Stocks, financial and commodity markets in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan were remain closed on Tuesday due to Lunar Year holidays. Markets will resume trading on Wednesday (Feb

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Japan's Nikkei index surrendered modest gains to end lower on Tuesday, snapping a three-day rally as the market digested a slew of corporate earnings. The Nikkei ended 0.19 percent lower at 20,844.45 after briefly touching

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European shares hit nine-week highs on Tuesday, as a recovery in banks, gains in oil stocks on stronger crude prices and a solid update from BP helped offset some disappointing updates including from Apple supplier

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Bank stocks propelled Australian shares on Tuesday, with the "Big Four" having their best day in years as the market saw proposals of a high-powered inquiry as less severe than expected and not posing a

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British blue-chip shares surged to their highest in nearly three months on Tuesday as heavyweight BP doubled its annual profit and miners rallied on higher iron ore prices while a weaker pound was also supportive.

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Berlin on Tuesday ruled out any state aid for airline Germania, after the firm declared bankruptcy and cancelled all flights with immediate effect. "This is a case for the market economy," Economy Minister Peter Altmaier

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The French government announced Tuesday that US industrial conglomerate General Electric will pay 50 million euros ($57 million) after falling short of its goal of creating 1,000 new jobs in the country. GE had pledged

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Qatar Airways and European Union officials announced Tuesday that they had concluded talks on a "landmark" deal which could allow more European airlines to operate services to and from Doha. The Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement,

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The US services sector saw growth slow in January, with companies pointing to some impact from the government shutdown, according to a business survey released Tuesday. It was the second consecutive month of slowing in

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French MPs on Tuesday approved an anti-rioting bill giving security forces the power to ban suspected hooligans from demonstrating, in a controversial bid to crack down on violence that has marred "yellow vest" protests over

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