Tokyo stocks open 0.77% lower
Tokyo stocks opened 0.77 percent lower Monday, hit by a firmer yen and sharp drops in New York shares last week on fresh worries over a Greek default.
Apr 20, 2015, 06:10 AM IST
Asian shares at fresh seven-year high, look past weak US data
Asian shares edged up in early trade on Friday, on track to score weekly gains and shrugging off a languid performance on Wall Street after another set of lacklustre U.S. economic data.
Apr 17, 2015, 06:34 AM IST
Tokyo stocks open flat
Tokyo stocks opened flat on Thursday while the yen held up on mostly lacklustre US economic data.
Apr 16, 2015, 05:57 AM IST
Gold price near one-week low as US rate hike bets boost dollar
Gold hovered near a one-week trough on Friday and was set to snap a three-week rally, pressured by renewed expectations for a U.S. rate hike this year despite recent soft economic data.
Apr 10, 2015, 08:54 AM IST
Wall Street Week Ahead: Stock markets hope earnings offset weak economic data
Market focus will shift from macro to micro next week, and investors betting on gains in stocks will hope coming earnings reports will be somewhat stronger than recent disappointing economic figures.
Apr 04, 2015, 00:21 AM IST
Gold price near 2-1/2 week high on US rate expectations
Gold edged lower on Wednesday after a five-day rally, but stayed close to a 2-1/2-week high on growing expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve would not raise interest rates until September.
Mar 25, 2015, 15:02 PM IST
Dollar holds firm after US jobs data rally
In Tokyo, the greenback bought 120.92 yen, up from 120.78 yen on Friday in New York, while the euro bought $1.0841 -- around its lowest since early 2003 -- compared with $1.0842.
Mar 09, 2015, 09:12 AM IST
Dollar up in Asia as Fed set to wrap up meeting
The euro -- which hit a more than 11-year low below $1.10 on Monday -- bought $1.1335 and 133.93 yen against $1.1380 and 134.19 yen in New York.
Jan 28, 2015, 11:15 AM IST
Gold price retains sharp gains; SPDR holdings at six-year low
Gold was trading near its highest in nearly a week on Monday, retaining sharp short-covering gains from the previous session, but the metal could be susceptible to losses, given weak investor sentiment and a strong dollar.
Dec 29, 2014, 13:55 PM IST
Brent drops toward $61 as dollar firms after strong US data
Brent futures fell toward $61 per barrel on Wednesday, giving up some of the previous session`s gains, as the U.S. dollar held near its highest level in nearly nine years on strong data.
Dec 24, 2014, 10:19 AM IST
Oil gains as US growth beats expectations
World oil prices rose Tuesday as strong US economic data sparked a round of buying in the beaten-down commodity.
Dec 24, 2014, 02:23 AM IST
Oil prices rise on hopes for firm US economic data
Oil prices edged up in expecttaion of firm US economic data later on Tuesday, with trading thin due to a public holiday in Japan and as traders begin closing their 2014 positions ahead of Christmas and the New Year.
Dec 23, 2014, 13:16 PM IST
Oil edges higher ahead of fresh US economic data
Oil prices nudged higher in Asia today on hopes of improved US economy figures, but analysts said gains would be capped with dealers squaring positions for the end of the year.
Dec 23, 2014, 09:27 AM IST
Asian markets mostly higher at end of strong week
Asian markets mostly rose Friday, with the dollar again breaking 120 yen while the euro held onto gains after the European Central Bank shied away from fresh stimulus measures.
Dec 05, 2014, 17:37 PM IST
Oil nears $80 on possible OPEC cut, strong US data
Brent was up 30 cents at $79.63 a barrel by 0850 GMT after jumping $1.23 in the previous session. The benchmark could snap an eight-week slide if the gains are sustained on Friday.
Nov 21, 2014, 16:46 PM IST
Oil nears $80 on possible OPEC cut, strong US data
Brent was up 30 cents at $79.63 a barrel by 0850 GMT after jumping $1.23 in the previous session. The benchmark could snap an eight-week slide if the gains are sustained on Friday.
Nov 21, 2014, 16:46 PM IST
US stocks sink on economic, Ebola worries
Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower Wednesday following mixed US economic data amid worsening anxiety over global economic growth and the first confirmed Ebola case in the United States.
Oct 02, 2014, 09:05 AM IST
Asian shares slip ahead of US Fed decision
Asian bourses were listless in early trade Tuesday ahead of the US Federal Reserve`s monetary policy meeting, and as lingering concerns over Chinese and US economic data weighed heavily on global markets.
Sep 16, 2014, 09:42 AM IST
US stocks retreat despite strong Apple launch, economic data
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 149.85 points (0.87 percent) to close the week at 16,987.51, while the broad-based S&P 500 fell 22.17 (1.10 percent) to 1,985.54.
Sep 13, 2014, 09:30 AM IST
Oil prices mixed after weak China, Europe data
Oil prices were mixed in Asia on Tuesday following disappointing manufacturing data out of top energy consumer China as well as Europe and as dealers await fresh US economic figures, analysts said.
Sep 02, 2014, 08:40 AM IST
