Financial markets were upbeat on the first trading day of 2010 on Monday, with Asian stocks hitting a 17-month high and the U.S. dollar up against major currencies on hopes U.S. job
State-owned Cyprus mobile operator Cytamobile-Vodafone recorded 13.5 mln short message greetings on Christmas Day, up from the 8.87 mln SMS recorded last year and three times higher than the average daily rate
The fundamental credit outlook for the Pakistani banking sector is negative, reflecting challenging operating conditions as a result of the continued economic slowdown, domestic security instability and the weak sovereign position of
Stock index futures fell on Wednesday, taking a cue from a decline in global markets, as investors found little reason to propel stocks higher as the market's solid year draws to a
World stocks slipped and the dollar was stable on Wednesday as investors wound down for the year after booking stellar gains in a recovery rally stretching back to March. Japan's Nikkei, for
Britain's top share index fell 0.6 percent by midday on Wednesday, weighed down by weaker miners, retreating from a level in the previous session not seen since the October 2008 collapse of
European shares fell by Wednesday midday, snapping a six-day winning streak in very thin trading, with commodity stocks tracking lower crude oil and metals prices and banking stocks reversing earlier gains. By
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.2 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100
European shares edged lower in thin early trading on Wednesday, with falls in commodities overshadowing gains in banking stocks. By 0914 GMT, the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index was down 0.2 percent at
Britain's leading share index was flat in early deals on Wednesday, consolidating after reaching levels on Tuesday not seen since before the collapse of Lehman Brothers in mid-September 2008. At 0851 GMT,
