March 11 Reuters British shares rose on Thursday, as higher commodity prices boosted mining and energy stocks after the United States moved to pass a massive stimulus bill, while online trading platform IG jumped on a surge in thirdquarter revenue. The bluechip FTSE 100 index rose 0.4, with mining stocks, including Rio Tinto, Anglo American […]

SYDNEY, March 11 Reuters The Australian and New Zealand dollars clung to gains on Thursday after a tame reading on U.S. inflation provided a reprieve to risk appetite, while data on local housing markets stunned with its strength. The Aussie was holding at 0.7725, having survived multiple tests of support around 0.762025 this week. Resistance […]

TOKYO, March 11 Reuters Japanese shares inched higher on Thursday as investors picked up beatendown cyclical stocks while cutting their positions in some index heavyweights. The Nikkei index was up 0.49 at 29,179.43 by 0208 GMT, while the broader Topix edged up 0.27 to 1,924.83. Growthrelated shares have helped the market, but a selloff in […]

SHANGHAI, March 11 Reuters Mainland China stocks jumped on Thursday as betterthanexpected February bank lending data lifted market sentiment and relieved some policy tightening worries, while Hong Kong shares gained following an overnight rally on Wall Street. Official data showed that new bank lending in China fell less than expected in February from January as […]

Regulators kicked off the final countdown for the London interbank offered rate Friday, ordering banks to be ready for the end of a much maligned benchmark that’s been at the heart of the international financial system for decades.

Theme exchange-traded funds are now bigger than any of the GICS sectors by ETF assets.