COVID19 cases rise in Asia and Australia
Markets give thumbs up to US bipartisan infrastructure deal
Oil climbs to highest level since October 2018
Money market activity muted
SYDNEY, June 28 Businesshala Asian stocks got off to a cautious start on Monday, with Chinese markets steadfast as a spike in coronavirus cases...
The dollar held firm on Monday as investor focus shifted to the U.S. labour market, following softerthanexpected inflation data last week that has done little to soothe concerns about the Federal Reserve dialling down its monetary stimulus.
The dollars index against six other major currencies rose 0.1 to 91.870, having...
BENGALURU, June 25 Reuters Indian shares closed higher on Friday, booking their fifth weekly gain in six weeks as falling COVID19 cases and surge in vaccinations boosted confidence in an economic recovery.
Driven by gains in heavyweight financials, the bluechip NSE Nifty 50 index ended 0.44 higher at 15,860.35...
LONDON Reuters British retailers reported a jump in sales in June as the countrys fast vaccination programme encouraged shoppers to go out and spend, the Confederation of British Industry said on Friday.
The CBIs measure of the volume of sales rose to 25 from Mays 18, the highest since...
SAO PAULO, June 25 Reuters Brazilian food processor BRF SA has acquired 100 of pet products company Mogiana Alimentos, a securities filing showed on Friday, extending its presence in the booming pet sector.
The deal marks BRFs second acquisition in the sector this month after it said on June...
BERLIN, June 25 Reuters Two of Germanys largest fintech startups Deposit Solutions and Raisin have agreed to join forces in a deal to create a European group linking banks with savers, both companies said on Friday.
Under the name Raisin DS, the merged company will work with around 400...
Global shares edged up on Thursday, while the U.S. dollar steadied below an 11week high as investors reassessed U.S. Federal Reserve statements on inflation and looked to upcoming data for direction.
In Europe, the STOXX 600 opened 0.5 higher ahead of the release of Germanys closelywatched Ifo business sentiment survey,...
LISBON, June 24 Reuters Portuguese biomass energy firm Greenvolt said on Thursday it planned to raise 150 million euros 179 million through a stock market listing to fund its expansion, including in European solar parks and wind farms.
Greenvolt, which is fully owned by Portuguese pulp producer Altri, said...
TOKYO Reuters Panasonic Corp sold its stake in electric car maker Tesla Inc for about 400 billion yen 3.61 billion in the year ended March, a spokesperson for the Japanese company said on Friday.
The sale comes as the bicyclestohair dryers conglomerate is seeking to reduce its dependence on...
Reuters European shares hovered just below record highs on Friday as a slide in healthcarerelated stocks more than offset a boost from the financial sector, although Credit Suisse rose after a Reuters report that it was considering a potential merger with UBS.
The scandalhit Swiss bank was up 2.1 as...