By Hideyuki Sano and Vidya Ranganathan TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks buckled while the dollar held firm on Monday after strong U.S. jobs data fanned expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise interest rates sooner than previously thought. Stock markets across Asia, including Japan’s Nikkei <.N225>, Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia fell broadly, with MSCI’s Read More
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European equities closed mixed on Friday, after fresh jobs data from the U.S. beat market expectations. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 (FTSE International: .FTEU3) ended slightly higher on the day and posted its fifth weekly gain in a row, according to Thomson Reuters. European stocks pared gains after the U.S. employment report, following a similar trend Read More
European equities ended higher on Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) set a start date for its bond-buying program and upped economic growth forecasts for the euro zone. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 (FTSE International: .FTEU3) finished around 0.8 percent higher at 1,569, with all major bourses and sectors posting solid gains, having touched a Read More
By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks slipped on Thursday after Wall Street continued to pull back from record highs ahead of Friday’s closely-watched U.S. jobs data, while the nervous euro languished at an 11-year low prior to the European Central Bank’s policy meeting. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan <.MIAPJ0000PUS> shed Read More
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European equities finished higher on Wednesday as investors geared up for the European Central Bank’s (ECB) policy meeting on Thursday. The pan-European Euro Stoxx 600 Index (^STOXX) closed around 0.6 percent higher, after a fairly cautious trading week so far. The French CAC (Euronext Paris: .FCHI) and German DAX (^GDAXI) both closed just shy of Read More
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By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares fell on Wednesday as investors grew cautious before upcoming central bank meetings and U.S. jobs data, while India’s central bank surprised with its second inter-meeting rate cut this year. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan <.MIAPJ0000PUS> was down about 0.3 percent, while Japan’s Nikkei stock Read More
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European equities closed lower on Tuesday as investors reacted to a slew of earnings news and economic data. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 (FTSE International: .FTSE) index closed provisionally down 0.6 percent. The German DAX (^GDAXI) and the French CAC (Euronext Paris: .FCHI) closed down unofficially 1.0 percent and 0.8 percent. Barclays (London Stock Exchange: BARC-GB)‘ Read More