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 [...]

In Europe on Tuesday, equities markets were down on a day when every single sector saw declines in a general sell-off as investors acted on concerns over what they feared might happen to interest rates worldwide. The FTSE Eurofirst 300 declined by 1.9 percent on the day to 1,280.55. In Germany and in [...]

In London on Tuesday, equities markets saw substantial declines as a result of sell-offs that have been blamed directly on comments by the chairman of the US Federal Reserve on Monday. Ben Bernanke’s comments were widely interpreted as indicating that there is a high likelihood that US interest rates will go higher soon.
The FTSE [...]

London’s equities markets came back from Monday’s holiday to major losses. The FTSE 100 declined by 2.4 percent to 5,652.0 while the FTSE 250 lost 2.9 percent to 9,235.5.
Shares in companies that depend on the US dollar for a large part of their earnings were especially vulnerable as the greenback continued to weaken. [...]

London’s equities markets were up on the day Thursday as the FTSE 100 added 1.6 percent to 5,677.7 and the FTSE 250 gained 1.5 percent to 9,190.5.
The telecoms sector was mixed on the day. BT Group added 1.45 percent to 226¾p on rumors that Deutsche Telecom is thinking about proffering a bid. The [...]

Bid rumors took the London equities markets higher on the day on Monday, as the FTSE 100 closed at 5,952.8, a gain of 0.8 percent and very near a five-year high. The FTSE 250 was also up on the day, by 1.7 percent to 9,591.8. Volume for the day was 3.5 billion shares [...]

London’s equities markets were mixed this week, with the FTSE 100 up 0.8 percent but the FTSE 250 sliding 0.4 percent over the five sessions. However, both indices were up on Friday, with the FTSE 100 gaining 0.9 percent on the day to 5,907.9 and the FTSE 250 up 0.5 percent to 9,430.1 on [...]

In London on Thursday, equities markets bounced back after Wednesday’s losses as the FTSE 100 gained 0.7 percent to 5,855.9 and the FTSE 250 was up 0.8 percent to 9,381.1.
The pharmaceuticals sector provided a positive influence as AstraZeneca rose 4.4 percent to £28.32 on talk that Swiss company Novartis is thinking of bidding for the [...]

The London equities markets were down on Wednesday. The FTSE 100 dropped 0.5 percent to 5,725.1, while the FTSE 250 fell 0.1 percent to 9,240.7 on a trading volume of 3.6 billion shares.
Mining stocks were down on the day as metals prices continued to decline. Kazakhmys fell 3.8 percent to 819 ½p. [...]