Trading in London-listed shares was subdued on Friday as rising COVID-19 cases and U.S.-China tensions dented sentiment at the end of a week marked by largely upbeat quarterly earnings and improving economic data.
A Chinese court said on Friday it had sentenced a Canadian to death for transporting and manufacturing drugs, the second Canadian in two days to receive a death penalty for drugs and fourth since Canada detained a top Huawei executive in 2018.
Japanese shares ended lower on Friday as Sino-U.S. tensions heightened following a U.S. ban on transactions with China's tech firms, while a raft of lacklustre domestic earnings and caution ahead of key U.S. jobs data also weighed.
Trading in London-listed shares was subdued on Friday as rising COVID-19 cases and U.S.-China tensions dented sentiment at the end of a week marked by largely upbeat quarterly earnings and improving economic data.
Italy's second largest insurer UnipolSai said on Friday it maintained its full-year targets after a 49% rise in first-half earnings helped by declining motor claims during the lockdown.
(RTTNews) - Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. (MITEY.PK) reported that its first quarter profit to owners of parent increased 10.8 percent year-on-year to 29.26 billion yen. Earnings per share was 21.86 yen compared to 19.06 yen. Operating income was 54.23 billion yen, an increase of
European shares slipped on Friday after their Asian peers were hit by a further escalation in U.S.-China tensions, but an upbeat earnings season and hopes of more stimulus kept most regional indexes on course for weekly gains.
British asset manager Standard Life Aberdeen's pre-tax profit fell 30% to 195 million pounds ($256.02 million) in the first half due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the withdrawal of assets by a large client, it said on Friday.
UK property website Rightmove Plc reported a lower first-half operating profit on Friday, as it slashed advertising rates for property agents hammered by an extended halt to property deals due to coronavirus lockdowns.
The South African central bank further cut its government bond purchases in July, buying 2.5 billion rand ($142 million) worth, or half the amount it bought in June, to bring its total holdings to 38.4 billion rand, data showed on Friday.
Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc raised the annual sales outlook for two of its biggest divisions on Friday and reported higher first-half profit, as hospitals and distributors stocked up on critical medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) said on Friday it earned a first-quarter investment return of 12.49 trillion yen ($118.4 billion) as global stock markets rallied, following its record quarterly investment loss in the previous quarter.
Oil prices dipped on Friday, adding to losses from the previous session, on worries that fuel demand recovery will slow amid a resurgence of coronavirus cases and as talks have stalled in the United States on a new stimulus deal.
Overall export demand, especially from China, helped Germany's manufacturers recover from the shock of the coronavirus lockdown for the second month running in June, though output was still well below the level of a year ago.
(RTTNews) - Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) reported profit before tax of $274 million for the six months ended 30 June 2020 compared to $226 million, prior year. Earnings per share in cents was 87.2 compared to 76.1. Core profit attributable to shareholders increased by 17% to $205
Blackstone-backed Mindspace Business Parks' shares rose as much as 11.71% in their market debut on Friday, showing investor confidence in the real estate sector even as many Indians work from home due to the COIVD-19 pandemic.
Rocket warning sirens sounded in northern Israel near the Lebanese border on Friday, following what turned out to be a false report that a drone had crossed into Israel, its military said.
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