Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were mixed on Tuesday. Gainers included the Straits Times index in Singapore, which added 0.13 percent to 3,651.05. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was 0.45 percent higher to 23,057.3. In Australia, however, the Sydney Ordinaries dropped fractionally to 6,418.2, while the Sensex was down 0.14 percent to [...]

Markets in the Asia-Pacific region were mostly lower on Monday. The main exception was in India, where the Sensex added 0.25 percent to 15,311.22. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries dropped 0.11 percent to 6,418.4. The Straits Times index in Singapore was 0.35 percent lower to 3, 652.23, while in Hong Kong the Hang Seng index [...]

Most equities markets around the world were higher on the session again on Friday. In the Asia-Pacific region, the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong dropped 0.75 percent to 21,772.73, but otherwise the markets saw gains. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries added 0.21 percent to 6,310.6. The Straits Times index in Singapore gained 0.8 percent [...]

Equities markets in China declined significantly on Monday, with the Shanghai Composite down 8.26 percent to 3,670.4, for its biggest decline since February 28. Only 17 companies ended the session with gains. In addition, the Shenzhen Composite fell 7.85 percent to 1,039.9. The declines came despite assurances from the government that last week’s increase in [...]

Most equities markets in Asia and the Pacific were lower on Friday. The main exception was the Sensex, which added 0.18 percent to 13,796.16 in India. The Straits Times index in Singapore dropped 0.07 percent to 3,466.92, while in Hong Kong the Hang Seng Index fell 1.34 percent to 20,468.21. Meanwhile in Australia, the Sydney [...]

In the Asia and Pacific regions on Tuesday, equities markets were again mixed. The Sydney Ordinaries were lower, dropping 0.31 percent to 6,173.3. Elsewhere, the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong closed 0.08 percent higher to 20,572.52, while in India the Sensex gained 1.5 percent to 14,136.72. In Tokyo, the markets saw very little movement, [...]

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 equities markets were mixed on Monday as only 2.5 billion shares traded hands on the session. The FTSE 100 added 0.2 percent to 6,239.9, but the FTSE 250 dropped 0.1 percent to 11,104. In the airlines sector, British Airways added 2.7 percent to 542p as investors were relieved that a threatened 2-day strike [...]

The FTSE 100 dropped 0.6 percent to 6,269.3 in London on Thursday, while the FTSE 250 was 0.2 percent lower to 11,171.1. The 100 briefly reached a six-year high, at 6,335.1, early in the session but dropped later on the slow start in the New York markets. Real estate was higher on the session after [...]

London equities markets were lower on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 down 0.2 percent to 6,204.5 and the FTSE 250 down 0.3 percent to 11,094.6. Volume was at an active 3.5 billion shares traded on the session. The retail sector was widely mixed. J Sainsbury was 0.6 percent higher to 427p on rumors that a [...]