Business / Stock Market

Hong Kong stocks open 0.39% lower 30 Apr 2015 - 11:41 am

Hong Kong---Hong Kong stocks slipped 0.39 percent in opening trade Thursday after the release of data showing the US economy grew much slower...

Europe stocks sink at close 29 Apr 2015 - 07:00 pm

Paris--Europe's main stock markets fell on Tuesday, with Frankfurt's DAX 30 index plunging 3.21 percent to close at 11,432.72 points. In Paris the...

US stocks fall on weak 1Q growth 29 Apr 2015 - 06:12 pm

New York--Wall Street stocks fell in early trade Wednesday on news the US economy registered growth of just 0.2 percent in the first...

Qatar Stock Index gains 38.81 points 29 Apr 2015 - 05:35 pm

DOHA: Qatar Stock Exchange index gained 38.81 points (0.39 percent) when the bourse closed trading at 12,248.35 points Wednesday. The market capitalization increased...

Hong Kong stocks lose 0.15% by close 29 Apr 2015 - 11:46 am

Hong Kong---Hong Kong stocks ended 0.15 percent lower Wednesday, in line with a broad regional sell-off following weak US data, while investors await...

Dollar retreat ahead of Fed meeting 29 Apr 2015 - 11:41 am

Hong Kong---Asian markets slipped Wednesday after more weak US data raised questions about the health of the world's top economy, while the dollar...

Europe stocks close lower. 28 Apr 2015 - 06:49 pm

Paris - Europe's main stock markets closed lower on Tuesday, with Frankfurt's DAX 30 index sinking 1.89 percent to 11,811.66 points and the...

Stock futures down ahead of Fed meeting 28 Apr 2015 - 03:58 pm

MARKET: U.S. stock index futures were down on Tuesday as investors took to the sidelines before the start of a two-day Federal Reserve...

Tokyo stocks up 0.50% by break 28 Apr 2015 - 02:20 pm

Tokyo--Tokyo stocks rose 0.50 percent Tuesday morning, led by a surge in factory robotics giant Fanuc, while investors await full-year earnings by major...

Asian stocks mostly higher, weak yen boosts Tokyo 28 Apr 2015 - 02:10 pm

Hong Kong--Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday, with Tokyo boosted by a weaker yen while dealers await the release of major earnings reports as...

Hong Kong stocks down 0.13% at open 28 Apr 2015 - 01:32 pm

Hong Kong--Hong Kong stocks lost 0.13 percent on profit-taking in the first few minutes of trade Tuesday while a sell-off on Wall Street...

Asian stocks mostly down, yen boosts Tokyo 28 Apr 2015 - 12:00 pm

Hong Kong---Asian markets mostly fell Tuesday following losses on Wall Street, with Shanghai losing more than one percent a day after hitting a...

Europe stocks soar higher at close. 27 Apr 2015 - 07:18 pm

Paris - Europe's main stock markets closed higher Thursday, with Frankfurt's DAX 30 index soaring 1.93 percent to 12,039.16 points and the CAC...

US stocks extend record-setting rally. 27 Apr 2015 - 05:23 pm

New York - US stocks rose in early trade Monday, extending last week's record-setting rally at the start of a busy week that...

Hong Kong stocks up 1.30% by break 27 Apr 2015 - 02:29 pm

Hong Kong--Hong Kong stocks jumped 1.30 percent in the morning session Monday, taking a strong lead from Wall Street, where the Nasdaq and...

Tokyo stocks flat by break 27 Apr 2015 - 01:36 pm

Tokyo--Tokyo's benchmark index ended Monday morning flat, despite another record-setting close on Wall Street, as a stronger yen weighed with Japanese earnings season...

Asian stocks rise after Wall Street records 27 Apr 2015 - 01:26 pm

Hong Kong--Asian markets rose on Monday following another record-breaking close on Wall Street as a weak batch of US data narrowed the chances...

Tokyo stocks open 0.22% higher 27 Apr 2015 - 12:31 pm

Tokyo--Tokyo stocks opened 0.22 percent higher on Monday with investor sentiment supported by record-setting advances on Wall Street last week. The Nikkei 225...