MARKETS

HSBC shares fall on 17% decline in pre-tax profits due to settlements and fines.

Forint is up 2.5% this month, zloty up 1%, Danish and Icelandic units up 0.5%.

Forex market factoring in reform-rich budget from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Fed Chair Yellen's Congress testimony is the main event followed by Draghi's speech.

Commerzbank expects the price gap between Brent and WTI to widen even further on the back of stock trends in the US.

US Fed Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's testimony to Congress could drive US dollar higher, denting demand for gold.

Colombia aims to produce between 12.5 million and 13 million sacks of coffee in 2015 - a 400,000 sack increase on 2014.

Consensus is for the rate to be held at 4.5%.

US Wheat Associates and USA Rice Federation say developing nations are breaking international agriculture trade rules.

Services PMIs have risen to multi-month highs for France, Germany as well as Eurozone.

Worse-than-expected German PPI also weighed on the euro.

Analysts at RBC Capital Markets and Barclays expect Apple to announce a massive capital return programme in April.

Ukraine's currency had fallen 47% in 2014 and added another 40% in February alone.

Gold and silver bounce off channel supports amid FOMC minutes.

If airborne laser networks span oceans, it may "become profitable" to station a ship at the midpoint between exchanges.

Saudi Arabia has fiercely protected market share since oil prices began to slide in June last year.

Brent crude has to fall through $52.4 to confirm the reversal of the uptrend since last month.

Benchmark index expected to rise further on increasing exports and stability in crude oil markets.

The franc has corrected the most against the UK pound, down 9% from 15 January close.

Dull performance on the Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Connect may sap excitement about a planned trading link to Shenzhen.

UK unemployment rate fell in December quarter and jobless claims fell more than expected in January.

Paris-based Vivendi said it will examine the €40 a share bid "in the coming days."

The combined entity will be the world's fifth largest logistics company.

It is the best of times for UK budget airlines easyJet, Ryanair and Jet2 as people try to escape Britain's gloomy weather.

USD/MYR recently made two attempts to break below the 50-day simple moving average, but failed.

Yen was down across the board on Tuesday, and if the situation in Greece improves further, the currency could fall to new lows.

Some of India's biggest firms, like Reliance Industries and JLR-parent Tata Motors, undershot earnings forecasts.

Goldman Sachs sees 'revolutionary' shift as far as investor returns in Japan are concerned.

European equities fell after collapse of talks between Greece and its creditors.