Stock Exchange

News Hour: Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks were unmoved at the open on Tuesday on the first trading day of the year. The Hang Seng Index dipped 0.2 percent, or 43.25 points, to 21,957,31 soon after...

News Hour: Euro zone stocks opened 2017 by climbing to their highest in more than a year on Monday after data showed manufacturers in the currency bloc ramped up activity at the fastest pace in more...

News Hour: It was a surprisingly great year for investors brave enough to put money in Brazilian stocks, even though the country spent 2016 floundering through its worst recession in a century and rocked by political...

News Hour: Asian stocks looked set to end 2016 on an upbeat note, with the benchmark headed for its first annual gain in three years, while the dollar reversed earlier losses and oil was poised to...

News Hour: Tokyo shares opened higher on Friday, following rises in European and US and markets after the European Central Bank extended its stimulus program beyond March. European stocks rose Thursday as investors cheered dovish aspects...

News Hour: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday,following another record close on Wall Street and after Paris stocks reached the year’s highest level. Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.40 percent, or 73.45 points, at 18,433.99...

News Hour: Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday after Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s resignation following a crushing referendum defeat sparked worries about political instability in the key eurozone country. The euro also briefly dived to...

News Hour: Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday as investors turned cautious ahead of the release of US jobs data and a key Italian vote, with the benchmark index edging down from its high for the...

News Hour: Tokyo stocks opened sharply higher on Thursday with investor sentiment boosted by the yen’s sharp drop and an OPEC deal to cut oil production. The yen’s fall to its weakest level in more than...

News Hour: A slowdown in the outlook for British growth due to Brexit hit London stocks Wednesday, while the Dow set another record and the dollar rose to around 14-year peaks. British stocks opened higher, but...