Indian shares ended higher on Wednesday, as gains in banking and steelmaker shares helped markets recover from earlier losses, with sentiment lifted by easing political tensions in Hong Kong and Europe. The broader NSE index

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Australian shares fell for a third straight day on Wednesday, pulled down by financial and healthcare firms as weak domestic growth data and a contraction in US manufacturing activity rekindled fears of a slowdown in

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Japan's Nikkei share average struggled for traction on Wednesday and the broader Topix dipped after weak US economic data stoked fears of a global recession and soured investor sentiment. The benchmark Nikkei average ended up

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A rally in Italian shares driven by the formation of a new government lifted European stocks on Wednesday, with investors also taking heart from an easing of political tensions in Britain and Hong Kong. The

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Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Wednesday, tracking broader Asia as investors cheered a private survey that showed accelerating growth in China's services sector amid fears of a global slowdown. Activity in China's services

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British clothing-to-food retailer Marks and Spencer on Wednesday dropped out of London's benchmark FTSE 100 stocks index for the first time, as the historic company battles fierce online competition. M&S was among the lowest-valued companies

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Domestically-focussed British stocks advanced on Wednesday after parliament succeeded in taking steps toward averting a no-deal Brexit, while Asia-facing banks gained on hopes that protests in Hong Kong would end, leading the FTSE 100 higher.

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The Bank of England believes the impact of a no-deal Brexit on the UK economy is "less severe" than previously thought owing to better preparedness, governor Mark Carney said Wednesday. In a letter to the

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The Australian economy has recorded its weakest annual growth in a decade, official data released Wednesday showed, expanding just 1.4 percent in the year to June. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported the economy grew

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The UK government declared an end to a decade of austerity Wednesday despite the economic uncertainties of Brexit - a spending pledge that saw the opposition accuse it of "electioneering". Finance minister Sajid Javid's promise

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