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 […]

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 […]

US, European stocks rebound after selloff

London, Sept 29 (AFP/APP):US and European stock markets rebounded Wednesday, a day after a selloff over a slew of concerns including high energy prices, rising bond yields and the threat of a US debt crisis. Investors were back in a buying mood as oil prices […]

Tokyo stocks close marginally lower

Tokyo, Sept 27 (AFP/APP):Tokyo stocks gave up early gains and closed slightly lower on Monday as traders eyed developments in the crisis surrounding Chinese property giant Evergrande. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged down 0.03 percent, or 8.75 points, to end at 30,240.06, while the […]

European stocks drop at open following gains

London, Sept 24 (AFP/APP):Europe’s main stock markets dropped at the open Friday as traders closed out a largely positive week for global equities. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.2 percent to 7,065.72 points. In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX shed 0.6 percent to 15,552.75 points […]

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