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 Singapore, [...]

Equities markets in Asia and the Pacific region were lower on Wednesday, with many disturbed by overnight declines on Wall Street. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries were 0.54 percent lower to 6,363.2, while in India the Sensex fell 0.66 percent to 14,910.62. Declines were even bigger elsewhere as the Straits Times index in Singapore dropped [...]

Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were higher on Monday, with some closing on multi-year highs. Both the Taiex index in Taiwan and the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo closed at their highest levels in 7 years. The Taiex added 1.98 percent to 9,369.84 on gains in the semiconductors sector, while the Nikkei gained 0.7 percent [...]

Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were mixed on Monday. The Australian market saw declines, with the Sydney Ordinaries 0.19 percent lower to 6,298.6 and the S&P/ASX200 closing lower to 6,263.3. While retailers saw gains, banks were mostly lower and miners were mixed. Elsewhere in the region, the Straits Times index added 0.01 percent to [...]

In Asia and the Pacific region, equities markets were higher again on Thursday. The Australian markets set new records for the second day in a row. The Sydney Ordinaries added 0.2 percent to 6,236.9, while the S&P/ASX 200 closed at 6,245.6. In India, the Sensex gained 1.48 percent to 14,078.21 after a day off on [...]

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 [...]

Asian and Pacific equities markets were mixed on Monday. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries added 0.08 percent to 6,192.2, while in India the Sensex was 0.22 percent higher to 13,928.33 and the Straits Times index in Singapore gained 0.83 percent to 3,388.48. On the other hand, the Hang Seng index dropped 0.05 percent to 20,556.57 [...]

Wall Street equities markets were mixed at midday on Friday but looked poised to close higher for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.2 percent lower at noon to 12,646.20 but still 1.3 percent higher for the whole week. The Nasdaq Composite was 0.1 percent higher at mid-session at 2,470.93, a gain of [...]

Wall Street was higher at mid-afternoon on Tuesday as the reports period accelerated and produced mixed results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.2 percent higher to 12,518.74, while the Nasdaq Composite had also added 0.2 percent to 2,446. The S&P 500 was up 0.45 percent to 1,426.95. US Steel, 3M, Proctor & Gamble, and [...]

The FTSE Eurofirst 300 added 0.1 percent to 1,468.30 on Tuesday on light trade. Among gainers on the day was Alitalia, which gained 3 percent to €0.986 on speculation that the Italian airline could hook up with international carriers. Consumer goods company Henkel was 3.8 percent higher to €112.28 on a target share price upgrade [...]