Asia-Pacific region equities markets were mostly higher on Tuesday. The exception was the Shanghai Composite, which dropped 0.07 percent to 4,210.33 on the session. In India, the Sensex added 0.4 percent to 15,794.92. The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong was 0.46 percent higher to 23,472.88, while in Singapore the Straits Times index gained 0.64 [...]

By the middle of the afternoon in New York on Monday, equities markets were lower again. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off by 0.2 percent to 10,867.66, while the Nasdaq Composite had dropped 1.1 percent to 2,110.7 and the S&P 500 was 0.5 percent lower, to 1,245.52. In addition, the Russell 2000 index of [...]

London’s equities markets came back from Monday’s holiday to major losses. The FTSE 100 declined by 2.4 percent to 5,652.0 while the FTSE 250 lost 2.9 percent to 9,235.5. Shares in companies that depend on the US dollar for a large part of their earnings were especially vulnerable as the greenback continued to weaken. Among [...]

At midday on Wednesday the New York equities markets were down as investors awaited the latest decision by the US Federal Reserve on where interest rates are headed. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average was nearly steady, down only 2.39 points to 11,637.38, the Nasdaq Composite had dropped 0.4 percent to 2,328.74 and the S&P [...]

In London on Wednesday, declines in the oil sector and online gaming, as well as a weak start to the trading day in New York all combined to send the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 down on the day. The 100 was down by 1.2 percent to 6,010, while the 250 was off by 0.3 [...]

In London on Wednesday the FTSE 250 went above 10,000 for the first time although it ended just below that level at 9,997.6, a gain of 0.3 percent on the day. The FTSE 100 also added 0.3 percent on the day to close at 6,104.3. The 100 benefited from gains in the financial sectors, while [...]

The London equities markets were lower on Monday as banks dropped, with the FTSE 100 down by 0.55 percent to 6,098.7 and the FTSE 250 falling 0.2 percent to 9,949.2. Alliance & Leicester was down 2.25 percent to £11.28 when a bid that had been in the rumor mill last week was not forthcoming. HBOS [...]

The equities markets were up at midday in New York, with a huge boost from the oil sector as crude oil prices once again increased due to concerns about conditions in Nigerian and Iran and further help from miners as raw materials prices continued to rise. By mid-session the Dow Jones Industrial Average had added [...]

The New York equities markets were mixed on Monday after last week’s gains and ahead of remarks to be delivered by US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to the Economic Club of New York later in the evening. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.1 percent to 11,274.53 and the S&P 500 declined by 0.2 [...]