Markets - Equity
Thursday, 23 May 2013 19:22
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TORONTO: Canada's main stock index slumped on Thursday due to concerns about a quicker-than-expected end to the US Federal Reserve's stimulus program, as well as weak economic data from China and Europe.The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was down 113.30 points, or 0.89 percent, at 12,639.20 shortly after the open. Copyright Reuters, 2013
MEXICO CITY: Mexican stocks fell sharply on Thursday, sinking for the fourth session in a row, hurt by concerns that the US Federal Reserve could scale back its stimulus that has fed demand for riskier assets around the world.The IPC stock index shed as much as 1.62 percent to 39,468 points, hitting near a key support that held up last September during a drop.The IPC has shed more than 5 percent in the last four ...
LONDON: European stock markets slumped on Thursday, with most indices losing more than 2.0 percent after Tokyo shares plunged owing to weak Chinese data and signs that the US Federal Reserve may soon taper massive stimulus measures, analysts said.London's benchmark FTSE 100 index sank 1.82 percent to stand at 6,715.83 points in midday deals, Frankfurt's DAX 30 slumped 2.36 percent to 8,329.66 points and in Paris the CAC 40 shed 2.18 percent to 3,962.61.The Madrid ...
HONG KONG: Asian markets fell Thursday with Tokyo plunging more than seven percent as investors took profits after weak Chinese data and signs the US Federal Reserve could start tapering off its massive stimulus measures.Tokyo dropped on record volumes in the afternoon as investors panicked in the rush to take profit, with the index suffering its biggest daily fall since the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami and the ensuing nuclear crisis.Markets also took their lead from Wall ...
SYDNEY: Australian shares fell 2.0 percent on Thursday, the worst daily loss in more than two months, after release of a weak manufacturing survey about China.Australian investors are particular sensitive to Chinese manufacturing data, as China is the biggest market for Australia's raw materials.The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index extended losses after the flash HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index for China and dropped 103.0 points to close at a one-month low of 5,062.4. The index fell 0.3 ...
TOKYO: Tokyo share prices dropped more than seven percent Thursday on record volumes as investors rushed to take profit following weak Chinese data.The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange closed down 7.32 percent, or 1,143.28 points, to 14,483.98, while the Topix index of all first-section issues was down 6.87 percent, or 87.69 points, at 1,188.34.Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2013 
TOKYO: The Nikkei average took a dramatic turn for the worse on Thursday afternoon, sliding 3.4 percent from an earlier surge to a 5-1/2-year high as investors were rattled by weak factory activity in China, one of Japan's major export markets.The Nikkei was down 535.79 points to 15,091.47 in a volatile session after climbing to a peak of 15,942.60 in morning trade, its highest since December 2007. The index, which dropped as much as 14,945.56 ...More Articles...
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