In early afternoon trade in New York Monday, equities markets were slightly ahead after last week’s declines. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.3 percent to 13,278,72, while the Nasdaq Composite had added 0.15 percent to 2,548.6 and the S&P 500 was 0.32 percent higher to 1,458.32. The gains came as the Federal Reserve [...]

Most equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were lower on Monday. The main exception was the Shanghai Composite, which added 1.48 percent to 4,628.11 to reach a new record close in China. In South Korea, the Kospi index dropped 1.16 percent to 1,855.05, while Taiwan’s Taiex index fell 1.28 percent to 8,941.73 and the Sensex [...]

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 Times index [...]

Asia-Pacific equities markets were almost universally higher on Thursday. The main exception was the Straits Times Index in Singapore, which fell 0.06 percent to 3,604.62. In India, the Sensex added 1.63 percent to 15,550 to reach an all-time high as it added 249 points on the session. Elsewhere, the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong [...]

Markets in the Asia-Pacific region were mixed on Thursday. Gainers included the PSE Composite in the Phillipines, which reached a record high by gaining 1.9 percent to 3,802.32 on new data showing that inflation is slowing there. Also higher were Australian markets. The Sydney Ordinaries were 0.94 percent higher to 6,392.2, while the S&P/ASX200 added [...]

Most equities markets around the world were higher on the session again on Friday. In the Asia-Pacific region, the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong dropped 0.75 percent to 21,772.73, but otherwise the markets saw gains. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries added 0.21 percent to 6,310.6. The Straits Times index in Singapore gained 0.8 percent [...]

Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were mixed on Thursday. The Straits Times index in Singapore dropped 0.11 percent to 3,633.88, while the Sydney Ordinaries fell 0.31 percent to 6,401.5. In Seoul, however, the Kospi index added 0.6 percent to 1,794.24 as shipbuilders saw significant gains and on privatization moves within the finance sector. The [...]

In Asia and the Pacific on Friday, equities markets were mostly higher. The main exception was the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong, which dropped 0.15 percent to 20,602.87. In India, the Sensex added 0.18 percent to 14,570.75, while in Australia the Sydney Ordinaries gained 0.34 percent to 6,363.5. The Straits Times index in Singapore [...]

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 percent to 3,552.31. [...]

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 0.43 percent [...]