China stocks started 2018 on a bullish note following a survey showing better-than-expected manufacturing activity in December. A private business survey showed growth in China's manufacturing sector unexpectedly rose to a four-month high in December

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European stocks faltered at the start of the trading year on Tuesday as autos stocks fell and strength in the euro weighed, while trading was cautious ahead of the launch of a major reform of

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Canada's main stock index was slightly lower in morning trade on Tuesday, weighed by losses among financial stocks while gold miners and marijuana producers pushed higher. At 10:03 am ET (1503 GMT), the Toronto Stock

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Australian shares ended marginally lower on Tuesday in lacklustre trade as several major financial markets worldwide remained closed for the New Year's holiday. The S&P/ASX 200 index ended down 0.06 percent, or 3.8 points, at

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Latin American markets started 2018 on Tuesday on a strong footing as solid global economic growth data drove investors to unwind year-end hedges. China's Caixin index of Chinese industry rose to a four-month high of

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Britain's top share index fell back from a record high on Tuesday, with dollar-earning exporters hit hardest as sterling rose. Britain's FTSE index ended the session 0.5 percent lower at 7,648.10 points, slightly underperforming European

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The Moldovan constitutional court temporarily suspended the powers of President Igor Dodon on Tuesday following his refusal to approve the appointment of several pro-Europe ministers. Dodon, a figurehead leader who backs closer ties with Russia,

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Gunmen killed at least 14 churchgoers returning from a midnight service on Monday in Nigeria's Rivers State, a police source told AFP, the latest violence to hit the oil-rich region. "The gunmen opened fire on

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South Korea Tuesday proposed high-level talks with Pyongyang on January 9, after the North's leader Kim Jong-Un called for better relations and said his country might attend the Winter Olympics in the South. Kim used

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Israel's parliament on Tuesday gave final approval to legislation aimed at making it more difficult for the government to hand the Palestinians parts of Jerusalem under any future peace deal. The bill, approved by a

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