International Markets

HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares ended down on Friday in sympathy with other Asian shares, as investors braced for US...

SINGAPORE: Comments by US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen on Wednesday about moving ahead with interest rate hikes "in a...

TOKYO: Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Non-Metal Minerals, Power and Retail sectors...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks were lower by the break Friday as traders awaited a US jobs report, while Shanghai...

BEIJING: China's stocks rose for a third day on Friday, but gains were largely capped as investors took profit in...

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose 0.47 percent Friday morning as a weak yen gave the market a lift ahead of the...

SEOUL: South Korean stocks traded 0.12 percent lower late Friday morning as investors switched to selling mode ahead of the...

TOKYO: Japanese stocks edged up on Friday morning as a weaker yen helped keep the benchmark Nikkei index above 19,000...

PERTH: The Australian sharemarket was down at noon after revelations of a deadly dam burst at a BHP Billiton joint...

PERTH: The Australian dollar is treading water ahead of crucial US employment data. At 0700 AEDT on Friday, the currency...

SHANGHAI: China's yuan entered midday weaker against the dollar on Friday after shedding early gains that had been led by...

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee weakened by another 12 paise to trade at a fresh one-month low of 65.87 against the...

SINGAPORE: Singapore share prices opened slightly stronger on Friday, with the Straits Times Index up 1.01 points or 0.03 per...

SEOUL:  South Korean stocks started higher Friday as investors piled up bio shares after Hanmi Pharmaceutical announced a mega license...

TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks fell along with other regional bourses on Friday as investors were cautious ahead of U.S. employment data,...

SYDNEY: The Australian sharemarket has pulled itself into the black after dipping at the start of trade, as a recovery...

BEIJING: Shanghai stocks opened slightly down on Friday morning, following a weak lead from Wall Street, paring gains made on...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks opened slightly down on Friday morning, following a weak lead from Wall Street,...

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened 0.41 percent higher Friday on a weaker yen ahead of the release of fresh US jobs...

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened 0.41 percent higher Friday on a weaker yen ahead of the release of fresh US jobs...