HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares on Tuesday jumped 0.11 percent, and past the 22,000 barrier for the first time since April, ahead of a key meeting of the US Federal Reserve later in the day. The benchmark... (more...)

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Stock Exchange witnessed bearish trends here on Wednesday, as the ISE-10 index was down by 14.86 points to close at 2591.08 in today’s trading. A total of 181,175 shares were... (more...)

HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares rose 0.14 percent Wednesday following upbeat retail sales figures in the United States that suggested the world’s biggest economy was picking up. The benchmark Hang Seng... (more...)

LONDON: European shares edged lower on Wednesday, with drugmakers the major fallers as AstraZeneca slipped after its heart drug Brilinta faced a three month-delay. However, losses were limited as Renault... (more...)

HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares rose 1.19 percent Thursday following a Wall Street rally on the back of strong US manufacturing data. The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 245.09 points to 20,868.92. Turnover... (more...)

LONDON: Europe’s main stock markets fell at the start of trading on Thursday, with London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index down 0.33 percent at 5,348.80 points. Frankfurt’s DAX 30 shed 0.20... (more...)

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Stock Exchange witnessed bullish trends here on Friday, as the ISE-10 index was up by 1.36 points to close at 2,441.47 in today’s trading. A total of 63,430 shares were traded,... (more...)

HONG KONG: Asian stock markets made  a slight comeback Friday in anticipation of efforts to shore up the Japanese and global economies, but fears of double-dip recession still lurked. Tokyo’s Nikkei... (more...)

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks edged lower on Friday, their sixth session of losses following a poor lead from Wall Street, although Shanghai got a lift from strong corporate earnings. The benchmark Hang... (more...)

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks dropped 0.11 percent on Thursday, marking a fifth-straight loss after a roller-coaster session as poor earnings from insurer China Life weighed on the financial sector. The... (more...)