In Asian Equity Markets indices were mixed on Friday as investors reacted to an escalating trade war between the U.S. and China, developments in Australian politics and economic data from Japan. In Australia, the ASX 200 was up 0.27 percent as politics in the...

In European Equity Markets the pan-European Stoxx 600 closed the day lower by 0.16 percent. Tech stocks were the out-performers. Basic resources and autos fell on the back of renewed trade tensions. Sunrise Communications was the top performer, ending up 7.25 percent,...

In Asian Equity Markets the Nikkei 225 traded in positive territory up 0.16 percent. South Korea's KOSPI was largely flat.  Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was down by 0.53 percent, with the materials sector declining 1.33 percent. Down Under, the ASX 200 was in negative...

In European Equity Markets the pan-European STOXX 600 closed around the flat-line, with the majority of sectors closing flat or higher. Most peripheral markets finished in the black. Europe's autos stocks were the worst performers Wednesday, down 3.47 percent. Shares...

In Asian Equity Markets trading was mixed on Wednesday. Australia's ASX 200 fell 0.47 percent, with sectors such as utilities and the heavily-weighted financials sub-index trading lower. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 traded up by 0.15 percent while South Korea's Kospi rose...

In European Equity Markets the pan-European STOXX 600 closed up 0.27 percent, with most sectors ending the day in the black. Oil and gas stocks were some of Europe's top performers, finishing up 0.94 percent as a sector amid earnings news. Britain's Aggreko jumped...

In Asian Equity Markets indices were mixed on Tuesday. In Australia, the benchmark ASX 200 declined 0.79 percent with most sectors falling. The energy sector was down 1.20 percent, materials was lower by 1.22 percent and the heavily weighted financials sub-index fell...

In European Equity Markets the pan-European Stoxx 600 was closed up 0.64 percent, with the majority of sectors ending in positive territory. On the bourses front, the U.K.'s FTSE 100 rose 0.57 percent, while France's CAC 40 gained 0.71 percent and Germany's DAX jumped...

In Asian Equity Markets Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.22 percent while the Topix was down 0.3 percent. In South Korea, the Kospi traded up at 0.19 percent, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 0.96 percent in early trade. Chinese mainland markets also traded higher....

In European Equity Markets the pan-European Stoxx 600 ended down 0.5 percent, with almost all sectors and major bourses in negative territory. Europe's technology stocks were among the worst performers, down almost 1 percent following a weak forecast from U.S. company...