A rebound in US durable goods orders in May, a sign of firmer action in US industry, helped push US stocks higher Wednesday in the wake of European and Asian markets. All sectors except discretionary consumer goods were higher, as traders shrugged off

The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.09 percent, or 2.05 points, today to close at 2,222.07 points on transaction value of 47.28 billion yuan. The Shenzhen Component Index gained 32.38 points, or 0.34 percent, to close at 9,446.59 points on transaction

The China stock market has ended lower now in four straight sessions, plummeting more than 90 points or 4 percent en route to a six-month closing low. The Shanghai Composite Index settled just below the 2,225-point plateau, and now investors are bracing

Asian markets skidded Friday as signs of a slowing world economy and a ratings downgrade of several major banks pushed investors away from risk assets before the weekend.

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High-frequency trading, using lightning-fast algorithms to turn profits, represents a fifth of all activity on the Toronto Stock Exchange and other Canadian trading systems, according to data released by regulators. Such trades, based on a strategy that

Shares of Research In Motion Ltd. were under pressure again Tuesday, giving up two per cent of their value just days before the troubled BlackBerry maker provides a business update to investors. On the Toronto Stock Exchange, RIM (TSX:RIM) closed down 19

TMX Group Inc., the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange, may open an exchange in the U.S. to attract listings from small- and medium-sized companies when new rules come into effect. “We are thinking about it as the JOBS Act will really alter the stage

China seeks to promote the offshore yuan market in Hong Kong and improve overseas investment as part of a package announced to boost economic relations, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday. China will encourage Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong

Benchmark share indices ended marginally higher ahead of June F&O expiry, amid range bound trade on Wednesday, led by private banks, metals and software shares. The 30-share Sensex ended at 16,968 up 61 points or 0.4% and the 50-share Nifty ended at

European shares snapped a three-day losing streak to rise on Tuesday, helped by gains at heavyweight utility stocks, though traders and investors said any rally would be short-lived due to lingering worries over Europe's debt crisis. The FTSEurofirst 300

The benchmark 10-year bond yield rise 2 basis points to 8.36 per cent as the absence of any open market operation announcement so far this week disappoints investors. Traders had been hopeful the central bank would conduct OMOs to buy bonds frequently to

Unemployment in France is likely to increase further this year due to weak economic growth, the statistical office Insee said Tuesday. Due to the low level of growth, the unemployment rate should continue to rise, reaching 10.3 percent in France in the

China’s stocks rose, rebounding from a five-month low, on speculation the government will ease monetary policy and increase fiscal spending to prevent the economy from slowing any further. China Oilfield Services Ltd. (601808) and Offshore Oil