Most equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were lower on Monday as analysts and investor worried about the possibility of recession in the US. Last week, the US Labor Department issued disappointing employment data for December, and reports from the Institute for Supply Management showed that manufacturing had contracted in the month and the […]

Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were higher again on Monday, with some indices reaching new records. In India, the Sensex rose above 20,000 for the first time, going as high as 20,024.67 during the session on record buying from investors in Europe and the United States. While the index dropped back below […]

Asian and Pacific region equities were lower Friday. The Shanghai Composite was 0.12 percent lower to 5,818.05, while in Taiwan the Taiex was down 0.26 percent to 9,611.72. Australian markets declined on losses in the banking and mining sectors. The Sydney Ordinaries fell 0.85 percent to 6,723.3 and the S&P/ASX200 dropped 0.91 […]

Tokyo’s markets were mixed on Monday. The Nikkei 225 added 0.16 percent to 17,358.15, but the Topix index dropped 0.12 percent to 1,657.44 and the Mothers market was down 1.57 percent to 867.62. Carmakers were lower after HSBC Holdings said that Toyota (TYO: 7203.T; NYSE: TM; LSE: TYT) will likely see profits weaken […]

Europe’s equities markets were mixed Friday. The Dax added 0.09 percent to 8,041.26 in Frankfurt, while Madrid’s IBEX jumped 1.07 percent to 15,261.3. On the other hand, the FTSE Eurofirst 300 was 0.08 percent lower to 1,598.14 while the Paris CAC-40 dropped 0.32 percent to 5,843.95. EADS (Euronext: EAD; FWB: EAD) did […]

Wall Street was mixed in midday trade after bad news from Boeing, a forecast on home sales for the year that was revised downward, and warnings from more than one company. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.74 percent lower to 14,060.32 as it lost nearly all of the 120 points it gained on […]

Miners led the way in London as the FTSE 100 added 0.73 percent to 6,595.8 and the FTSE 250 gained 0.18 percent to 11,390.4. Anglo American (LSE: AAL) was up 2.92 percent to £33.43 and Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) was 3.25 percent higher to 826p, while Kazakhmys (LSE: KAZ) turned in the best performance on […]

Shares in the Asia-Pacific region were mixed Wednesday. Gainers included Taiwan’s Taiex index, which was 0.8 percent higher to 9,700.07. The Kospi index was up 2.62 percent to 2,014.09 in South Korea, while the Shanghai Composite gained 2.64 percent to 5,552.3. In India, the Sensex was up 2.99 percent to 17,847.04. […]

Tokyo’s markets were lower Tuesday as they reopened after Monday’s Respect for the Aged Day holiday. The Nikkei 225 dropped 2.02 percent to 15,801.80, while the Topix index fell 2.19 percent to 1,510.95 and the Mothers market was 2.64 percent lower to 620.42. Banks were lower on continuing fallout from Northern Rock’s (LSE: […]

Asia-Pacific equities markets were mixed Wednesday. Gainers included the Taiex index in Taiwan, which added 0.17 percent to 9,018.12. The Straits Times index gained 0.33 percent to 3,506.09 in Singapore, while the Shanghai Composite was 1.15 percent higher to 5,172.63 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 1.49 percent to 24,310.14. On […]