International Markets

SHANGHAI: China stocks opened slightly lower on Monday after falling more than 5 per cent on Friday triggered by concerns...

TAIPEI:  Taiwan shares fell on Monday as Chinese markets extended their losing streak after sliding more than 5 percent in...

SEOUL: South Korean stocks opened lower Monday as tech firms, brokerages and other large-cap issues lost ground. The benchmark Korea...

PERTH: The Australian sharemarket has slipped at the start of trade as resources stocks drag the bourse lower and a...

TOKYO: Japanese stocks slipped, with the Topix index set to cap a second straight monthly gain, as steel manufacturers led...

ROME: European equities ended lower on Friday, after sharp falls in China's stock markets weighed on sentiment, but losses were...

NEW YORK: U.K. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Mining, Chemicals and Automobiles &...

LONDON: U.S. stocks closed mixed in light volume in a shortened post-holiday session on Friday, as Wall Street eyed retailers'...

TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , Glass and Semiconductor sectors led...

PERTH: Major resource companies BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto both slipped into the red after posting solid gains early in...

TOKYO: Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Transport, Textile and Power sectors led...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks slid on Friday, with the headline Hang Seng Index posting its worst weekly performance in...

BEIJING: Chinese shares closed down more than five percent Friday, after inquiries were announced into several major brokerage firms. The...

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell Friday as investors moved to lock in earlier gains on perceptions of an overheated market and...

SEOUL: South Korean shares turned lower on Friday as foreign selling put paid to early gains, though the market managed...

TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average edged down in choppy trade on Friday morning as technical indicators suggested the market is...

SEOUL: South Korean stocks traded nearly flat late Friday morning as investors took a wait-and-see approach after the U.S. stock...

BEIJING: China shares fell over 1 percent on Friday morning, heading for their biggest one-day drop in a month, hit...

PERTH: The Australian sharemarket traded higher at noon as major miners underpinned the positive tone following a rally in base...

LONDON: The dollar, euro and yen found themselves in familiar territory early on Friday, having shuffled sideways in thin trade...