In Asian Equity Markets indices were mixed in early trade as investors monitored for new developments from the ongoing U.S.-China trade negotiations. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.45% in early trade and the Topix index fell 0.78%. South Korea's Kospi shed 0.37%...

In European Equity Markets the pan-European STOXX 600 index hovered below the flatline, with sectors and major bourses pointing in opposite directions. Europe’s basic resources sector, with its heavy exposure to China, led the losses, down 1.5%. British broadcaster...

In Asian Equity Markets indices declined on Wednesday morning trade as investors digested U.S.-China trade developments that sent stateside shares falling overnight. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.51% in early trade, with shares of index heavyweights such as Fast...

In European Equity Markets the pan-European STOXX Europe 600 was 1.5% lower at the closing bell, with most sectors and major bourses seeing heavy losses. Europe’s banking stocks showed the most substantial slide, falling 2.6% with Barclays, HSBC and Standard...

In Asian Equity Markets the Nikkei 225 in Japan, which returned to the first day of trade following an extended holiday period, fell 0.89% in early trade as shares of index heavyweight Fanuc declined more than 3%. Over in South Korea, where markets were closed on...

In European Equity Markets stocks fell on Monday, after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would hike tariffs on goods from China. Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC closed down by around 1%, trimming some heavy losses seen earlier in the session. The decline was quite...

In Asian Equity Markets Japanese financial markets remain closed until Tuesday for a national holiday, but Nikkei 225 futures fell 1.8 percent to 22,085. Stocks in Australia declined in morning trade on Monday following a re-escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions as...

In European Equity Markets the pan-European Stoxx 600 Index closed up around 0.4% during Friday trade, with most sectors and major bourses in positive territory. Looking at individual stocks, Societe Generale was also trading higher. It comes after France’s...

In Asian Equity Markets fell on Friday morning trade, following a second day of losses overnight on Wall Street as investors continued to grapple with recent comments by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. In South Korea, the Kospi declined 0.11% in early...

In European Equity Markets the pan-European Euro Stoxx 600 Index ended the session 0.6% lower. All major bourses and most sectors were in negative territory at the closing bell. Looking at individual stocks, Volkswagen reported first-quarter earnings in line with...