Tokyo stocks open lower on US rout

Tokyo, Oct 1 (AFP/APP):Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday, extending falls on Wall Street, as investors weighed recent events including a ruling-party vote to pick Japan’s next premier. The benchmark Nikkei 225 was down 0.64 percent or 187.76 points at 29,264.90 in early trade, while […]

Zambia IMF bailout talks make ‘progress’ : president

Lusaka, Sept 30 (AFP/APP):Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema said Thursday he had made progress in talks with the International Monetary Fund on a bailout to resolve his nation’s debt crisis. The copper-rich nation made Africa’s first coronavirus-era sovereign debt default last year, and requested funding from […]

European stocks sag on mixed economic data

London, Sept 30 (AFP/APP):European stock markets sagged Thursday, as Britain ended a pandemic jobs support scheme and German investors digested disappointing economic data along with post-election uncertainty. After advancing timidly in the morning, London equities closed 0.3 percent lower as Britain marked the end of […]