So far, Asia’s commodity and shipping stocks are emerging as safer bets given concerns about shortages of raw materials as Russia is a majo...

The Nikkei share average ended 0.99 per cent lower at 28,860.08, while the broader Topix fell 1.26 per cent to 1,922.98.

Japan hopes to begin vaccinating selected healthcare workers against Covid-19 next week.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.4 per cent, adding to gains of 3.5 per cent in the previous session, with technology shares rising ...

The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.1% by 0814 GMT, after opening slightly lower following losses in Asia and on Wall Street over wor...

Apple suppliers ASM International, Dialog Semiconductor and STMicroelectronics fell between 0.8% and 1.6% after the late launch of new 5G i...

Dialog Semiconductor jumped 5.4% to the top of STOXX 600 after it forecast better-than-expected revenue in its third quarter.

Many U.S. states have reported record daily increases in COVID-19 infections in recent weeks.

The pan-European STOXX 600 fell 2.5 per cent in a downbeat start to May after the index recorded a 6 per cent gain in April.

Dialog Semiconductor, STMicroelectronics and AMS AG, were among the top performers on the day.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.8 per cent by 0803 GMT.

Apple is negotiating to buy Intel's struggling cellular modem unit, sources said.

The banking index shed 0.6 percent broadly as Germany's benchmark 10-year government bond yield held below zero percent.

European chipmakers were a bright spot after better-than-expected results from Apple-supplier Foxconn Industrial.

UK-listed miners, which are also exposed to the health of the world's No. 2 economy, were down 0.7 per cent.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index was flat by 0709 GMT after ending on Friday just above its lowest closing level since early April.

The BSE Sensex rallied 212 points to 29,788, while the Nifty50 index settled 55 points higher at 9,237. The Nifty Bank index hit a fresh al...