Karachi stocks hit historic high
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The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) records its largest single day gain, surging to a historic new high.
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India's Sensex stock index bursts through the 17,000 mark to reach a new record level.
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Shares of newly public Google Inc.  on Tuesday hit a new high and posted  their largest single-day percentage gain after five investment banks issued bullish reports on the leading Web search provider.
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Stocks ended higher on Thursday, with the Dow finishing above 14,000 for the first time and hitting a record close, on profits that beat expectations in the technology and industrial sectors.
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Chinese stocks rose to a fresh record high Friday as foreign currency shares rebounded from losses the day before.
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London equities rose in opening trade on Tuesday, with mining stocks boosted by record prices for gold and platinum.
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The Dow Jones industrial average rose to its highest level ever Tuesday afternoon, taking out the record trading high hit in January 2000 before stepping back a little, as investors scooped up a variety of shares amid slumping oil prices.
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The Dow Jones industrial average hit an all-time high on Tuesday, surpassing the previous record set in 2000, as investors bet that sliding crude oil prices will stimulate spending and lift profits even as the economy slows.
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An index of Asian stocks outside Japan hit a record high on Tuesday, but losses by energy shares kept Toyko's Nikkei index in check, while the besieged dollar inched higher against the euro.
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Stock markets hit new historic highs on Friday, driven by a flurry of encouraging economic data that showed signs of a solid economic rebound in the second half of the year.
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World stocks bumped along near record  highs on Wednesday while investors' search for yield kept  emerging market and corporate bonds closer to government debt  than ever before.
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The Dow Jones industrial average set an all-time high on Tuesday, surpassing the previous record made in 2000, as investors bet that sliding crude oil prices will underpin corporate profits even as economic growth slows.
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Bradford &amp; Bingley was the top performer in a FTSE 100 index that Thursday enjoyed its biggest one-day percentage gain since March.
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World stocks hit a lifetime peak on Monday as a fresh bout of corporate takeover activity helped ease concerns about oil prices which approached record highs.
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Turmoil on the world's financial markets leads to a sharp rise in trading on the London Stock Exchange.
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Driven by corporate buyouts, strong profit reports and stock buybacks, the market closed at a record high.
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SYDNEY, Australia -- Australian stocks are trading at a fresh record Thursday, defying a negative lead on Wall Street. Market heavyweight News Corp, leading airline Qantas and the top four banks are all higher.