Wall Street was mixed at mid-afternoon on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.2 percent to 12,645.48, while the S&P 500 was even at 1,447.93 after gains early in the day reversed. The Nasdaq Composite was 0.6 percent higher to 2,486.12 on fiscal second quarter results from Cisco Systems, released after the [...]

The FTSE 100 closed at its highest level in nearly six years on Friday, ending at 6,260, a gain of 0.5 percent on the day and 1.7 percent higher than it began the week. The FTSE 250 added 0.3 percent on the day to close at a record high of 11,086, a gain of [...]

The FTSE Eurofirst 300 was down 0.1 percent to 1,387.35 on Tuesday despite gains in the automobile manufacturing sector.
Swiss luxury goods manufacturer Richemont dropped 3 percent to SFr64.15 on profit taking after it reported that annual sales was up 17 percent due to growth in its jewelry and watch making units. Richemont’s shares have [...]

The European equities markets saw early gains disappear on Tuesday as declines in the automobile manufacturing and oil sectors overcame advances in the telecommunications and other sectors.
The FTSE Eurofirst 300 dropped 0.6 percent to 1,325.46, while the Xetra Dax was down 0.2 percent to 5,743.04 in Frankfurt. In Paris, the CAC-40 fell 0.6 percent [...]