Beijing, Feb 23 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened mixed on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.05 percent, at 2,925.71 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.03 percent higher at 10,374.36 points, Xinhua news…
Tokyo, Feb 23 (IANS) Tokyo shares opened the trading Tuesday higher following overnight gains in the US equity market and the rise in oil prices. At 9.15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 184.66…
New York, Feb 23 (IANS) The US stocks ticked up in the morning session on Monday, as a strong rebound in oil prices boosted Wall Street sentiment. By midday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged…
Frankfurt, Feb 23 (IANS) The benchmark DAX index at Frankfurt Stock Exchange on Monday went up by nearly 200 points and closed at 9,573.59 points. Oil prices hiked and the exchange rate of euro plunged,…
Madrid, Feb 23 (IANS) The Spanish stock market index Ibex 35 rose 2.35 percent on Monday to close at 8,387 points, up from the 8,194.20 points of Friday. ArcelorMittal shares led rises climbing 7 percent,…
New York, Feb 22 (IANS) US stocks opened higher on Monday as a strong rebound in oil prices boosted Wall Street sentiment. Oil prices traded sharply higher in early trading Monday, with the US oil…
Rome, Feb 22 (IANS/AKI) The European Union should punish central and Eastern European countries which refuse to take in asylum seekers by cutting their funding, Italian Premier Matteo Renzi said on Monday. “If you don’t…
By Amit Kapoor The budget is an important document that decides the course of the fiscal policy of the government over the coming year. This year seems to be no different with the halwa ceremony…
Chennai, Feb 22 (IANS) The All India Bank Officers Confederation (AIBOC) on Monday said it would go on nation-wide strike on February 29 to demand the reinstatement of an official in the Kerala-based Dhanalaxmi Bank….
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) National Stock Exchange (NSE) group company India Index Services & Products Ltd (IISL) on Monday announced the new Nifty broad market indices structure consisting of 11 indices, five of them…
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) The Indian rupee weakened by 14 paise on Monday to touch its 30-month closing low. The rupee closed at 68.60 against the US dollar, at level which was last seen during…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 22 (IANS) The Odisha government on Monday asked banks to increase their credit-deposit (CD) ratio and open branches in all Gram Panchayats (village councils) in the state. The villages without banks should be…
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) Short-coverings, coupled with value-buying and positive global indices, supported the rise of the Indian equity markets on Monday. Consequently, the barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE closed the day’s…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Ahead of the February 29 presentation of India’s budget for the next fiscal, the government on Monday promised a growth-oriented budget that would also keep in mind the country’s fiscal…
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) Short-coverings, coupled with value-buying and positive global indices, supported the rise of the Indian equity markets on Monday. Consequently, the barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE provisionally closed the…
London, Feb 22 (IANS) HSBC Holdings Plc on Monday reported a net loss of $1.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2015, compared with total profit of $511 million during the same period last year….
Beijing, Feb 22 (IANS) Chinese stocks soared high on Monday — with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 2.35 percent — to close at 2,927.18 points. The smaller Shenzhen index closed 2.05 percent higher at…
Beijing, Feb 22 (IANS) Chinese shares regained the 2,900-point mark on Monday, following the appointment of a new regulator head on Saturday. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index surged 2.35 percent to close at 2,927.18 points…
Tokyo, Feb 22 (IANS) Japan stocks closed higher on Monday, reversing earlier losses as the yen’s retreat against the US dollar, coupled with a strong showing on Chinese bourses, lifted the market mood and spurred…
Tokyo, Feb 22 (IANS) Japan stocks reversed early losses on Monday morning as the yen’s retreat versus a basket of currencies prompted buying, particularly of export-linked stocks whose companies’ profit outlooks are enhanced by a…