International Markets

PERTH: Surprisingly strong employment figures have dashed hopes for further Reserve Bank interest rate cuts, sparking a sell-off in big...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares weakened on Thursday, pulled lower by resource shares, as investors remained wary of falling commodity...

SEOUL: South Korean shares edged up on Thursday, bolstered by local institutions and individuals that bought stocks on the main...

  PERTH: The Australian sharemarket is substantially softer at noon, hitting its weakest point in nearly a month despite surprisingly...

SEOUL: South Korean stocks traded 0.11 percent lower late Thursday morning as downbeat oil prices weighed heavily on the market....

  TOKYO: Japanese stocks fell for a third day after the yen jumped against the dollar by the most in...

  TOKYO: Tokyo's benchmark stock index fell for a third straight session on Thursday as a strong yen dented exporters,...

BEIJING: The Chinese yuan fell against the US dollar on Thursday's Asian deals, as the Chinese central bank set a...

PERTH: The Australian dollar has spiked back above US73 cents on a stunningly strong jobs report. At noon (AEDT), the...

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee rose marginally by 4 paise to 66.79 against the US dollar in early trade today at...

SINGAPORE: Singapore stocks opened marginally lower on Thursday following a retreat overnight in US equities, with the Straits Times Index...

SEOUL: South Korean stocks opened nearly flat Thursday in an atmosphere of caution heading into the upcoming U.S. rate-setting meeting....

TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks fell to their lowest in more than two months on Thursday as weakness took hold of regional...

SYDNEY: Australian stocks have slipped more than one percent on Thursday, led by heavy losses in Australia's banks weighing on...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks slipped in the first few minutes of trade Thursday, extending a sell-off to six straight...

SHANGHAI: China stocks rose on Thursday as investors responded positively to a government announcement that it would shift to a...

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks tumbled Thursday as a strong yen dented exporter shares, and after Wall Street fell on oil prices...

LONDON:U.S. stocks fell for a third day as Apple Inc. paced declines among technology shares, overshadowing a rebound in commodity...

NEW YORK: The U.K.’s benchmark stock dropped for a fifth straight session on Wednesday, even as mining and oil companies...

  ROME: European stocks fell for a second straight session Wednesday, as investors searched for direction amid volatility in the...