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LONDON: Europe's main stock markets fell at the start of trading on Monday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies down 0.50 percent at 5,823.28 points.
Elsewhere, Frankfurt's DAX 30 shed 0.43 percent to 7,419.65 points and in Paris the CAC 40 dipped 0.75 percent to 3,504.33.
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HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares were off to a sluggish start on Monday after three straight weeks of gains as investors locked in some gains ahead of the quarter-end while China markets recovered slightly from their worst week in eleven months.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was down 0.1 percent by the midday trading break while the China Enterprises index of top locally listed mainland firms fell 0.4 percent.
"You've had streaks of risk appetite and now ...
HONG KONG: Asian markets mostly fell Monday as the recent rally fuelled by central banks' stimulus plans petered out, while there were fears over Greece's ability to meet requirements to get more bailout cash.
Earlier losses in China and Hong Kong were pared despite a People's Bank of China adviser warning the mainland economy was still weak.
Tokyo was 0.45 percent lower, closing 40.71 points lower at 9,069.29, while Sydney shed 0.52 percent, or 22.8 points, to ...
TOKYO: The Nikkei share average fell to a one-week closing low on Monday as a firmer yen added to woes for automakers and other exporters, which have been under pressure from growing tension between Japan and China.
Concerns about global growth weighed on the market even though major central banks have launched fresh stimulus measures to bolster their economies. Some analysts now worry that the new round of stimulus from the Federal Reserve suggests that the ...
TOKYO: Tokyo shares closed down 0.45 percent on Monday, weighed by the strong yen and concern over China's economic slowdown and its escalated territorial row with Japan.
The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange ended down 40.71 points at 9,069.29 while the Topix index of all first-section issues lost 0.36 percent, or 2.70 points, to 753.68.
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TOKYO: The Nikkei share average fell to a one-week low on Monday, as a firmer yen added to woes for automakers and other exporters, which have been under pressure from the territorial dispute between Japan and China.
Concerns about global growth weighed on the market even though major central banks have launched stimulus measures to bolster their economies. Some analysts now worry that the new round of stimulus from the Federal Reserve may suggest that the ...
TOKYO: Riskier assets fell broadly on Monday, dragging down Asian shares, copper and oil but the dollar strengthened as investors shifted their focus to weak economic fundamentals while monitoring progress in the euro zone debt bailout scheme.
The MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.7 percent, with a 1.5 percent drop in its materials sector leading the declines.
Resource-reliant Australian shares fell 0.6 percent while Hong Kong, Shanghai and South Korean shares shed between ...
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