U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter of 2012, although the pace of growth during the quarter still exceeded economist estimates. According to figures released by the Commerce Department on Friday, U.S. gross domestic product increased at an

Bursa Malaysia ended marginally easier today after its earlier gains were pared down by losses in selected bluechips and index-linked counters, dealers said. However, the underlying FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) finished 0.75 of a point higher at

Indian markets recovered in the mid-session on Tuesday. At 2.10 pm, the 30-share BSE index Sensex was trading up 62.79 points (0.37 per cent) at 17,206.47 and the 50-share NSE index Nifty was trading up 21.9 points (0.42 per cent) at 5,221.70. Realty,

Emerging-market stocks rose for a fourth day, driving the benchmark index to its highest level in four weeks, amid speculation central banks from the U.S. to Europe will take measures to bolster economic growth. Sany Heavy Equipment International

China Knowledge reported that Yunnan Lincang Xinyuan Germanium Industrial Co Ltd expects its net profit to climb 0.41% YoY to CNY 44.21 million in the first half of this year. The company in a statement said basic earnings per share were CNY 0.14 in the

Spain retail sales declined 4.3 percent in June from the prior year, the same rate of decline as seen in the prior month, the statistical office INE said Tuesday. Food sales slipped 0.7 percent and non-retail turnover were down 6.8 percent in June. At

European stock futures were little changed, with the Stoxx Europe 600 Index heading for its second successive monthly rally, as investors awaited a Federal Reserve meeting for clues on more stimulus and company earnings missed forecasts. U.S. index

China Knowledge quoted according to the latest statistics released by the Jiangsu Statistics Bureau, East China Jiangsu Province saw its gross domestic product grow 9.9% YoY to CNY 2.54 trillion in the first half of this year. The growth rate was 2.1

China Iron and Steel Association said that profits at China's steel mills fell by 96%in the first half of 2012 compared with the year before. CISA said that the industry as a whole earned CNY 2.385 billion in the first half of the year. CISA said that

The 50-share Nifty Index is witnessing a choppy session ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's policy review meet and as bulls took a breather after a rally a day ago. The rate sensitive sectors, which had moved higher yesterday anticipating a rate cut

British consumer confidence remained at low level in July as hosting of Olympics failed to offset consumers' concerns about their personal and general economic situation. Market research agency GfK NOP said that the consumer confidence index was at -29

At 11.00 am, the Sensex and the Nifty, were trading marginally lower. The 30-share BSE index Sensex was down 53.49 points (0.31 per cent) at 17,090.19 and the 50-share NSE index Nifty was down 11.3 points (0.22 per cent) at 5,188.50. Auto, bank, metal

Hong Kong stocks gained, with the Hang Seng Index heading to its longest rising streak since March, on signs China is boosting infrastructure investment as it seeks to spur growth in the world’s second-largest economy. CSR Corp. (1766), a Chinese train