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Asian stocks under pressure from weak commodities prices
November 24th, 2015
A slide in commodities prices pressured Asian resources shares Tuesday, as investors in the region also try to navigate global central banks’ split approaches to monetary policy. Expectations the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its December meeting ...
Asian Stocks Set for Weekly Gain as Metals Advance With Ringgit
November 20th, 2015
Optimism that the Federal Reserve will take a gradual approach to raising interest rates sent Asian equities toward their biggest weekly gain in more than a month and buoyed the region’s currencies. Metals advanced and oil traded near a three-month ...
Asian stocks higher as shock of Paris attacks fades
November 18th, 2015
Asian stocks were mostly higher Wednesday as the shock of the Paris terror attacks faded and an uptick in U.S. inflation added support for a possible interest rate hike. KEEPING SCORE: Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.2 percent to 19,676.77 ...
Intercontinental Exchange to acquire Trayport from BGC Partners and GFI for $650 million in stock
November 17th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Trayport for $650 million in ICE common stock. Trayport is a subsidiary of GFI Group, which ...
Oil down more than 3% as U.S. crude stockpiles rise 6 straight weeks
November 5th, 2015
EIA reports 2.8 million-barrel weekly climb in crude supplies Oil futures lost more than 3% on Wednesday as U.S. government data showed that crude inventories rose for a sixth week in a row. Strength in the dollar added to ...
London Wants to Become the Center of Chinese Currency Trading
October 20th, 2015
PBOC official said to view London as likely renminbi hub Euronext study expects $5 trillion of Chinese investment Three years ago, Chinese officials said U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron had “seriously damaged” relations by meeting with the Dalai Lama, the ...
Worldpay floats in Biggest London IPO so far in 2015
October 13th, 2015
Worldpay has been valued at GBP4.80 billion in its initial public offering, making the payments processor the biggest company to come to market in London so far in 2015. Worldpay’s value by market capitalisation was based on an offer ...
UAE stocks get off lightly as global rout persists
August 25th, 2015
UAE investors helped local equities escape relatively unscathed yesterday, even as plummeting Chinese stocks and additional pressure on oil prices provoked a further global sell-off of shares. China’s Shanghai Composite plunged 8.4 per cent yesterday, despite a move by ...
Asia stocks drift as yuan stable for second day
August 14th, 2015
Asian stock markets drifted Friday as China’s currency stabilized for a second day, easing uncertainty about its direction after an unexpected devaluation earlier in the week. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 was down 0.2 percent to 20,520.50 while Hong ...
China stocks up, other Asian markets lower after US losses
August 7th, 2015
Chinese stocks rose Friday while other Asian markets followed Wall Street lower as investors looked ahead to U.S. jobs data and a meeting of Japan’s central bank. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.9 percent to 3,731.75 and ...
