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European stocks fell on Tuesday, with Sweden’s SBB leading the losers after the company postponed its dividend, while investors remained wary ahead of important US economic data. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.2% by 0706 GMT, as investors awaited US consumer price data later this week for clues …

Japanese stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Nikkei index recording its highest closing level in 16 months, supported by a rise in steelmakers’ stocks on the back of strong corporate earnings. JFE Holdings jumped 14.5 percent, its biggest gain in 14 years, after Japan’s second-biggest steelmaker expected profits to rise …

Japanese stocks closed lower on Monday as investors sold stocks as the yen rose against the dollar and concerns about the US banking sector persisted. The Nikkei index fell 0.71 percent to 28,949.88 points, closing below the 29,000 level for the first time since April 28. The index hit its …

European stock markets traded higher Friday, as investors digested more corporate newsflow, the European Central Bank’s monetary policy decision ahead of the key U.S. jobs report. At 04:00 ET (08:00 GMT), the DAX index in Germany traded 0.3% higher, the FTSE 100 in the U.K. climbed 0.4%, and the CAC …

European stocks fell on Thursday after investors received mixed signals from the Federal Reserve regarding monetary tightening, with the European Central Bank awaiting an interest rate decision later in the day. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.8 percent, led by auto stocks, which fell 2.3 percent. The oil and …

European stock markets rose on Wednesday, as generally favourable reports from the banking sector bolstered confidence ahead of the critical Federal Reserve policy meeting. At 07:55 GMT, the DAX index in Germany was 0.5% higher, the FTSE 100 in the United Kingdom was 0.5% higher, and the CAC 40 in …

European stocks moved in a limited range on Tuesday as investors returned from the Labor Day holiday on Monday ahead of decisions by the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank to raise interest rates later this week. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.1% by 0715 GMT, with banks …

Most Japanese stocks fell on Tuesday, as the country’s financial sector shares were affected by the tension surrounding the US banking system, while shares of export companies got a boost from the weaker yen. Brokerage firm Nomura Holdings fell 1.98 percent, hitting a new low for the current year. Banking …

The Japanese Nikkei index rose to its highest level in more than eight months on Monday, surpassing the key level of 29 thousand points, after the Bank of Japan continued its easy monetary policy that pushed the yen to its lowest level in nearly two months. The railways and airlines …

European stocks rose on Friday, echoing overnight gains on Wall Street, supported by strong corporate earnings as investors awaited first-quarter GDP growth estimates in the euro zone to assess the strength of the region’s economies. The pan-European Stoxx 600 rose 0.3 percent, but was on track for its first weekly …