In Asian Equity Markets Japan's Nikkei 225 jumped 2.59 percent in afternoon trade, while the Topix gained 2.2 percent. Shares of Fast Retailing rose around 3.3 percent while chip company Renesas Electronics jumped 16.26 percent. Mainland Chinese markets were higher by...

In European Equity Markets the pan-European Stoxx 600 closed up 0.88 percent, with all sectors and major bourses in positive territory. Banks sat among the best performers Monday, with Italian lenders getting a boost after reports that their capital positions were...

In Asian Equity Markets the mainland Chinese markets, which were offline for much of last week due to the Lunar New Year holidays, saw gains in early trade. The Shanghai composite rose about 0.2 percent while the Shenzhen composite gained 0.922 percent. Meanwhile,...

In European Equity Markets the pan-European Stoxx 600 closed off by 0.54 percent with most sectors and major bourses in the red. Looking at individual stocks, Wirecard fell to the bottom of the Stoxx 600 after police in Singapore said they had raided the German...

In Asian Equity Markets the Hong Kong's Hang Seng index, which returned to trade after being offline for most of the week due to the Lunar New Year holidays, fell 0.49 percent, as shares of Chinese tech heavyweight Tencent declined about 1 percent. Japan's Nikkei...

In European Equity Markets the pan-European Stoxx 600 closed down 1.36 percent, with all sectors and major bourses in negative territory. Europe's auto stocks were the worst performers Thursday on the back of earnings news. Fiat Chrysler fell 12 percent after the...

In Asian Equity Markets Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.5 percent in afternoon trade while the Topix declined 0.77 percent as shares of Fast Retailing fell by 2.61 percent. Softbank Group jumped more than 17 percent, on the back of its announcement on Wednesday that it...

In European Equity Markets the pan-European Stoxx 600 closed just above the flat-line, with sectors and major bourses pointing in opposite directions. Europe's tech stocks led the gains, up 1.8 percent amid earnings news. Sweden's Hexagon and France's Dassault...

In Asian Equity Markets the Nikkei 225 gained 0.24 percent while the Topix index added 0.1 percent. Australian shares retraced early losses as the country's benchmark ASX 200 rose 0.41 percent. Shares of ANZ were down 1.6 percent, Commonwealth Bank lost 1.07...

In European Equity Markets the pan-European Stoxx 600 closed 1.3 percent higher, with all sectors and major bourses in positive territory. The index hit its highest level since Dec. 3. Britain's FTSE 100 outperformed most of its peers, rising 2 percent as sterling hit...