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Japanese shares closed higher for a third day in a row on Wednesday. Still, gains were limited amid a decline in US futures contracts and with local investors wary of unexpectedly weak business results from technology giants such as Alphabet and Microsoft. The Nikkei rose 0.67 percent and hit more …

European shares fell on Wednesday from their highest levels in a month, and technology stocks led the losses after disappointing results from major companies on Wall Street raised fears of slowing economic growth. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.2 percent by 0719 GMT. In the previous session, the …

The British pound rose on Tuesday, boosted by an improvement in risk appetite as Rishi Sunak prepares to take over as Britain’s prime minister. At the same time, the euro stabilized ahead of the European Central Bank’s expected rate hike on Thursday. The dollar rose slightly, but not far from …

European shares gained on Tuesday after a series of better-than-expected earnings reports helped allay fears of rapid interest rate increases and a slowdown in the euro-zone economy. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.5% by 0717 GMT, with the media and technology sectors compensating for losses in chemical shares. SAP …

Japanese stocks rose on Tuesday, October 25 as electric car maker Nidec Corp. started its earnings season with solid results and boosted hopes that other companies might benefit from the weak yen. The index rose at the beginning of trading today only 0.51%, but ended trading up 1.02%, while the …

European shares jumped on Monday, boosted by hopes the Federal Reserve will slow the pace of interest rate hikes, as investors braced for a busy week that includes an important European Central Bank interest rate decision. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 1.3 percent by 0708 GMT, with the travel, …

Japan’s Nikkei gave up most of the morning’s gains during the overnight session, to close below the 27,000-point level on Monday, as investors worried about the outlook for the Chinese economy. The index ended trading up 0.31 percent at 26,974.90 points. Out of 225 stocks on the index, 133 rose …

European shares fell on Friday, amid fears that major central banks will stick to raising interest rates to curb prices, while investors assessed mixed earnings reports that did little to allay fears of an economic slowdown. A slew of inflation reports and data pointing to the strength of the US …

The Japanese Nikkei index ended Friday’s trading below the main 27 thousand points level, affected by declines recorded by Wall Street Thursday night, amid fears that the announcement of the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) of a sharp interest rate hike could cause a recession. But the losses were …

European shares fell on Thursday, as investors worried about persistent inflation and tightened central bank measures, while slumping profits for chip maker B.E. Semiconductor and telecommunications company Nokia raised fears of an economic slowdown. Nokia shares fell 4.1 percent after the Finnish telecom equipment company’s quarterly operating profit fell short …