International Markets
Tokyo stocks start 0.53pc higher, Nikkei 225 adds 93.87pts
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks started 0.53 percent higher on Monday, up by weaker yen and new record high on Wall Street...
Asian stocks mostly surge after Christmas break; Tokyo adds 0.31%, Hong Kong up 1.48%
HONG KONG: Asian stocks mostly high on Monday in early trade after the Christmas break, with the confidence boost up...
Hong Kong stocks soar, Hang Seng gains 1.9%
HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks climbed on Monday morning, a four-day weekend after returning from Shanghai to catch up with...
Oil prices rise in Asia after attacks on Libyan oil terminals
SINGAPORE: Militants attack on Libya’s main oil terminals caused hike in oil prices in Asia. As dealers reacted to a...
Russian Ruble gains 0.5% to 52.3 against dollar, strengthenes 1% against euro
MOSCOW: The Russian ruble firmed marginally in early trading Friday as the disinclination of market players to pay high borrowing...
Shareholders stepped back: Tokyo stocks close flat, Nikkei 225 up just 0.06%
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed flat on Friday while shareholders stepped back to the sidelines with most major Asian stocks closed...
Japan shares slip 0.17%, Shanghai edges up 0.18%
TOKYO: Tokyo slipped 0.17 percent by the break, while Shanghai edged up 0.18 percent, Shenzhen added 0.04 per cent and...
Japanese stocks end 0.25% lower
TOKYO: Japanese stocks ended 0.25 percent weaker and exporters have booked gains after five days while a powerful yen dragged...
China stocks rise by break, CSI 300 climbs 1.5%, Shanghai Composite gains 1.2%
SHANGHAI: China stocks rose on Friday, led by power in the financial zone, with forecasters saying that shareholders were still...
Tokyo stocks fall 0.17% in noon, Nikkei 225 sheds 29.57pts
TOYKO: Tokyo stocks dipped 0.17 percent on Friday while shareholders stepped back to the sidelines with most major Asian stocks...
China stocks clinches enormous gains in 3 weeks, Shanghai Composite soars 0.5%
BEIJING: China stocks extended the benchmark index’s largest surge in three weeks, while financial material companies moved ahead on speculation...
Tokyo stocks start flat, Nikkei 225 at TSE sheds 0.05%
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks started flat on Friday as the other major stocks were closed for Christmas. The Nikkei 225 index...
Dollar at 120.30 yen in Tokyo, euro weakens to $1.2190 in Asia
TOKYO: The dollar lost more ground in thin Asian trade Thursday, after a rally powered by decade-high US economic growth...
Tokyo stocks end 0.25% lower, Nikkei loses 45.48pts after 5-day winning streak
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks ended 0.25 percent down Thursday, halting a five-day winning streak. The 225-issue Stock Average was down 45.48...
China stocks end 3% higher, CSI 300 climbs 3.3%, Shanghai Composite gains 3.4%
BEIJING: China stocks ended higher on Thursday as shareholders waded back into economic shares after selling off for three days....
China stocks surge on deregulation report, Shanghai Composite soars 3.4%
TOKYO: Chinese stocks climbed Thursday on the report of corporate-finance deregulation in otherwise quiet Asian trading at the end of...
Japan stocks take slow start in quiet Christmas trade
LOS ANGELES: Japanese shareholders sent the market marginally weaker in early trade on Thursday, with volumes expected to be very...
Tokyo stocks tumble 0.31% by midday, Nikkei 225 slips 54.64 pts
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks descended 0.31 percent on Thursday morning after five days of bullish trend, with the market dragged down...
Tokyo stocks start 0.28% weaker, Nikkei 225 at TSE drops 46.39 pts
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks started 0.28% weaker on Thursday while the yen fell against the dollar. The Nikkei 225 index at...
Macedonia busts big drug network, seizes over 200kg contrabands
SKOPJE: Macedonia Customs has busted a big drug network and seized 152 kilograms of marijuana, 63 kilograms of heroin, 3.1...
