France's general government debt rose for the second consecutive quarter to EUR 1.789 trillion in the first three months of the year, data released by the statistical office INSEE showed Friday. In the fourth quarter of 2011, the debt figure was EUR

Business Standard reported that JSW Steel plans to raise crude steel production 20 to 22% to about 9 million tonnes during 2012-13. The planned production is higher than its guidance for the year. The company is keenly awaiting the resumption of mining

The BSE Sensex should gain 10 percent between now and the end of the year, though only reaching levels seen in July 2011, provided economic growth recovers from a recent lull, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday. The 30-share BSE index will rise to 18,750

Markets firmed up further to trade near day highs as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who took additional charge as the Finance Minister yesterday has started plans to put the country's sluggish economy on a revival path. The gains were led by Infosys, ITC

The BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty ended the day marginally up by 23 points and 7.25 points. There was much volatility during the trading session due to the F&O expiry. Sensex closed at 16,990 while the Nifty closed at 5,148. The markets ended on a flat note

Indian stocks closed with modest gains for a second straight day Wednesday. The lacklustre trade saw the Sensex moving in a 100 point range, and the Nifty confined in a 30 point band. The rupee traded marginally lower at 57.10 against the dollar at 03.42

The Toronto Stock Exchange pushed higher just after it opened as commodity prices recovered some lost ground ahead of a meeting of eurozone leaders later this week. The S&P/TSX added 31.93 points to 11,366.35. The Canadian dollar shed 0.11 of a cent to

Canada's main stock index ended higher on Wednesday, lifted by strength in oil prices on strong U.S. manufacturing data, but investors remained cautious ahead of a European Union debt crisis summit. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index

Chinese industrial companies’ profits fell for a second month in May, a government report showed today, as slowing economic growth hurt corporate earnings. Income dropped 5.3 percent from a year earlier to 390.9 billion yuan ($61 billion), the National

Share prices on Bursa Malaysia rebounded to trade higher this morning with finance and palm-oil related counters lending support. At 9.20am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was 5.7 points higher at 1,599.94 after opening 0.20 of a point better at

German unemployment increased in June as firms shed jobs amid the growing uncertainty surrounding the Eurozone debt crisis and the rising threat of contagion to bigger economies. Data from the Federal Labor Agency revealed that unemployment rose by 7,000

European shares fell on Thursday, led lower by weaker banking stocks, as investors grew increasingly sceptical that concrete measures would be agreed upon at the latest European Union summit to tackle the region's debilitating debt crisis. The

U.K. stocks fell as Spanish sovereign-bond yields climbed above 7 percent for the first time in a week before European Union leaders begin a two-day summit to discuss the region’s debt crisis. HSBC Plc and Barclays Plc led banking shares lower. Debenhams