged on Thursday, even as foreigners were net buyers for a ninth straight day,...

ROME: The euro wallowed near its weakest level in over 11 years against the dollar on Thursday, as investors waited...

NEW YORK: The yen weakened along with the Aussie in Asia on Thursday on comments from policy makers at both...

PERTH: The Australian dollar traded stronger on Thursday early in Asia ahead of trade and retail sales. AUD/USD traded at...

MUMBAI: Snapping its four-day falling streak, Indian rupee today recovered by 5 paise to 62.20 against the US dollar in...

TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks dipped on Thursday following losses in overseas markets but trade was cautious ahead of data from the...

SYDNEY: The Australian stocks  ended slightly higher after a volatile day, snapping a run of two soft closes following the...

SYDNEY: The Australian stock market opened lower on Thursday, tracking the weak cues overnight from Wall Street. Banks and mining...

Tokyo: Asian stocks slipped on Thursday after Wall Street continued to pull back from record highs ahead of Friday’s closely-watched...

PERTH: The Australian stocks looks set to open flat after falls on Wall Street following dull US data on hiring...

BEIJING: China’s stocks fell to a one-week low, led by industrial companies, after the government set the lowest economic growth...

TOKYO: Japan’s Topix index swung between gains and losses as an advance by energy explorers amid higher oil prices countered...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong retreated Thursday morning, after China cut its growth target for 2015 earlier in the day. The...

BEIJING: China’s stocks fell, led by financial and industrial shares, after the government set the lowest economic growth target in...

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened 0.24 per cent lower on Thursday as New York stocks fell for a second day after...