International Markets

SEOUL: South Korean stocks traded nearly flat late Friday morning as institutions dumped local shares on rising speculation that the...

HONG KONG: Shares in Hong Kong fell in the morning session Friday following losses in New York and on concerns...

BEIJING: The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened by 101 basis points to 6.3495...

LONDON: The dollar slipped against the yen on Friday after the Bank of Japan announced that it would keep monetary...

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar remained fragile on Friday and underperformed its steadier New Zealand neighbour, as falling global commodity prices...

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee opened with marginal gain of 3 paise at 65.26 per dollar on Friday versus 65.29 Thursday....

PERTH: The sharemarket has pared back some losses after the open, as regional investors await the outcome of Japan’s monthly...

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index opened 22.49 points or 0.75 per cent lower at 2,979.02 on Friday, following an...

TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks fell slightly on Friday after third-quarter GDP came in worse than analysts expected, with tech exporters also...

SEOUL: South Korean stocks started higher on Friday, led by gains in Samsung Group shares after the conglomerate said it...

HONG KONG: Shares in Hong Kong eased slightly soon after opening Friday following a soft lead from Wall Street while...

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks slid slightly in early trading Friday amid a wait-and-see mood ahead of the Bank of Japan's monetary...

NEW YORK: U.K. stocks on Thursday fell for the third time in four days, with the benchmark FTSE 100 weighed...

LONDON: U.S. stocks closed lower Thursday, but mostly held the prior day's rally, as investors continued to consider the possibility...

ROME: European stocks on Thursday finished lower as Deutsche Bank AG and Barclays PLC came under scrutiny in the wake...

ROME: European shares surrendered early gains on Thursday after disappointing updates from companies like Deutsche Bank, Saint-Gobain and Barclays and...

TAIPEI: Shares in Taiwan took a beating Thursday amid expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will kick off an interest...

SYDNEY: The Australian sharemarket retreated decisively for the first time this week, with sentiment driven firstly by a US Federal...

TOKYO: Most Japanese stocks rose, after the Topix index swung between gains and losses, as investors assessed the Federal Reserve’s...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks have retreated after the Federal Reserve hinted at a possible US interest rate hike in...