Australian shares end flat as global gloom offsets mining gains; NZ up * Mining index hits over 2-mth closing high...

European Central Bank can act further if slowdown worsens - Villeroy The European Central Bank is prepared to act further...

UPDATE 9-Tens of thousands of protesters force delay in Hong Kong extradition bill debate * StanChart, Bank of East Asia...

UPDATE 8-Tens of thousands of protesters force delay in Hong Kong extradition bill debate * StanChart, Bank of East Asia...

CORRECTED-UPDATE 8-Tens of thousands of protesters force delay in Hong Kong extradition bill debate * StanChart, Bank of East Asia...

UPDATE 1-Saga's top boss to retire amid insurance business revamp Specialist tourism and insurance firm Saga Plc said on Wednesday...

UPDATE 3-Centum Investment profit up, to sell stake in drinks firms * FY pretax profit up 41% to 4.44 billion...

Hong Kong protests send stocks lower, spark scramble for cash Hong Kong's financial markets came under pressure on Wednesday, with...

UPDATE 1-KKR offers 63 euros per share to buy out Axel Springer minorities * KKR, controlling shareholders looking to take...

JGBs mostly flat, but super-longs gain ahead of auction Japanese government bonds were little changed on Wednesday, but super-long bonds...