4:35am

Nikkei recovers as investors pile back in

A man walks in front of a share prices board in Tokyo on May 24 2013 ©Getty

Japanese shares erase about a third of Thursday’s tumble

9:16pm

Wall Street shrugs off Nikkei slide

S&P 500 pares initial decline

A pedestrian passes before a share prices board in Tokyo on May 20 2013. ©AFP From EQUITIES May 22, 2013

Prospect of Fed tapering hurts equities

S&P 500 retreats as dollar and Treasury yields jump

From EQUITIES May 21, 2013

Shares advance ahead of Bernanke speech

S&P 500 reaches fresh record high

From EQUITIES May 20, 2013

Global stocks inch to fresh highs

Dollar retreats after recent rally

May 17, 2013

S&P 500 hits fresh record high

Dollar reaches three-year peak

A businessman walks in front of a digital share prices display board in Tokyo on February 6 2013. ©Getty May 16, 2013

Shares pause after soft US data

Growth concerns bring dollar’s rally to a halt

A share price index of the last trading day of 2012 is displayed at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on December 28 2012. May 15, 2013

Gains defy gloomy economic data

Japanese stocks up 45% since start of year

Pedestrians are reflected on the electronics quotation board of the window of a security company in central Tokyo ©Getty May 14, 2013

Stocks power to fresh highs

S&P 500 reaches another record peak

SKorea Japan economy trade-fore yen currency ©AFP May 13, 2013

Stocks cautious on Fed tapering talk

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 hits five-year high

May 10, 2013

Dollar surge overshadows S&P’s record

US currency consolidates above Y100

May 9, 2013

Equities pause as focus shifts to FX

S&P 500 breaks run of record highs

May 8, 2013

Shares hold highs after China data

S&P 500 edges up to fresh record

From EQUITIES May 7, 2013

Central bank optimism lifts stocks

Wall Street’s S&P 500 closes at fresh record

May 7, 2013

Krone opportunities on Norges Bank move

Analysts warn Norway’s central bank might ease rates

From EQUITIES May 6, 2013

Global stocks rise in thin trading

European shares fall on weak PMIs

May 3, 2013

Shares rally on back of US jobs data

S&P 500 moves above 1,600 for first time

May 2, 2013

ECB lowers rates and stands ‘ready’ to do more

Euro undermined by worries over negative rates

May 1, 2013

Growth worries hit stocks and commodities

Fed stands pat on asset purchase plan

From EQUITIES Apr 30, 2013

Global stocks hit fresh cyclical highs

S&P 500 climbs to closing and intra-day peaks