Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were much lower on Friday as worries over the subprime sector in the US went global. The biggest loser on the session was South Korea’s Kospi index, which dropped 4.2 percent to 1,828.49, its sharpest decline in three years. Afternoon trade in Seoul ended early, but that [...]

Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were higher on Friday. In India, the Sensex added 0.1 percent to 15,565.55, while in Australia the Sydney Ordinaries gained 0.6 percent to 6,457.7. The Hong Kong and Singapore markets saw even bigger gains, with the Hang Seng index 1.2 percent higher to 23,291.9 while the Straits [...]

Equities markets some parts of the Asia-Pacific region hit all time highs on Friday as investors responded to Thursday’s record highs in New York and to the $38.1 billion dollar bid by Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO) for Canadian aluminium producer Alcan (TSX: AL; NYSE: AL). New records were set in both Hong Kong and [...]

London equities markets were higher on Tuesday due to advances in a wide variety of sectors. The FTSE 100 added 0.7 percent to 6,072.7, while the FTSE 250 gained 0.9 percent to a new high of 10,244.5.
Asset managers had a good day as Schroders added 4.2 percent to £10.04, Amvescap gained 5.3 percent to [...]

In London on Friday, the FTSE 100 closed up 1.7 percent to 5,655.2, while the FTSE 250 added 2.4 percent to 9,024.7 on a volume of 2.6 billion shares traded. Despite the gains, the 100 closed out the week 1.9 percent lower overall, while the 250 lost 4.5 percent during the week.
Banks contributed to [...]

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. [...]

The London equities markets were up on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 gaining 0.2 percent to 5,965 and the FTSE 250 gaining 0.9 percent to 9,729.0.
Asset managers had a good day on positive comments about the sector from Morgan Stanley. Aberdeen Asset Management gained 6.9 percent to 186p, while Amvescap advanced by 4.2 percent [...]