The New York equities markets were higher in early afternoon trade on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.84 percent to 13,617.78. The Nasdaq Composite was 1.92 percent higher to 2,610.69, while the S&P 500 had added 1.15 percent to 1,493.72. The gains came on comments from the Federal Reserve on […]

Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were higher on Monday, with some closing on multi-year highs. Both the Taiex index in Taiwan and the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo closed at their highest levels in 7 years. The Taiex added 1.98 percent to 9,369.84 on gains in the semiconductors sector, while the Nikkei gained […]

Equities markets in Asia and the Pacific were higher on Thursday. The Straits Times index in Singapore added 0.47 percent to 3,511.13. In India, the Sensex gained 0.92 percent to 14,544.46, while in Australia the Sydney Ordinaries were 1.12 percent higher to 6,341.8. The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong closed at […]

Global equities markets were mixed on Friday as both the UK and US markets prepare for a three-day weekend. Most Asian markets were lower on the session, with the main exception being the Sensex, which added 0.85 percent to 14,338.45 in India. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries dropped 0.4 percent to 6,273.3. […]

Most Asian and Pacific equities markets were lower on Tuesday. The exception was the Straits Times index in Singapore, which added 0.42 percent to 3,475.08 by the close. Elsewhere, the Sensex dropped 0.26 percent to 6,297.3 in India, while in Hong Kong the Hang Seng index fell 0.53 percent to 20,868.15 after […]

Equities markets in Asia and the Pacific were higher on the day Wednesday, while European and US markets were mixed. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries added 0.59 percent to close at 6338, another new record. In India, the Sensex ended the session at 13,781.51, a gain of 0.12 percent. The Straits Times […]

Equities markets in the Asia and Pacific region were mixed on Wednesday. Both the Sensex in India and the Sydney Ordinaries in Australia dropped 0.05 percent on the session, to 13,183.24 and 6,136.1 respectively. The Straits Times index in Singapore was 0.16 percent higher to 3,420.62, while the Hang Seng index in Hong […]

In Tokyo on Monday the Nikkei 225 and the Topix index each added 0.3 percent on the session, to close at 17,470.46 and 1,733.59 respectively.
Export-focused sectors benefited as the yen weakened versus the US dollar. The machinery sector gained 1.4 percent as a whole, with Komatsu ending 3.4 percent higher to ¥2,560.
The steel sector […]

The Tokyo equities markets were lower on Friday as trade volumes were low ahead of another holiday weekend. The Nikkei 225 dropped 1.51 percent to 17,091.51, while the Topix index was 1.4 percent lower to 1,675.33.
The automobile manufacturing sector saw losses as investors took profits after recent gains. Toyota was down 2.4 percent […]

Tokyo equities markets saw decline on Monday as the Nikkei 225 fell 0.6 percent to 16,022.46 after going below 16,000 earlier in the day. The Topix index was 0.8 percent lower to 1,568.76.
The losses came on anticipated gross domestic product figures, due Tuesday, which many expect will say that the Japanese economy only grew […]