Chipmaker deal helps Wall Street rebound
Wall Street on Friday closed higher for the first time in a week, lifted by rising tech stocks, while oil prices slumped 5 percent on receding fears about Middle East fighting disrupting supplies.
Mar 28, 2015, 09:31 AM IST
Wall Street up in choppy trade as tech bounces back
US stocks were little changed on Thursday, well off session lows as tech shares recovered, with the S&P 500 struggling to avoid a fourth straight daily decline.
Mar 27, 2015, 08:54 AM IST
Wall Street down after air strikes on Yemen, but off lows
US stocks declined on Thursday after Saudi Arabia and its allies launched air strikes on Yemen, but were off session lows as the S&P 500 attempted to hold a key technical level.
Mar 26, 2015, 22:14 PM IST
Hong Kong stocks end 0.13% down
Hong Kong stocks ended 0.13 percent lower Thursday following hefty losses on Wall Street, but Shanghai resumed its latest rally on hopes for stimulus measures for the Chinese economy.
Mar 26, 2015, 13:51 PM IST
Major Asian markets mostly up after US, Europe gains
Major Asian markets mostly advanced Monday following rallies on Wall Street and in Europe, while the dollar continued to struggle after the Federal Reserve dampened expectations for an early interest rate rise.
Mar 23, 2015, 17:41 PM IST
Asian shares fuelled by Wall Street's rise on weaker dollar
MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up about 1.3 percent in early trading, while Japan`s Nikkei stock average opened up 0.2 percent.
Mar 23, 2015, 08:17 AM IST
Wall Street poised for slightly lower open
US stocks had ended up higher on Wednesday as investors, who had sold equities ahead of the meeting, were relieved by Fed Chair Janet Yellen`s dovish outlook.
Mar 19, 2015, 20:37 PM IST
Asian shares edge up ahead of Fed meeting
Asian shares drifted higher on Monday after a downbeat session on Wall Street kept sentiment in check, while the euro recovered from a fresh 12-year low touched on the divergent monetary policy paths between the United States and the euro zone.
Mar 16, 2015, 12:29 PM IST
Tokyo stocks slightly higher in early trade
Tokyo stocks were slightly higher in early trade on Monday, shrugging off drops on Wall Street and a lull in the dollar`s rise against the yen.
Mar 16, 2015, 06:22 AM IST
Asian shares edge up, set for weekly losses
Asian shares put in a mixed performance across the region on Friday but were underpinned by gains on Wall Street, while the dollar resumed its recent rally after a downward blip on disappointing U.S. retail sales data.
Mar 13, 2015, 13:34 PM IST
US stocks lifted by financials as dollar pauses
Wall Street stocks opened higher Thursday after big US banks cleared Federal Reserve stress tests and the dollar retreated from a 12-year high.
Mar 12, 2015, 21:07 PM IST
Asia stocks rebound, dollar hits 12-year euro high
Sydney shares were given a lift by data showing Australia`s unemployment rate had eased slightly, while South Korea became the latest country to cut interest rates as it struggles to fight off deflation.
Mar 12, 2015, 08:53 AM IST
Asia stocks fall as risk aversion prevails, dollar soars
MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.3 percent after touching its lowest since January. Australian and South Korean shares each lost 0.5 percent and Malaysian and Indonesian stocks also declined.
Mar 11, 2015, 09:27 AM IST
Wall St up on deals, bonds up on ECB; Brent slides
U.S. stocks rose on Monday on the back of billion-dollar M&A deals, while U.S. and euro zone bond prices rose as the European Central Bank started its bond-buying programme.
Mar 10, 2015, 05:27 AM IST
Asia stocks fall as US jobs data spark talk of rate hike
Tokyo sank 0.63 percent by lunch, Hong Kong lost 0.75 percent, Sydney tumbled 1.27 percent and Seoul shed 0.70 percent while Shanghai was 0.22 percent lower.
Mar 09, 2015, 09:09 AM IST
Asia markets mostly lower after Wall St losses
With few trading cues investors are keeping a watch on the start of China`s annual parliament meeting Thursday as well as European Central Bank details on its new bond-purchase scheme.
Mar 04, 2015, 08:13 AM IST
Asia markets struggle as profit-taking offsets Wall Street rally
Shanghai lost 1.03 percent after rallying Monday in response to the Chinese central bank`s weekend interest rate cut, while Hong Kong pared an initial advance to sit marginally lower.
Mar 03, 2015, 08:41 AM IST
Asian shares firm as U.S. stocks hit records; RBA in focus
The U.S. dollar hovered close to an 11-year high against a basket of currencies while Asian shares firmed in early trade on Tuesday, with sentiment bolstered by another record day on Wall Street.
Mar 03, 2015, 05:53 AM IST
What would the Dow look like if it included Apple?
It may be by far the most valuable American company but Apple Inc still can’t get into at least one exclusive club – the 30-member Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Mar 02, 2015, 22:31 PM IST
Asia tracks Wall Street higher, dollar stands tall
Asian equities tracked a mild bounce on Wall Street to edge higher on Wednesday, although caution over talks later in the day in the ongoing Greek debt saga limited gains.
Feb 18, 2015, 06:34 AM IST
