Most equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were up Thursday, benefiting from a move by Bank of America (NYSE: BAC; TYO: 8648) to buy $2 billion worth convertible preferred stock in Countrywide Financial (NYSE: CFC), which gave investors confidence that the worst of the subprime mortgage chaos could be over. The Shanghai Composite added 1. [...]

European markets were lower on the session, led by declines in banks that are still beset by problems in the credit market. The FTSE Eurofirst 300 was 1.28 percent lower to 1,493.85. In Frankfurt the Dax dropped 0.66 percent to 7,425.07, while the IBEX was down 1.21 percent to 14,553.1 in Madrid and the Paris [...]

Asia-Pacific equities markets were mixed on Friday, although there were more gainers than losers on the session, and most gains were much bigger than the few losses. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries added 0.09 percent to 6,055.9, while the S&P/ASX200 gained 0.15 percent to 6,021. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was 0.42 percent [...]

Most Asia-Pacific equities markets were lower again on Wednesday. India’s Sensex index was an exception, but it only added 0.07 percent to 15,301.17. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries dropped 0.79 percent to 6,367.2, while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong fell 0.93 percent to 22,841.92 and the Straits Times index in Singapore was 1.68 [...]

Global equities markets saw gains on Tuesday. In the Asia-Pacific region, there was at least one record set as the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong closed at its highest level ever, adding 1.74 percent to end the session at 22,151.14. The Hong Kong market has been helped recently by a decision by Chinese authorities [...]

Most Asia-Pacific equities markets were higher on Monday, some of them reaching new record highs on the session. The main exception was in India, where the Sensex dropped 0.58 percent to 14,080.14. Records were set in South Korea, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the Philippines. In South Korea, the Kospi index closed at 1,806.88, a [...]

Asia-Pacific equities markets were lower on Wednesday. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index fell 0.28 percent to 20,578.75, while the Straits Times index in Singapore dropped 0.41 percent to 3,551.22. The Sensex was down 0.91 percent to 14,003.03. Meanwhile, in Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries were 0.92 percent lower to 6,210.1. In Tokyo, the markets [...]

Equities markets in Asia and the Pacific were higher on the day Wednesday, while European and US markets were mixed. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries added 0.59 percent to close at 6338, another new record. In India, the Sensex ended the session at 13,781.51, a gain of 0.12 percent. The Straits Times index in Singapore [...]

Asian equities markets were lower on Monday. In India, the Sensex dropped 0.26 percent to 13,872.37. The Straits Times index in Singapore fell 0.39 percent to 3,360.02, while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong was 1.01 percent to 20,318.98. The Tokyo markets were closed for the beginning of the Golden Week holidays, and will [...]

Equities markets in Asia and the Pacific were lower on Friday. The biggest losses came in India, where the Sensex dropped 2.25 percent to 13,908.58 on profit taking after four consecutive days of gains. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index fell 0.68 percent to 20,526.5, while in Singapore the Straits Times Index was 0.81 [...]