German banks higher on bids speculation

Global equities markets were mixed on Friday, with Asia Pacific markets mostly up, but Europe well mixed and the US lower at midday and over the week.
Markets were mostly up in the Asia Pacific Region. The main exception was the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong, which dropped 0.11 percent to 19,800.93. The […]
Asian equities markets make gains

The Asia and Pacific region equities markets were mostly up on the session on Thursday. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries added 0.51 percent to 5,943.4. The Straits Times index in Singapore gained 0.61 percent to 3,220.27, while in India the Sensex was 0.74 percent higher to 12,979.66. Meanwhile in Hong Kong, the […]
Global equities markets decline

Global equities markets were lower on Wednesday. In Asia and the Pacific, the Sydney Ordinaries dropped 0.66 percent to 5,913.3, while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong fell 0.78 percent to 19,553.87. Elsewhere in the region, the declines were even larger. The Straits Timex index in Singapore was 1.07 percent lower […]
House builders in focus in US, UK

Equities markets in Asia and the Pacific were mostly lower on Tuesday, the main exception being the Straits Times index in Singapore, which added 1.01 percent to 3,230.61. Elsewhere, the Sydney Ordinaries and the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong each dropped 0.3 percent, to 5,952.3 and 19,706.79 respectively. In India, the Sensex […]
Asian markets mixed; Europe, US lower

Utilities in focus in Europe

Equities in Asia and the Pacific were mixed on Friday. The Sydney Ordinaries dropped 0.04 percent to 5,933.1, while in India the Sensex fell 0.17 percent to 13,285.93. On the other hand, in Hong Kong the Hang Seng gained 0.01 percent to 19,692.64 and the Straits Times index added 0.05 percent to 3,205.82. […]
Wall Street mixed as other equities markets see advances

Most global equities markets continue gains

Equities markets in Asia and the Pacific were mostly up on the session Wednesday. The major exception was in the Pacific region, in Australia, where The SP/ASX dropped 14.7 points to close at 5,861.9 and the Sydney Ordinaries fell 10.2 points to 5,846.3 on a volume of 1.74 billion shares. In Australia, miners […]
Oil sector declines in London

Equities markets in Asia and the Pacific were up on Tuesday. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries were 0.29 percent higher to 5,856.5. The Straits Times index in Singapore added 0.3 percent to 3,125.28, the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong gained 0.47 percent to 19,356.9, and in India the Sensex was up 0.48 […]
Banks, tobacco, cars among sectors in focus

Asian equities markets were higher on Monday, many rising by more than a full percentage point on the session. The Straits Times index in Singapore added 1.25 percent to 3,115.92, while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong gained 1.65 percent to 19,266.74 and in India the Sensex was 1.73 percent higher to 12,644.99. […]