International Markets

SINGAPORE: Singapore shares opened lower on Friday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index at 2,935.32 in early trade, down 0.80...

HONG KONG: Chinese stocks fell the most in six weeks in Hong Kong trading after commodity prices plunged and the...

PERTH: The Australian market has declined at the open, with BHP Billiton leading resources stocks down in the wake of...

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell on Friday morning as investor sentiment was dampened by declines in European and U.S. stocks overnight...

NEW YORK: British blue-chip stocks dropped by the most in six weeks on Thursday, leaving the benchmark FTSE 100 at...

LONDON: U.S. stocks accelerated losses in the final hour of trade Thursday to close near session lows, as tanking oil...

ROME: Sharp drops Thursday in commodity stocks and the aerospace group—after Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC’s profit warning—helped European stocks tumble by...

ROME: European stocks opened mixed on Thursday, as investors remained cautious ahead of upcoming comments by European Central Bank President...

PERTH: The share market has had a positive close and the dollar has jumped after Australia's unemployment rate dropped to...

TOKYO: Japan’s equity-market rally stalled, with the Topix index slipping from the highest level in more than 11 weeks, as...

PERTH: The Australian sharemarket has pared most of its earlier losses after investors were buoyed by a better-than expected unemployment...

BEIJING: China stocks were mixed on Thursday as profit taking on financial stocks weighed on domestic indices for the third...

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks ended Thursday morning nearly flat as a boost to sentiment from upbeat Japanese machinery orders data was...

SHANGHAI: China's yuan was flat against the dollar on Thursday after the central bank set the official guidance rate almost...

SEOUL: The South Korean won was up 0.3 per cent at 1,151.5 against the dollar Seoul shares edged down on...

WELLINGTON: The New Zealand dollar dropped against its trans-Tasman counterpart after Australian jobs data showed the unemployment rate fell below...

LONDON: The dollar was down against the euro and yen on Thursday as the currency consolidated after a recent rally,...

SEOUL: Seoul shares edged down on Thursday morning after lukewarm China factory data, while investors awaited the South Korean central...

SINGAPORE: Singapore shares opened flat on Thursday, with the Straits Times Index (STI) down 9.13 points or 0.31 per cent...

TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks rose on Thursday, snapping a four-day losing streak as investors bargain hunted Apple Inc suppliers such as...