In Asian Equity Markets Japan's Nikkei index was flat in choppy trade on Tuesday morning as falls in index-heavyweight SoftBank weighed on the market, while expectations that the ruling bloc will win the election later this month continued to underpin sentiment. The...

In European Equity Markets Spanish stocks lagged behind a broadly flat European market on Monday as the Catalonia crisis and a profit warning from renewables energy firm Siemens Gamesa weighed. Spain's country index IBEX fell 0.7 percent while the pan-European STOXX...

In Asian Equity Markets Japan's Nikkei index rose to a fresh 21-year high on Monday morning as the dollar stayed steady against the yen, while index-heavyweight SoftBank rose on news that T-Mobile and Sprint plan to merge. The Nikkei climbed 0.6 percent to 21,284.40...

In European Equity Markets stocks hit their highest in nearly four months on Friday, helped by gains in Bayer after the German drugmaker sold assets that will pave the way for its acquisition of Monsanto. The pan-European STOXX 600 ended the session up 0.4 percent,...

In Asian Equity Markets Japan's Nikkei share average edged up and hit a fresh a 21-year high on Friday helped by index heavyweight Fast Retailing, while selling of Kobe Steel continued as worries from its data fabrication scandal extended overseas. The Nikkei opened...

In European Equity Markets Spanish stocks closed fractionally lower Thursday, catching their breath after the prior day's rally that was sparked by worries abating over Catalonia's independence push, while Europe's main equity benchmark also struggled for...

In Asian Equity Markets Japan's Nikkei index scaled its loftiest peak in more than two decades on Thursday, hoisted by records on Wall Street that offset weakness in oil-related shares. The Nikkei was up 0.5 percent at 20,978.56 at the end of morning trade, after...

In European Equity Markets Spanish stocks rebounded sharply in a flat European market on Wednesday on hopes that a big political crisis in the euro zone's fourth largest economy could de-escalate after Catalonia stopped short of declaring formal independence from...

In Asian Equity Markets Japan's Nikkei index rose on Wednesday in choppy trade, edging closer to a 21-year high supported by buying in defensive stocks, while Kobe Steel extended its losses after confirming a media report that it fabricated data in iron power...

In European Equity Markets stocks traded cautiously as markets waited to see whether Spain's Catalonia region would push for independence later in the day. Madrid's IBEX stocks index fell 0.7 percent by midday and is now down almost 9 percent since May, though a sharp...