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Europe Index Futures Rise With Asia Stocks as Kiwi Drops
May 26th, 2014
European stock index futures rose as Asian stocks headed for their highest close this year after China’s premier said policy will be fine-tuned as needed to support the economy. New Zealand’s dollar fell with crude futures as copper and ...
Thai stocks decline after martial law
May 23rd, 2014
Thailand’s stock market sank Friday, a day after the country’s military seized power in a bloodless coup. Other Asian stock markets were mostly higher, with Japan boosted by weakness in the yen. Bangkok’s SET index fell more than 2 ...
European Stocks Little Changed Amid Earnings Reports
May 20th, 2014
European stocks were little changed, with the Stoxx Europe 600 Index trading within 1 percent of a six-year high, as investors weighed corporate earnings. U.S. index futures and Asian shares were little changed. Carnival Plc climbed 3.8 percent after ...
Election results boost India stocks to another record high
May 16th, 2014
India’s benchmark index surged to a record high Friday after initial election results suggested a sweeping victory for Narendra Modi and the pro-business Bharatiya Janata Party. Investors reacted to the news with marked enthusiasm, sending Mumbai’s Sensex index up ...
Stocks: In need of a break?
May 14th, 2014
Wall Street might need a break. The past few days have seen investors push stock markets to all-time highs, but it looks like the pace could slow Wednesday. U.S. stock futures were barely moving ahead of the opening bell, ...
Election optimism boosts India stocks to record high
May 13th, 2014
India’s benchmark index surged to a record high Tuesday after exit polls indicated that voters will deliver a mandate to Narendra Modi and the pro-business Bharatiya Janata Party. Mumbai’s Sensex index advanced more than 1.5% in early trading as ...
European Stocks Climb Amid Earnings as Fed Meeting Starts
April 29th, 2014
European stocks rose for a second day as companies from Deutsche Bank AG to ABB Ltd. reported earnings and the Federal Reserve begins a two-day policy meeting. U.S. stock-index futures advanced, while and Asian shares were little changed. Deutsche ...
Asia Stocks Slide as Russia’s Micex Drops on Ukraine
April 25th, 2014
Asian stocks fell, with the regional benchmark index heading toward a weekly loss. Russian shares fell a fifth day, wheat climbed and nickel pared the biggest monthly advance since 2012 as the U.S. warned Russia of an “expensive mistake” ...
European Stocks Rise Before U.S. Data as Tesco Rallies
April 16th, 2014
European stocks rose the most in three weeks as investors weighed earnings reports and awaited data that may show American housing and industrial activity increased. U.S. index futures and Asian shares climbed. Tesco Plc advanced the most since 2012 ...
Europe Stocks Decline as Investors Weigh Ukraine Violence
April 15th, 2014
European stocks declined, after yesterday’s advance, as investors weighed violence in eastern Ukraine and further evidence of a slowdown in China’s economy. U.S. futures and Asian shares were little changed. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell 0.4 percent to ...
