TOKYO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average surpassed ​the 59,000 mark ‌for the first ⁠time on Thursday, breaking a ⁠record set ‌in ‌the previous session, over ​waning expectations of ‌an imminent Bank of Japan ​rate hike ​and ‌robust results from chipmaker Nvidia ( NVDA ). The benchmark Nikkei ⁠225 Index rose ⁠1.2% to 59,295.93 in early trading. The...

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee With expectations riding so high for Nvidia ( NVDA ), even a solid beat in its earnings did little to satisfy investors chasing bigger returns on their artificial intelligence bets. Shares of the world's most valuable company traded flat after hours, reversing a short-lived bounce in...

12:02 PM EST, 02/25/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European stock markets were tracking mostly higher in Wednesday trading as the Stoxx Europe rose 0.67%, Germany's DAX gained 0.74%, the FTSE 100 increased 1.12%, France's CAC was up 0.43%, and the Swiss Market Index declined 0.1%. The annual inflation rate in the euro area was 1.7% in January, down from 2.0% in...

* FTSE 100 up 1.18%, FTSE 250 up 0.5% * HSBC ( HSBC ) up 7.9% after lifting target for return on tangible equity * Aston Martin to cut up to 20% jobs * Miners rise as gold, copper jump (Updates to market close) By Tharuniyaa Lakshmi Feb 25 (Reuters) - Britain's ​FTSE 100 closed at a fresh peak on...