European equities markets were higher Tuesday as traders returned after the four-day weekend in observance of Easter. The FTSE 100 added 0.85 percent to 6,069.36 in London, while the FTSE 250 was up 0.5 percent to 11,869.4, with miners and the energy sector mixed while the technology sector was mostly higher, airlines saw gains on [...]

European equities markets were mostly higher on the last day of trade before most of the region takes a four-day weekend in observance of the Easter holiday, but London markets were mixed as the FTSE 100 dropped 0.07 percent to 6,018.3 but the FTSE 250 added 0.46 percent to 11,810.5. The telecommunications sector was mostly [...]

European markets declined Monday after Standard & Poor’s reduced its long-term outlook for US credit from “stable” to “negataive” although it reiterated its current AAA credit rating, while markets were also hurt by a statement from the International Monetary Fund that called Greece’s debt unsustainable. The FTSE 100 dropped 2.1 percent to 5,870.08, with just [...]

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 [...]

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 in Europe and the US were mostly lower after a new, powerful aftershock hit the region of Japan already affected by the 11 march earthquake and tsunami, but at 11:30 p.m., the magnitude-7.1 quake hit too late to affect Thursday trade in the Asia-Pacific region. Earlier in the session, most European markets were [...]

European equities markets were higher Wednesday after German and Italian banks said they will raise more capital, and on new data showing that that factory orders added 2.4 percent in February over January. The FTSE 100 was up 0.57 percent to 6,041.13 in London, while the FTSE 250 was 0.37 percent higher to 11,781.4 as [...]

Wall Street was up right after the Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it was cutting its main interest rate by half a percentage point to 3 percent, but the markets ended the session lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.3 percent to 12.442.83 while the Nasdaq Composite was down 0.38 percent to 2,349 [...]

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 [...]