European Shares Struggle For Direction; Defense Stocks Decline

Pound Rises Against Majors

The British pound weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Friday.

RTTNews | 4 h 15 min atrás

Earning Updates Fail To Boost CAC 40

Corporate earnings updates from France failed to lift the CAC-40 benchmark above the flatline on Friday.

RTTNews | 4 h 28 min atrás

DAX Positive Amidst Boost In Business Climate

A more-than-expected increase in the Business Climate indicator and positive earnings updates from the corporate sector helped the DAX benchmark record positive performance in the day's trading.

RTTNews | 5 h 2 min atrás

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Gets $79.1 Mln Pay In 2024, Up 63%

Microsoft Corp.'s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella received a pay raise of around 63% in fiscal 2024, with most of the package being in the shares of the tech major. Meanwhile, the cash incentive was more than 50 percent lower than Nadella would have been awarded, following his request for a reduction amid recent security issues.

RTTNews | 5 h 19 min atrás

Eurozone Bank Lending Growth Improves In September

Eurozone bank lending growth improved moderately in September as interest rates started to ease, data published by the European Central Bank showed on Friday. The adjusted loans to the private sector rose 1.6 percent compared with 1.5 percent in August. Claims on the private sector posted a steady annual growth of 1.2 percent in September.

RTTNews | 5 h 30 min atrás

Mixed Trend In Asian Markets

Equity markets in Asia traded on a mixed note ahead of elections in Japan over the weekend and uncertainty over the impact on Bank of Japan's monetary policy stance.

RTTNews | 6 h 7 min atrás

German Business Confidence Improves For First Time In 5 Months

German business confidence improved for the first time in five months in October but remained at a low level suggesting weaker economic activity, survey results from the ifo Institute showed Friday. The business climate index climbed to 86.5 in October from 85.4 in the previous month. The score was forecast to rise to 85.6. This was the first rise in five months.

RTTNews | 6 h 12 min atrás

Tokyo Inflation Falls Below 2%

Inflation in Japan's capital Tokyo fell below 2 percent for the first time since May, data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications showed Friday. Excluding fresh food, consumer price inflation weakened to 1.8 percent in October from 2.0 percent in September. Inflation was seen at 1.7 percent. The rate fell below 2.0 percent for the first time in five months.

RTTNews | 8 h 24 min atrás

EURUSD	1.08235	GBPUSD	1.29802	AUDUSD	0.66297
USDJPY	151.873	USDCAD	1.38492	USDCHF	0.86728