Stock markets - world

Japanese stock index closes at 6-year high; jumps 57% in 2013

31 Dec 2013

US approves SGX as Asia’s first derivatives clearing house

31 Dec 2013

SGX offers its clients the world's biggest offshore market for Asian equity index futures, centred on Asia's three largest economies - China, India and Japan

Facebook and banks to face lawsuit over IPO

20 Dec 2013

Social networking site Facebook and dozens of banks must face a lawsuit for misleading investors at the time of its IPO, a US judge has ruled

Wockhardt’s Swiss arm to list on Berne exchange today; shares spurt

19 Dec 2013

Hilton serves up a surprise in market debut

14 Dec 2013

Hilton IPO raises $2.34 bn

12 Dec 2013

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc, the luxury hotels chain bought by private equity firm Blackstone Group LP in 2007, yesterday raised $2.34 billion in its initial public offering, making it the biggest floatation by a hotel company

SEBI panel recommends stricter norms to prohibit insider trading

12 Dec 2013

Hilton Worldwide to raise $2.4 bn in biggest hotels IPO

03 Dec 2013

The luxury chain's public offering is the biggest floatation by a hotel company

Chrysler IPO delayed to 2014: Fiat

27 Nov 2013

Nasdaq briefly tops 4000 after 13 years

26 Nov 2013

UBS tells investors to sell Royal Mail shares

21 Nov 2013

Yahoo to boost stock-buyback plan by $5 bn

20 Nov 2013

Warren Buffett's Berkshire buys stake worth $3.45 bn in Exxon Mobil

19 Nov 2013

Vedanta core earnings down 14% at $2.21 bn

16 Nov 2013

Swiss commodity trader Ecom Agroindustrial to buy UK’s Armajaro Holdings

12 Nov 2013

Twitter IPO brings India-born Rizvi a $3.8-bn windfall

09 Nov 2013

47-year-old Suhail Rizvi is a publicity-shy investment manager with clients that include Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia

Twitter soars to $45.1 on NYSE debut

08 Nov 2013

Twitter’s market value soared to $24.5 billion, up around 73 per cent from the $14.2 billion price tag the company had worked out on Wednesday evening

Twitter raises IPO price range to $23 to $25

07 Nov 2013

As it prepares to debut on the market week, Twitter has raised the price range for its IPO to $23 to $25 per share

Samsung to double dividend to lift sagging stock price

07 Nov 2013

Toyota profit up 70% despite sales slide

06 Nov 2013

Hilton Worldwide close to launching IPO

04 Nov 2013

US private equity firm Blackstone Group-owned Hilton Worldwide Inc is close to launching an IPO, which analysts say could value the world’s second-largest hotel chain at around $30 billion.

Shell profits take a hit on weak refining margins, high production costs and Nigeria troubles

31 Oct 2013

Facebook shares surge 15.5% after results

31 Oct 2013

According to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, 49 per cent of Facebook revenue came from mobile.

LyondellBasell reports $854-mn Q3 earnings

29 Oct 2013

Apple’s profits down despite rising iPhone sales

29 Oct 2013

Commentators say rivals are catching up fast with Apple in most areas