The UK's FTSE 100 rose on Thursday, ending just short of a fresh record high as investors sought clarity on U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies, while shares in trading companies CMC Markets and IG Group tumbled after results.

World shares were mixed on Thursday after China rolled out more moves to try to boost its lagging stock markets by raising confidence that prices will rise. Germany's DAX gained 0.2% to 21,300 and the CAC 40 in Paris edged 0.

Japanese investors raised their holdings in foreign stocks, driven by a benign U.S. core inflation report that fuelled expectations of Federal Reserve cuts and boosted global equities, while a strong yen also lifted domestic buying power.

US and European stock markets mostly pushed higher Wednesday as investors tracked earnings and President Donald Trump's policy plans that are starting to impact the global economy.

Most Asian markets extended a global rally Wednesday as investors gave a cautious welcome to Donald Trump's first full day in office amid hopes he will take a more cautious

European stock markets rallied and Chinese indices slid Wednesday in reaction to US President Donald Trump's policy plans that are starting to impact the global economy.

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mostly higher on Wednesday, while sterling appeared unphased for now by increased public sector net borrowing at home.

Tokyo Gas Co. will look for more opportunities to invest in the US, following a series of acquisitions it’s already made in the country.

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened in the green on Tuesday, as investors digest a slew of executive orders from the newly inaugurated President Trump. Meanwhile, UK unemployment rate rose above analysts' forecast to 4.4% in November, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The hire follows other recent additions across the firm’s offices in Asia, including James Ford in Hong Kong and Kok Jin Ong in Singapore.

The yen was alone among Group-of-10 currencies in rising against the dollar on Tuesday as traders wagered that Donald Trump’s first salvo on tariffs won’t stop a potential interest rate hike from the Bank of Japan on Friday.

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mixed on Thursday, while investors reacted positively to an updated profit forecast from FTSE 250-listed Spectris.