Markets South Korean stocks hit 1-month high on trade optimism SEOUL: Round-up of South Korean financial markets: ** South Korean shares closed at a one-month high on Thursday as t Published 05 Sep, 2019 09:11am
World UK Brexit "surrender bill" means election now needed - Javid LONDON: British finance Minister Sajid Javid said on Thursday that legislation to delay Brexit which is now set to clear Published 05 Sep, 2019 09:07am
Markets China stocks end higher on stimulus hopes, trade optimism SHANGHAI: China stocks ended higher on Thursday, boosted by hopes Beijing will free up the amount of cash banks must kee Published 05 Sep, 2019 09:05am
Markets Shanghai copper hits 1-mth high on U.S.-China trade talks SINGAPORE: Shanghai copper jumped to a more than one-month high, while London copper hit its highest in over two weeks o Published 05 Sep, 2019 09:04am
Markets FTSE 100 little changed as several stocks trade ex-dividend; industrials rise London's FTSE 100 was roughly flat on Thursday, as gains in large industrial stocks after upbeat forecasts from European Published 05 Sep, 2019 09:02am
Business & Finance Danske Bank hires finance chief from Commerzbank in shake-up COPENHAGEN: Danske Bank named Stephan Engels from Commerzbank as its finance chief on Thursday, the latest step by the D Published 05 Sep, 2019 08:59am
World UK election must not delay Brexit from Oct. 31 - Javid LONDON: British finance minister Sajid Javid said on Thursday that the government could strike a renegotiated Brexit dea Published 05 Sep, 2019 08:58am
Business & Finance Swedish central bank holds rates, still sees hike around turn of year STOCKHOLM: Sweden's central bank held its benchmark interest rate unchanged at -0.25% as expected on Thursday and stuck Published 05 Sep, 2019 08:55am
Markets China's iron ore futures rise on hopes of economic stimulus BEIJING: China's iron ore futures extended gains for the sixth straight session on Thursday, as the government pledged t Published 05 Sep, 2019 08:53am
Markets European stocks hit one-month highs on trade optimism European shares rose for a second straight day on Thursday, after China said it would hold trade talks with the United S Published 05 Sep, 2019 08:45am
Markets Gold slips as China-U.S. trade talk hopes whet risk appetite Gold prices dropped on Thursday as risk-on sentiment got a boost after China and the United States agreed to hold talks Published 05 Sep, 2019 08:43am
Markets Euro zone bond yields extend climb on trade talk hopes LONDON: Euro zone bond yields inched higher on Thursday as investors welcomed signs of progress in resolving the U.S.-Ch Published 05 Sep, 2019 08:42am
Markets TOCOM falls on oversupply concerns; Shanghai futures rise BEIJING:* Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures fell on Thursday, despite a rise in Shanghai futures, as fears of an Published 05 Sep, 2019 08:41am
Markets Sterling gives up some gains amid concern over election LONDON: The pound lost some of its overnight gains on Thursday on concern that an election is still pending, even though Published 05 Sep, 2019 08:40am
Business & Finance German finance minister calls for urgent progress on EU banking union FRANKFURT: German finance minister Olaf Scholz on Thursday called for the European Union to renew its efforts to str Published 05 Sep, 2019 08:38am
Markets NY coffee may rise into $0.9775-$0.9905 range SINGAPORE: New York December coffee still targets a range of $0.9775-$0.9905 per lb, as suggested by its wave pattern a Published 05 Sep, 2019 08:21am
Markets Japanese yen plunges, Chinese yuan jumps on US-China trade hopes LONDON: The Japanese yen slipped and risky currencies flourished on Thursday as investors turned more optimistic that th Published 05 Sep, 2019 08:21am
World German industrial orders suffer in July Frankfurt: New orders for industrial firms in Europe's manufacturing powerhouse Germany fell back in July, official data Published 05 Sep, 2019 08:11am
Sports Andreescu becomes first teen in US Open semis since 2009 NEW YORK: Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu became the first teen US Open semi-finalist in a decade on Wednesday, defeating Published 05 Sep, 2019 07:47am
Markets Tokyo stocks open higher as worries over Hong Kong, UK ease TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Thursday, extending rallies on Wall Street on easing worries over Brexit and positi Published 05 Sep, 2019 07:28am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points