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 mixed on Thursday, but most were higher after Wednesday’s declines. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index declined 0.05 percent to 22,443.25, while the Straits Times index was also 0.05 percent lower, to 3,435.46. In addition, the Kospi index dropped 0.18 percent to 1,853.07. In India, the Sensex added 0.33 [...]

Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were mostly lower on Wednesday, but there were a couple of notable exceptions to the declining trend. In South Korea, the Kospi index added 0.6 percent to 2,004.22, the first time it has closed above the 2,000 level. The gains came after Moody’s raised South Korea’s debt rating to [...]

Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were mixed on Tuesday. Gainers included the Straits Times index in Singapore, which added 0.13 percent to 3,651.05. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was 0.45 percent higher to 23,057.3. In Australia, however, the Sydney Ordinaries dropped fractionally to 6,418.2, while the Sensex was down 0.14 percent to [...]

Asia-Pacific equities markets were mixed to close out the week. In China, the Shanghai Composite was back after recent declines, adding 4.6 percent on the session to close at 3.781.17. The gains came after a decline of 5 percent on Thursday and were helped by gains in the financial sector. The Hang Seng index in [...]

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 [...]

Asian and Pacific equities markets were higher on Monday. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index added 2.5 percent to 20,979.24 for its biggest one-day gain in almost a year. The gains there came as China allowed its banking clients to invest in overseas stock markets for the first time. That sent Hong Kong listed [...]

Asian equities markets were higher on Monday, many rising by more than a full percentage point on the session. The Straits Times index in Singapore added 1.25 percent to 3,115.92, while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong gained 1.65 percent to 19,266.74 and in India the Sensex was 1.73 percent higher to 12,644.99. In [...]

Banks were higher in Europe on Tuesday after brokers had positive comments and merger news was in focus. The FTSE Eurofirst 300 added 0.3 percent to 1,543.04, another new six-year peak. Besides banks, there were also gains in the medical care sector. Fresenius Medical Care, the German dialysis provider, added 6.2 percent to €110.08, a [...]

The FTSE Eurofirst 300 ended the day at a five-year high as it closed 0.6 percent higher to 1,480.76. The gains came as analysts at Standard & Poor’s said that the active year in mergers and acquisitions could be topped by next year’s activity. The airlines sector saw gains as investors looked for more consolidation [...]