Shanghai recorded a temperature of 40.9 degrees Celsius last Friday, the highest on record in the city in 145 years, Xinhua news agency reported. Heat waves have hit the city since the beginning of summer and are expected to continue until the end of July ... ( read original story ...)
Asia stocks broadly positive; Nikkei lifted by Nintendo
Stocks were subdued but broadly positive in Asia after the U.S. Federal Reserve boosted market sentiment with hints that dampened ... helping push the Nikkei Stock Average NIK, +0.09% up 0.4% despite a stronger yen and falling bond yields—both of ... ( read original story ...)
Key Indian equity market indices open higher
The key Indian equity market indices on Thursday opened higher after the US ... up by 117.63 points or 0.36 per cent. At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 51-scrip Nifty, which had closed at 10,020.65 points, was quoting at 10,055.85 points ... ( read original story ...)
Pilots kick off for individuals to buy local government bonds
"We are promoting individual investors to buy the bonds both online and offline, to improve the liquidity of local government bonds in the secondary market," the Shenzhen Stock Exchange statement said. Shanghai Stock Exchange got approval earlier in July ... ( read original story ...)
Bursa Malaysia records 16.9% YoY jump in first quarter of 2017
The first half of the year also witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Bursa Malaysia and the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The agreement allows both exchanges to explore potential ways to improve visibility and accessibility to market ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Shares Gain As Facebook Earnings Add U.S. Momentum
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was moderately higher, edging up 0.13% and the Shanghai Composite slid 0.47% ... Instagram and messaging services Messenger and WhatsApp. The company's stock rose more than 4% to around $173 after the stellar earnings report. ( read original story ...)
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
Canadian National Railway stock could also see some action Wednesday ... into whether it will start reducing its balance sheet from September," OANDA senior market analyst Craig Erlam said. "The Fed has been discussing this for some months now and it ... ( read original story ...)