Volatility in the world’s wildest stock market is finally receding. If that is one argument for buying Chinese shares, Bocom International Holdings’ Hao Hong has a long list of reasons why you should steer clear.

World stocks drifted today as investors largely shrugged off a weekend vote in which Crimeans opted to leave Ukraine and join Russia.

China has scrapped a ceiling on investments by overseas sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and central banks in its capital markets, as government attempts to encourage long-term foreign ownership and shore up slumping equities.

Asian stock markets rose today amid hopes Europe will give its bailout fund more financial firepower but gains were tempered as South Korea reported its economic growth slowed to a two-year low.

Asian stock markets mostly dropped today despite a sign China's manufacturing downturn has bottomed as the possibility of a credit rating downgrade for Germany added to Europe's debt turmoil.

Asian stocks nosedived today as the first ever downgrade of the US government’s credit rating jolted global financial markets, reinforcing fears that the world economy is weakening.

China’s benchmark stock index today ended 2007 trading having soared nearly 97% during the year to become the world’s best-performing major index.

Chinese energy firm PetroChina became the world's largest firm by market value today as its worth soared to more than one trillion US dollars.

The London market staged a rally in afternoon trading today, recouping some of its losses from earlier in the session following falls in China overnight.

Shares in London were under pressure for a second successive session today as investors continued to be shaken by global economic worries.