In Australia on Monday the Sydney Ordinaries added 1.41 percent to 6,461.1 and the S&P/ASX200 was up 1.47 percent to 6,451.5. The gains came on a report that miner BHP Billiton (ASX: BHP; NYSE: BHP; LSE: BLT) will soon say that it has found a large new deposit of gold in South Australia. […]

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. […]

The London equities markets saw advances on Thursday, helped out by the drinks sector and the announcement that Reed Elsevier will sell one of its divisions. The FTSE 100 added 0.19 percent to 6,433.3, while the FTSE 250 gained 0.29 percent to 11,574.60.
The drinks sector was helped out by Diageo, which posted higher half-year […]

The London markets were higher on Thursday, despite the fact that the FTSE 100 dropped almost 45 points late in the session after early trade on Wall Street was weak. The 100 added 0.1 percent to 6,210.3, while the FTSE 250 gained 0.2 percent to 11,122.9.
Pubs operator Enterprise Inns was the best performer on […]

The London equities markets were lower on Wednesday ahead of the four-day Thanksgiving Day weekend in the United States. The FTSE 100 dropped 0.7 percent to 6,160.3, while the FTSE 250 fell 0.6 percent to 10,687.7.
Ladbrokes was 1.1 percent higher on the session to 397¼p as rumors circulated that private equity might be interested […]

In London on Tuesday, the FTSE 100 dropped 0.12 percent to 6,186.6 but the FTSE 250 added 0.05 percent to 10,718.2, a record high close.
Miners were up on the session. Anglo American added 0.6 percent to £22.40 on rumors that investment bank JP Morgan is attempting to put together a deal for the miner, […]

London equities markets were higher on Tuesday due to advances in a wide variety of sectors. The FTSE 100 added 0.7 percent to 6,072.7, while the FTSE 250 gained 0.9 percent to a new high of 10,244.5.
Asset managers had a good day as Schroders added 4.2 percent to £10.04, Amvescap gained 5.3 percent to […]

The equities markets were up in London on Tuesday, helped by new data that shows consumer confidence in the United States up more than had been expected in September. The FTSE 100 was 1.3 percent higher to 5,873.6, while the FTSE 250 gained 0.9 percent to 9,844.9. Mergers and acquisitions speculation was another […]

The New York equities markets at midday on Friday seemed ready to close out the week with losses after data showing that the economy’s growth is slowing made more of an impact on investor sentiment than did the Federal Reserve’s decision Thursday to leave interest rates alone for another month.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was […]

The New York equities markets were up Wednesday at midday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve to issue its latest decision on interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.6 percent to 11,603.91, while the Nasdaq Composite was 1.4 percent higher to 2,252.74 and the S&P 500 was also up 0.6 percent […]