Equities markets in Asia and the Pacific were higher on Thursday. The Straits Times index in Singapore added 0.47 percent to 3,511.13. In India, the Sensex gained 0.92 percent to 14,544.46, while in Australia the Sydney Ordinaries were 1.12 percent higher to 6,341.8. The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong closed at [...]

Asian and European equities markets were lower on Wednesday after exchanges in China fell significantly after the government there tripled the stamp duty tax on share transactions. The tax went from 0.1 percent to 0.3 percent and was meant to cool down the stock market there, where share prices have advanced by 60 percent [...]

Most Asian and Pacific equities markets were higher on Tuesday. The main exception was the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong, which dropped 0.29 percent to 20,469.59. Elsewhere, the Straits Times index in Singapore added 0.36 percent to 3,527.08, while in India the Sensex was up 0.77 percent to 14,508.21 and in Australia [...]

Global equities markets were mixed on Friday as both the UK and US markets prepare for a three-day weekend. Most Asian markets were lower on the session, with the main exception being the Sensex, which added 0.85 percent to 14,338.45 in India. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries dropped 0.4 percent to 6,273.3. [...]

Asian and Pacific equities markets were lower on Thursday. In China, the Shanghai Composite dropped 0.5 percent to close at 4,354.4 after dropping by as much as 1.5 percent in afternoon trade. The decline came after the government there warned investors and brokers to take into consideration the risks involved in stock speculation. [...]

Asian and Pacific equities markets were mixed again on Wednesday. The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong dropped 0.22 percent to 20,798.97, while the Sensex was 0.63 percent lower to 14,363.26 in India. In Australia, however, the Sydney Ordinaries added 0.34 percent to 6,372. The Straits Times index in Singapore gained 0.77 [...]

Asian and Pacific equities markets were mixed on Tuesday. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries were 0.35 percent lower to 6,350.2, while the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong dropped 0.4 percent to 20,843.92. Gainers on the day included India’s Sensex, which added 0.24 percent to 14,453.72, and the Straits Times index in Singapore, [...]

Equities markets in the Asia Pacific region were higher on Monday. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index added 0.11 percent to 20,927.75, while in Singapore the Straits Times index was 0.2 percent higher to 3,514.49. In India, the Sensex gained 0.81 to 14,418.6. The Sydney Ordinaries added 0.84 percent to 6,372.5 [...]

Equities markets were mixed in Asia and the Pacific on Friday, with more losers than gainers on the session. Gainers included the Sensex, which added 0.03 percent to 14,303.41 in India, and the Straits Times index in Singapore, which was 0.21 percent higher, to 3,512.4. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index dropped [...]

With the exception of Tokyo’s equities markets, Asian and Pacific markets were higher on Thursday. The Straits Times index in Singapore added 0.24 percent to 3,525.51, while in Hong Kong the Hang Seng index gained 0.27 percent to 20,994.61. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries closed at 6,370.1, a gain of 1.1 percent, while [...]