European equities markets were higher Wednesday, although London’s markets were mixed, with the FTSE 100 was 0.02 percent lower to 6,068.16 in London, while the FTSE 250 added 0.22 percent to 11,895 as the Office of National Statistics announced that the UK’s gross domestic product was up 0.5 percent in the first quarter of 2011 [...]

Equities markets in Europe were up Wednesday after it was reported that factory output in the Eurozone gained 0.4 percent in February, for the fifth month in a row of advances. The FTSE 100 added 0.77 percent to 6,010.44 in London, while the FTSE 250 was up 0.64 percent to 11,615.8, with banks seeing gains [...]

European equities markets were mostly lower Tuesday, but technology shares were higher on mergers and acquisitions news in the US semiconductors sector. The FTSE 100 was 0.16 percent lower to 6,007.06 in London, while the FTSE 250 was down 0.25 percent to 11,737.7 with declines in the banking and engineering sectors, while miners and retailers [...]

European equities markets were higher Thursday, as Portugal came closer to asking for a bailout after the Prime Minister there turned in his resignation and Fitch Rating cut the nation’s credit rating to A minus, although Portuguese officials continued to deny that they are getting ready to ask for help. The FTSE 100 was up [...]

Equities markets in Europe were higher Monday on the news that Japan seemed to be gaining more control over an earthquake-damaged nuclear facility in Japan and US officials said that its allies had gained full control over Libyan airspace, with no Libyan jets allowed in the air for the past two days. The US Defense [...]

The FTSE Eurofirst 300 was 1.02 percent higher to 6,363.9 as European markets made gains on Thursday. Madrid’s IBEX gained 0.7 percent to 14,077.8, the Dax added 0.84 percent to 7,535.97, and the Paris CAC-40 was up 1.05 percent to 5,565.97. Steel-related shares were higher. ThyssenKrupp (FWB: TKA; LSE: THK) gained 1.97 percent to €40.87, [...]

Asia-Pacific equities markets were mixed Wednesday. Gainers included the Taiex index in Taiwan, which added 0.17 percent to 9,018.12. The Straits Times index gained 0.33 percent to 3,506.09 in Singapore, while the Shanghai Composite was 1.15 percent higher to 5,172.63 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 1.49 percent to 24,310.14. On the other hand, [...]

London’s equities markets were up significantly on Tuesday. The FTSE 100 added 2.39 percent to 6,280.7, while the FTSE 250 gained 2.16 percent to 11,212.3. There were only two losers on the 100. Consumer electronics retailer DSG International (LSE: DSGI) dropped 0.2 percent to 146.9p. Pest control and facilities services group Rentokil Initial (LSE: RTO; [...]

European markets were higher again Friday, helped by talk of a plan to allow the US Federal Housing Authority to guarantee loans for delinquent subprime mortgage holders so that they can refinance their loans at better rates and avoid foreclosure, on the theory that the plan will help relieve chaos in the mortgage marked and [...]

Asia-Pacific equities markets were mixed Tuesday after new data on existing homes sales out of the United States Monday posed new concerns about the state of the US economy. Among those indices seeing gains were the Taiex, which added 0.11 percent to 8,727.55 in Taiwan. India’s Sensex gained 0.52 percent to 14, 919.19, while the [...]