Tokyo equities markets were higher on Thursday after the yen fell to yet another record low in relation to the euro. The yen fell in reaction to weak industrial output data. Export-focused stocks did especially well as investors believed that the euro’s strength against the yen would make Japanese goods more attractive to European shoppers. [...]

The FTSE Eurofirst 300 was down by 0.3 percent on the session Thursday as a mixed banking sector was in focus. Airlines were also mixed. Alitalia was 0.1 percent lower to €0.95 on rumors that it wants to merge with Air France-KLM after it said it would announce a plan soon to return to profits. [...]

The FTSE 100 closed down by 0.4 percent to 5,906.1 in London on Thursday, but the FTSE 250 added 0.2 percent to 9,601.2. The oil sector saw gains on the day despite crude oil prices that were lower again after initial gains on the session. Premier Oil added 1.8 percent to £10.30 on talk that [...]

At midday on Thursday, Wall Street was slightly lower amid a week of numerous releases of economic data. The declines, of just 0.1 percent for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Nasdaq Composite, and the S&P 500, were attributed to investor hesitation ahead of employment figures to be released on Friday as well as to [...]

Equities markets in New York were mixed on Wednesday at midday despite some good news in the form of an upwardly revised number for the gross domestic product in the second quarter. Instead of the first estimate of GDP growth of 2.5 percent in the quarter, growth was estimated to have been at 2.9 percent, [...]

London equities markets were up on Wednesday after the minutes from the latest meeting of the US Federal Reserve seemed to indicate that interest rates in the United States are likely to remain on hold for the time being. The FTSE 100 added 0.7 percent to 5,929.3, while the FTSE 250 was 0.5 percent higher [...]

Rumors of mergers in Europe’s aerospace and defense sector sent European equities higher on Tuesday even though the oil sector declined as crude oil prices continued to drop. The FTSE Eurofirst 300 ended the session at 1,367.4. 0.2 percent lower. Defense electronics company Thales and airplane engine manufacturer Safran were both said to be interested [...]

After Monday’s holiday, London markets resumed trade on Tuesday with slightly higher volumes of 2.2 billion shares traded and small gains in both the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250. The 100 added 0.17 percent to 5,888.3 after going as high as 5,921.3 earlier in the session, while the 250 was 0.4 percent higher to 9,531.8 [...]

New York equities markets were lower at midday on Tuesday on declining consumer confidence and losses in the oil sector due to falling crude oil prices. Mid-session found the Dow Jones Industrial Average 0.4 percent lower to 11,312.47. The S&P 500 was also down by 0.4 percent, to 1,296.38, while the Nasdaq Composite had declined [...]

The Tokyo equities markets were lower on Monday, with the Nikkei 225 falling by 1.1 percent to 15,7562.59 and the Topix index dropping 1.2 percent to 1,600.25. There were gainers on the day, however. Nippon Steel added 1.2 percent to ¥495 on a report that it will pay shareholders a dividend for the first time [...]