Germany's government debt increased from last year in the first quarter, preliminary data released by the Federal Statistical Office showed Monday. The debt of overall public budget increased 2.1 percent on an annual basis to EUR2,042 billion in the

The Sensex is hovering above the psychological resistance level of 17,000 as sentiment turned bullish on hopes that the government will initiate reforms after the Presidential elections. Both, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister Pranab

The Indian government will likely announce measures to halt rupee slide and revive economic growth on Monday, reports said. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday expressed concerns over the growing signs of weakness in the economy and said the

Yonhap reported that South Korea's leading business confidence index fell for the third quarter, reflecting concerns that persistent global economic woes will hurt the country's exports in the coming months. The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Stock markets are likely to see high volatility this week as a weak rupee, insipid domestic and international cues and settlement in this month's derivative contracts will influence sentiments, analysts said. "This week would continue to pose challenges

Asian shares fell on Monday and the safe-haven dollar rose as concerns about faltering global growth and Europe's intractable debt crisis continued to sap investor confidence, but commodities steadied after a pummelling last week. The euro also fell,

Hong Kong stocks opened marginally weaker, edging down just 0.16 percent after Wall Street rebounded, helped by a deal on a 130 billion euro stimulus plan for the eurozone. The benchmark Hang Seng Index slipped 30.27 points to 18,964.86 in the first few

Japanese stocks swung between gains and losses amid low volume after European leaders agreed to cooperate on a regional growth plan ahead of a summit this week and as opposition to a tax increase mounts among Japanese lawmakers before a key vote

Share prices on Bursa Malaysia opened the week on a steady note in early trading Monday, with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) up 4.67 points at 1,607.74 after 20 minutes of trading, dealers said. It opened 0.36 of a point easier at 1,602.71. The

The combined market capitalisation (m-cap) of top seven Sensex companies fell by Rs 19,398 crore last week, led by software companies TCS and Infosys which together took a hit of Rs 9,969 crore. TCS, RIL, Coal India, SBI, Infosys, HDFC Bank and Bharti

India Inc is expected to post 21.6 per cent growth in its profit in the current fiscal on the back of softening of input prices and steady interest rates, according to economic think-tank CMIE. “We expect corporate profits to grow by 21.6 percent in FY

Latin American stocks fell on Thursday after economic indicators from the United States, China and the euro zone highlighted lingering challenges to global economic growth. The MSCI Latin American stock index snapped a four-day rally to post its biggest

Notwithstanding internal and external negative factors that weighed on the market, the BSE benchmark Sensex closed the week up by 23 points at 16,972.51 on selective buying mainly in capital goods, pharma, power and auto sectors. The market resumed on a