In Asian Equity Markets Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.44 percent, with insurers and mining stocks leading overall declines. Semiconductor-related stocks were also down, with Tokyo Electron falling 3.34 percent. Elsewhere, the Kospi pulled back by 0.72 percent as major...

In European Equity Markets the pan-European Stoxx 600 ended flat as sectors pointed in different directions. Retail stocks were almost 1 percent higher, while the oil and gas sector was 0.9 percent lower amid growing geopolitical tensions. Adidas topped the European...

In Asian Equity Markets indices traded mostly higher on Thursday mid-morning with Chinese mainland indexes rising more than 1 percent. The Shanghai composite traded up 1.82 percent and the Shenzhen composite rose 2.54 percent. In Australia, the ASX 200 rose 0.68...

In European Equity Markets the pan-European Stoxx 600 ended trade 0.2 percent lower on Tuesday. While the French and German bourses closed below the flat line, the U.K. FTSE was up 0.7 percent. Autos and technology were the two top performing sectors, both finishing...

In Asian Equity Markets Japan's Nikkei 225 edged up by 0.41 percent, with the sea transport sub-index trading higher by 1.72 percent and leading gains. Oil and coal products, telecommunications and other financials also saw a rise of more than 1 percent. South Korean...

In European Equity Markets the pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.6 percent  with all major bourses and most sectors in positive territory. Europe's autos stocks were among the top performers, rallying almost 1.4 percent on earnings news. German auto...

In Asian Equity Markets Japanese shares edged higher, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 adding 0.31 percent as the telecommunications sector gained 1.8 percent to lead gains. South Korea's Kospi, meanwhile, tacked on 0.32 percent. Technology traded higher, with Samsung...

In European Equity Markets indices closed lower Monday, having spent the day see-sawing above and below the flat line thanks to investor jitters over world trade. The basic resources sector fell by 1.6 percent on the back of trade uncertainty. Europe's chemicals...

In Asian Equity Markets the Nikkei 225 edged up by 0.14 percent in the early going, with utilities edging higher. Among index heavyweights, Fanuc gained 1.1 percent while Fast Retailing eased 0.27 percent. In South Korea, the Kospi added 0.39 percent. Steelmakers and...

In European Equity Markets the pan-European Stoxx 600 was higher by 0.67 percent with almost every sector rising supported by solid corporate results. William Hill fell to the bottom of the European benchmark, down by 8.14 percent. The company reported a pretax loss...