New York  - Maj

Tokyo - Tokyo stocks opened lower Thursday due to concerns over credit woes ahead of upcoming earnings reports of US financial institutions. 

Tokyo - Tokyo stocks opened lower Thursday due to concerns over credit woes ahead of upcoming earnings reports of US financial institutions. 

New York - Major US stock indices fell sharply Wednesday on technology sales warnings and fresh concerns of more mortgage-related losses for financial firms. 

New York  - Ma

Beijing - China's main stock market soared by nearly 4 per cent on Wednesday as the chance of a central bank interest hike was diminished when experts estimated inflation would continue to decline