HONG KONG: Asian shares snapped eight successive sessions of gains on Wednesday, as fresh worries

BEIJING--Didi Global Inc., a Chinese ride-hailing service, gained 1% Wednesday in its highly

companies that rely on consumer spending accounted for a big share of the gains....

.... It was the biggest daily gain for the benchmark index since late August and it put the SP 500 on

Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Friday after Wall Street benchmarks managed to close mostly

JPMorgan and other financial shares gained before earnings later this week. Investors are looking for

World shares and U.S. futures advanced Wednesday after Chinese developer Evergrande said it intends

Exchange( PSX) as shares surged more than 1, 100 points to a new high in intraday trade on Friday

Monday as shares gained more than 800 points. The benchmark KSE-100 index gained 815.22 points, or

" Much continues to hinge on the upcoming growth data." Germany's Ifo institute said its business climate index hit its highest level since November 2018 on surging corporate optimism about the second half of the year in Europe's largest economy.... A Reuters poll of analysts had pointed to a June reading of 100.6.It followed the release on Wednesday of strong European manufacturing data.... ISM manufacturing and U.S. non-farm payrolls data are due next week. The U.S. dollar edged lower agains