European equities markets were higher Wednesday, although gains were modest for the most part in London and elsewhere. The FTSE 100 added 0.58 percent to 5,795.88 in London, while the FTSE 250 was up 0.05 percent to 11,447.3, with miners leading gains on both indexes, while the energy sector and retailers were mixed and utilities [...]

Tokyo’s markets were lower in limited trade Friday ahead of another three-day weekend. The Nikkei 225 was down 0.62 percent to 16,312.61, while the Topix index fell 0.94 percent to 1,552.07 and the Mothers market was 0.37 percent lower to 625.93. Exporters were lower as the yen gained value versus the US dollar and investors [...]

Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were mixed on Monday, with losers outnumbering gainers. Many markets were hurt by news that there were fewer jobs in the United States in August as well as on new data showing that Japan’s economy contracted by an annualized rate of 1.2 percent in the second quarter of the [...]

Most Asia-Pacific equities markets were lower again on Wednesday on reports of declining consumer confidence in the United States and on the sharp drop in US markets on Tuesday. In Australia, the S&P/ASX200 and the Sydney Ordinaries dropped by an identical 1.23 percent to 6,100.3 and 6,101.4 respectively. The declines there came in the banking [...]

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. The Straits Times [...]

The London equities markets were higher on Tuesday, but barely so, with the FTSE 100 adding a bare 0.04 percent to 6,129.2 and the FTSE 250 ending the session 0.6 percent higher to 10,372.2. Friends Provident helped the 100 with its 6.7 percent gain to 207p after its third quarter report did better than had [...]

The London equities markets were mixed on Wednesday. While the FTSE 100 lost early gains to end the session 0.1 percent lower to 5,892.2, the FTSE 250 added 0.6 percent to 9,669.2. The leisure tours and travel sector was lower on the session. First Choice Holidays was down by 3.9 percent to 208¼p. Meanwhile, My [...]

The London equities markets were mixed on Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 down and the FTSE 250 a bit higher, but the 100 still managed to close above the 6000 level, ending the session at 6,004.7 for a loss of 0.3 percent on the day. The FTSE 250, meanwhile, added 0.1 percent to 9,892.3. Pharmaceuticals [...]

The London equities markets fell victim to profit-taking on Friday, with the FTSE 100 dropping 0.8 percent to 5,964.6 and the FTSE 250 losing 0.1 percent to 9,850.3. Despite the losses, both indices were up in the first quarter of the year, with the FTSE 100 gaining 6.2 percent, while the FTSE 250 was up [...]