Analysis: Indices

India equity benchmarks open higher on hopes of easing trade woes

India's stock benchmarks opened marginally higher on Tuesday, buoyed by optimism over progress in U.S. trade negotiations with China and India ahead of the Federal Reserve's rate decision. ...

Nasdaq supports reforms to reduce burden on public companies, CEO Friedman says

Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman on Monday advocated to provide public companies the option to report either quarterly or semi-annually, as the exchange operator reinforces its support for reforms to reduce...

Trump renews calls for ending quarterly reports for companies

U.S. companies should be allowed to report earnings every six months instead of on a quarterly basis, President Donald Trump said on Monday, announcing what could prove to be a major shift for...

Canada July factory sales up 2.5% on autos, petroleum

Canadian factory sales grew by 2.5% in July from June on higher sales of motor vehicles, as well as petroleum and coal products, Statistics Canada said on Monday. Excluding motor...

India's August palm oil imports hit 1-year high on festive demand, price advantage

MUMBAI -India's palm oil imports jumped in August to their highest level in more than a year, as competitive pricing relative to soyoil prompted refiners to step up purchases ahead of the festive...

Sub-Saharan Africa's major economies hit by high finance costs, Moody's says

NAIROBI -Borrowing costs for governments and businesses in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya have risen in the last five years due to policy weaknesses, unfavourable market conditions and inflation,...

Congo coffee farmers fear war will undo recent gains

In the lush highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, coffee crops are rotting and withering as an escalation in the decades-long conflict in the region has kept farmers from tending to...

Exclusive-In Australia, a data centre boom is built on vague water plans

SYDNEY -Authorities in Sydney approved construction of data centres without requiring measurable plans to cut water use, raising concerns the sector's rapid growth will leave residents competing for...

India, EU trade talks enter crucial phase, aiming to seal deal by year end

NEW DELHI -Trade talks between India and the European Union have entered a crucial phase and negotiators are working intensively to meet a year-end deadline for signing the free trade pact, a top...

Industrial group Air Liquide explores sale of biomethane assets, sources say

LONDON -Industrial gases giant Air Liquide is exploring the sale of its biomethane assets, according to three sources with knowledge of the plan, as the French group focuses on its core business of...

Canada had constructive talks with China over canola dispute, Ottawa says

OTTAWA -Canadian officials had constructive talks with their Chinese counterparts about Beijing's duties on canola during a recent visit, Prime Minister Mark Carney's office said in a statement on...

Global equity funds record first weekly outflow in five weeks

Global equity funds registered their first weekly outflow in five weeks through September 10 as investors locked in profits and trimmed their risk exposure. Major equity markets hit...

Eni CEO, US delegation meet to bolster energy ties

Eni's Chief Executive Claudio Descalzi met the U.S. energy and interior secretaries on Friday as Washington pushes to seal energy supply deals that it hopes will strengthen its influence in the...

Global stocks edge up with dollar, bond yields as Fed rate cuts loom 

MSCI's global equities index edged higher on Friday, after registering a record close in the prior session, while U.S. Treasury yields rebounded after sliding the day before when expectations climbed...

In Europe, "peripheral" countries are leading the rally

This seemed impossible a few years ago. And yet Portugal, Spain, Greece, and soon Italy are borrowing at lower rates than France. The same dynamic is at work in the equity markets: the PIGS are...

India poised to export sugar in new season due to ample stocks

NEW DELHI -India, the world's second biggest sugar producer, will have sufficient surplus stocks of the commodity to allow exports in the season beginning October 1, a senior government official said...

Petronas delivers first local sustainable aviation fuel to Malaysia Airlines

KUALA LUMPUR -Malaysia's state energy firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad, or Petronas, said on Friday it had delivered the country's first locally-blended sustainable aviation fuel for Malaysia Aviation...

Blackstone-backed Legence raises $728 million in US IPO

Engineering and maintenance services provider Legence raised $728 million in its U.S. initial public offering on Thursday, adding its name to the string of companies looking to go public amid...

Canada names gas plant, port, mines as major projects to be sped up

OTTAWA -Canada named five major projects on Thursday it said would be eligible for fast-track approvals as part of a campaign to diversify the economy and reduce reliance on the United States as...