European equities markets were mixed Friday on a gain in consumer confidence, but gains in some markets were held back as new data from China showed that inflation was up more than expected there last month and as Moody’s Investors Service cut its rating on Ireland’s bonds by two notches and issued a negative outlook [...]

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 higher Friday as miners advanced on gains in metals prices. The FTSE 100 added 0.81 percent to 6,055.75 in London, while the FTSE 250 gained 0.57 percent to 11,726.2 with miners leading gains on both indexes, while most in the energy and retail sectors were higher and a drug maker was [...]

Equities markets were mixed in Europe Monday, with the FTSE 100 up 0.12 percent to 6,016.98 in London, while the FTSE 250 gained 0.49 percent to 11,766.6. In the telecommunications sector, Vodafone (LSE: VOD) was up by more than 2 percent before ending slightly lower on the sale of its stake in a French mobile [...]

European equities markets were mixed Tuesday, with banks lower in many parts of the region, after Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services cut it’s debt rating on Portugal from BBB to BBB minus and reduced its rating on Greece from BB plus to BB minus, signaling that the region’s debt crisis is far from over. The [...]

Most European equities markets saw gains Monday, helped by new data from the United States, where the Commerce Department said that consumer spending rose 0.7 percent last month, more than expected, while the National Association of Realtors said that pending sales of existing homes added 2.1 percent. Additionally, several officials of the US Federal Reserve [...]

European equities markets were mostly lower Tuesday on concerns that the European Union will have difficulties solving debt troubles in the region, while rising oil prices on continuing worries about unrest in North Africa and the Middle East also pushed markets lower. London markets were lower on new data showing that consumer prices added 4.4 [...]

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index saw its biggest one-day gain in a decade and its largest points gain in history on Wednesday when it added 2,332 points, or 10.72 percent, to 24,090.17 on the heels of Tuesday’s surprise interest rate cut from the US Federal Reserve. The big gains came after the index had dropped [...]

Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were mixed on Wednesday after reports that the economies in both South Korea and Singapore are slowing and on the news that the bombing of an army bus in Colombo, Sri Lanka, had killed four. The Straits Times index was 0.61 percent lower to 3,461.22 in Singapore on reports [...]

Wall Street was lower in afternoon trade on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s decision on interest rates by the Federal Reserve and after the Conference Board reported that consumer confidence was down in October, to its lowest level in two years. More disappointing corporate results did not help matters. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.2 [...]