U.S. stocks took a slow upturn on Wednesday, on better-than-expected profits airplane manufacturer Boeing Co., while technology and industrial companies also raised investors optimism by releasing positive earning results. The Standard & Poor's index took a downturn at midday trading.
U.S. stocks fell for a second day on Tuesday, after a batch of disappointing results was released, including microchip maker Texas Instruments Inc, health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc and Coach Inc., which increased concerns about the health of the economy.
The FTSE 100 share index was almost unchanged as Monday came to an end, with the index going down only 3.5 points to 6,053.0 (down 0.06 per cent).
China's stock market closed slightly higher on Monday as the China market watchdog issued new policy for share trading.
Treasuries fell on Monday on concerns that investors will move away from buying government debt as expectations for additional interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve diminish.
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex remained bullish on Monday, gaining 1.57 percent or 258 points, riding on strong market sentiments as investors looked forward to a robust earning season.
U.S. stocks declined for the first time in five days on Monday after Bank of America Corp. and National City Corp. reported earnings that fell short of expectations and added to concern that banks are being hard hit by the subprime mortgage crisis.
China's stock slipped to a nearly 13-months closing low on Friday.PetroChina breaks its initial public offer (IPO) price for the first time since the stock issued in Shanghai last October.Th...
Two year treasuries fell on Thursday on expectations that the Federal Reserve will be slowing rate cuts to avoid stoking further inflation.The two-year treasury note fell 2/32 in price to yield 2.1...
The FTSE 100 share index inched up 24.3 points to 6,004.7 on Friday morning (up 0.4 per cent).Banks saw their fortunes decline with Barclays, HBOS, Lloyds TSB and Royal Bank of Scotland all down 1....
Japan stocks continued to rise for fourth-straight-day Friday due to weaker yen against dollar. Investors eased fears over the U.S. economic situation but are still waiting for a number of companies ...
U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after results at Google Inc. and Caterpillar Inc. were above analyst' expectations and investors were relived Citigroup Inc.'s writedowns were not as bad as ex...
The FTSE 100 share index fell 65.8 points to 5,980.4 on Thursday (down 1.1 per cent).Banks had mixed fortunes with HSBC down 1.1 per cent, Standard Chartered down 1.2 per cent. Alliance & Leice...
U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday on upbeat earnings results from Intel Corp. and financial giant J.P. Morgan Chase gave new hopes that companies are still making money while the U.S. economy takes a downturn.
European stocks rose early on Wednesday, with the FTSEurofirst 300 index increasing 1.0 per cent to 1,294.42 points.
Japan stocks continued to rise Wednesday because of weaker yen and U.S. market recovery the previous day, but fears of a weak American earnings week restrained aggressive investing.
The FTSE 100 share index rose 75.3 points to 5,906.9 (up 1.3 per cent) on Tuesday on what was a good day for retailer Tesco.
Standard & Poor's, the financial information service firm, announced a shakeup in one of its indices on Tuesday in the wake of National Oilwell Varco Inc's acquisition of Grant Prideco Inc.
Technology an energy companies helped push Asian markets higher on Wednesday following a good quarterly results and a bullish outlook by chip maker Intel Corp in the U.S. on Tuesday and record oil prices.
Zijin Mining Group Co., China's largest gold producer, plans to list on Shanghai Stock Market with an initial public offering of about 10 billion yuan.
The prime index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, surged 2.19 percent, Tuesday, to its highest close in two weeks, as positive Q4 results announced by IT bellwether Infosys Technologies boosted market sentiments.
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has launched India's first ever Volatility Index or the India VIX, based on prices of options on the benchmark Nifty 50 Options prices.
Tokyo stocks rebounded Tuesday on buybacks after heavy losses the previous day but gains were limited as investors remain jittery ahead of upcoming earnings reports by major U.S. corporations and financial institutions.
Stocks turned slightly higher Tuesday afternoon following a choppy morning, influenced by record oil and gas prices, concerns about first-quarter financial results, rising inflation and upbeat earnings from Dow component Johnson & Johnson.
China stock markets fell sharply Monday, led by securities and Developers on concern central bank may raise lending and deposit rates to cap inflation.
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is likely to be the first foreign firm allowed to list on the Chinese stock market, a Chinese financial website reported on Monday.
The FTSE 100 share index fell 63.9 points down to 5,831.6 (down 1.1 per cent) on Monday.
U.S. Treasurys fell in price on Monday after more news of banks in crisis were offset by a government report showing slightly higher retail sales in March.
Japan stocks dropped Monday because of growing fears of U.S. economic slowdown and lagging Asian markets.
U.S. stocks fell on Monday for a second day after Wachovia Corp. reported an unexpected first quarter loss, adding to investors tension about earning reports after bellwether General Electric Corp. disappointed last week with its earnings loss.
