The Indian stock market is up in positive territory Friday morning thanks to bargain hunting at several counters after the setback in the previous session. A few stocks from the Adani Group have moved up as well. Bank, technology, metal and realty stocks are among the prominent gainers. The BSE benchmark Sensex was up 704.08...

The New Zealand dollar weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Friday, as traders expect the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) to cut its interest rates at the next weeks monetary policy meeting. The RBNZ is expected to its key rates by 50 basis points from 4.75% to 4.25% at Tuesdays...

The German economy grew marginally in the third quarter after a contraction, preventing a technical recession, official data revealed Friday. Gross domestic product posted a sequential growth of 0.1 percent in the third quarter, revised data from Destatis showed. The rate was downgraded from 0.2 percent estimated on October 30. In the second quarter, GDP...

UK retail sales declined more than expected in October as consumers reduced their spending on food and clothing, data released by the Office for National Statistics showed on Friday. Retail sales dropped 0.7 percent on a monthly basis in October, in contrast to the revised 0.1 percent rise in September. Sales were expected to fall...

Germanys private sector continued to contract in November as sustained weakness in manufacturing output was compounded by the first fall in services activity for nine months, flash Purchasing Managers survey compiled by S&P Global showed Friday. The HCOB composite output index dropped to 47.3 in November from 48.6 in the previous month. The score signaled...

The euro weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Friday, as traders bet a possibility of an interest-rate cut by the European Central Bank (ECB) after data from Germany and the Eurozone showed that the business activity in the private sector contracted in November. Concerns about trade war with the United States...

The major European markets are turning in a mixed performance on Friday with investors reacting to regional economic data and corporate news, in addition to following developments on the geopolitical front. Bank stocks are mostly down with notable losses, while real estate and retail stocks are finding support. Data showing an increase in consumer confidence...

Renewed rate cut bets helped the FTSE 100 outperform other markets in Europe amidst disappointing economic data updates. The benchmark is trading above 8,200, the highest since late October. More than 10 percent of the scrips in the index have recorded gains in excess of 3 percent. Retail sales declined 0.7 percent in October versus...