The majority of Asia-Pacific equities markets saw losses on Tuesday. The Sensex was an exception, but even there the gain was only 0.09 percent to 14,501.08. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was 0.09 percent lower to 21,803.57. The Sydney Ordinaries dropped 0.33 percent to 5,337.3 in Australia. The big loser of the day [...]

The London equities markets saw advances on Thursday, helped out by the drinks sector and the announcement that Reed Elsevier will sell one of its divisions. The FTSE 100 added 0.19 percent to 6,433.3, while the FTSE 250 gained 0.29 percent to 11,574.60. The drinks sector was helped out by Diageo, which posted higher half-year [...]

Records were set Tuesday in London as both the FTSE 250 and the FTSE All-Share hit new record highs and the FTSE 100 closed at its highest level in six years. The 100 added 0.4 percent to 6,346.3, while the 250 was 0.6 percent higher to 11,479.4 and the All-Share gained 0.5 percent to 3,290.67. [...]

Even though more corporations issued positive quarterly reports, Wall Street was lower at midday on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.4 percent lower to 12,570.66, while the Nasdaq Composite was down 0.7 percent to 2,449.10 and the S&P 500 had dropped 0.57 percent to 1,431.92. The Russell 2000 index of small-caps dropped 0.82 [...]

The New York equities markets were higher at noon on Thursday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a new record high at one point in morning trade. The Dow dropped back a bit but was still 0.5 percent higher to 12,394.25 at midday. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite was up 1 percent to 2,456.69 and [...]

The London equities markets were lower on Wednesday ahead of the four-day Thanksgiving Day weekend in the United States. The FTSE 100 dropped 0.7 percent to 6,160.3, while the FTSE 250 fell 0.6 percent to 10,687.7. Ladbrokes was 1.1 percent higher on the session to 397¼p as rumors circulated that private equity might be interested [...]

The New York equities markets were higher at noon on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average 0.9 percent higher to 12,176.54, while the Nasdaq Composite was up 2.3 percent to 2,384.64 and the S&P 500 had added 1.1 percent to 1,378.94. Defense companies that saw losses right after Tuesday’s elections regained some of those [...]

The New York equities markets were lower during the day on Wednesday in reaction to election results that put control of the US House of Representatives in the hands of the Democratic Party for the first time in 12 years. Investors believed that some sectors of the business community would be subject to stricter regulation [...]

After seeing losses on Tuesday, the FTSE Eurofirst 100 added 0.9 percent on Wednesday to 1,441.48 on several bits of positive news. Automobile manufacturer Fiat was 5.7 percent higher to €13.53 on rumors that it wants to sell its truck making division. It didn’t hurt that JPMorgan issued positive comments, saying that Fiat stands to [...]

In its first trading day since North Korea claimed to have conducted a nuclear test, the main Tokyo equities markets managed to hold their own as the Nikkei 225 added 0.3 percent to 15,491.65 and the Topix index held steady at 1,634.83. However, the Mothers index of small and mid-cap stocks dropped 4 percent to [...]