Stocks fell, while oil and gold rose on Tuesday, as fighting between Israel and Iran entered a fifth day, making investors nervous over the risk of the conflict widening in a week packed with key central bank decisions. US President Donald Trump urged everyone to evacuate Tehran and cut short his
European shares rose on Friday after declining for three straight sessions, as a stall in the United States' involvement in the Middle East conflict helped soothe investor concerns. The pan-European STOXX 600 (.STOXX) was up 0.6 per cent at 538.85 points at 0834 GMT. The benchmark is set to log a
Stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Sunday as Israel and Iran exchanged attacks, raising concerns about a potential broader Middle East conflict. Israel said it had targeted Iran's nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders in strikes that started on Friday, in wh
US stock markets finished in the red on Thursday, as investors waited for more clues on conditions of the U.S. labor market and Tesla shares saw deep dive in the clash between U.S. President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 108.00 points, or 0.25 perce
The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday IN ASIA The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,378.22 points, up 2.02 points, or 0.06 percent. The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,152.55 points, up 7.97 points, or 0.08 percent. The Hang Seng Index opened at 23,
Asian share markets and the dollar made a soft start on Monday as U.S.-China trade tensions continued to simmer, while investors turned defensive ahead of key U.S. jobs data and a widely expected cut in European interest rates.There was little obvious reaction to President Donald Trump's threat lat
World stocks were heading for their best month since late 2023 on Friday and the dollar was flirting with its first monthly rise of the year, while traders waited for key inflation data and assessed the latest in Washington's to and fro on tariffs. Markets have been see-sawing all week as investor
European stocks and Wall Street futures rose on Thursday after a US federal court blocked President Donald Trump'sso-called "Liberation Day" tariffs from going into effect, sending the dollar up on safe-haven currencies. The little-known Manhattan-based Court of International Trade ruled that Trum
Asian shares eased on Tuesday, though US futures rose after President Donald Trump delayed his threatened 50% duties on European Union shipments, while the dollar was headed for a fifth straight monthly loss. In Japan, yields on super-long government bonds fell early in the session, retreating fro
The S&P 500 hit its highest since early March on Monday as a crucial US-China agreement to slash tariffs put investors worldwide at ease after weeks of uncertainty around the future of global trade. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) rose 2.51 to an over one-month peak at 09:45 a.m. ET, while
Saudi oil giant Aramco, a long-time cash cow for the kingdom, reported a 4.6 per cent drop in first-quarter profit on Sunday due to lower sales and higher operating costs as economic uncertainty hit crude markets. The world's top oil exporter reported net profit of 97.54 billion riyals ($26.01 bil
World stocks hovered near their highest levels in six weeks on Friday after a US trade deal with Britain fueled guarded optimism for progress in tariff talks with other countries. India on Friday offered to slash its tariff gap with the US to less than 4 per cent from nearly 13 per cent now, in ex
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N), opens new tab on Saturday posted a lower operating profit in the first quarter, dented by insurance losses from wildfires and foreign currency changes, while its cash stake grew to a record $347.7 billion. Operating profit for the Omaha, Nebraska-based
