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Global Markets - Italy bank deal boosts Europe shares, dollar edges up

Italian 10-year government bond yields fell 4 basis points to 1.88 percent, narrowing the gap over benchmark German equivalents to 164 bps.

 

Jun 26, 2017, 18:50 PM IST

Asian shares get lift from Wall St, dollar steadies

Asian shares rose on Friday thanks to gains on Wall Street, while the dollar steadied after facing pressure from a rallying yuan and U.S. data that offered no clarity on whether the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates next week.

Sep 11, 2015, 09:11 AM IST

Japan shares set fresh 15-year high, dollar holds gains after Fed minutes

Japanese shares hit a new 15-year high on Thursday on hopes that its long-moribund economy was finally coming to life, but weak China factory activity capped stock market gains in much of the rest of Asia.

May 21, 2015, 10:11 AM IST

Asian stocks firm after China stimulus, euro hit by Greek anxiety

Asian stocks were firm on Tuesday after China`s latest step to prop up its faltering economy lifted global equities, while the euro was pressured on growing worries a cash-strapped Greece may default on its debt.

Apr 21, 2015, 11:39 AM IST

Asian shares wobble as China PMI weighs

An index of Asian shares wobbled between positive and negative territory on Tuesday after a measure of Chinese factory activity unexpectedly skidded to an 11-month low, pointing up weakness in the economy.

Mar 24, 2015, 12:15 PM IST

Asian shares hit 6-1/2 year high, dollar steady before Fed

MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan shrugged off early losses to rise 0.5 percent to its highest level since January 2008.

Jul 30, 2014, 10:20 AM IST