BBC NewsOil shares lead the FTSE gainersBBC News(Open): Oil company shares are among the top five risers on the 100 share index, boosted by a rise in oil prices and news a strike has been cancelled. Wood Group, whose workers are employed on Shell's Nor …

CNBCAsia markets mostly higher despite Chinese data slightly missing forecastsCNBCAsia markets traded mostly higher on Friday, with traders shrugging off a deluge of economic data from China that missed expectations, focusing instead on record finishes in …

CNBCAsia markets end mostly higher, shrugging off disappointing China economic dataCNBCAsian markets mostly advanced on Friday, with traders shrugging off a slightly disappointing deluge of economic data from China, focusing instead on record finishes in t …

CNBCAsia markets rise following US gains; energy stocks advance amid oil rallyCNBCIn Australia, the ASX 200 was up 0.68 percent, with a 2 percent advance in the energy sub-index. The Japanese market returned to trade after being shut Thursday for a public …

CNBCAsia mostly higher; Chinese data slightly miss expectationsCNBC... or 0.64 percent, at 18,613.52. "Oil has been at the heart of the move, helping high yield credit spreads to narrow relative to U.S. treasuries and put real backbone behind the feel …

CNBCSharp oil rebound lifts Europe stocks at close; K+S tumblesCNBCOil remains a talking point for markets, as prices fluctuated during the session, as a build in U.S. crude inventories and record Saudi Arabian production continued to add pressure to the m …

CNBCEurope stocks get boost as oil jumps 3.5% by the close; K+S sinks 5.6%CNBCEuropean stocks finished in the black on Thursday as investors cheered on the sharp rebound in oil prices and the positive trade seen on Wall Street, while filtering through anot …

Financial TimesWall St firm as oil prices turn positiveFinancial TimesEquity markets are firm amid a rally for oil prices, while a jump in the New Zealand dollar highlights the global craving for yield. After a muddled Asia-Pacific session, dulled by the c …

CNBCStocks move higher as focus shifts to Wall St; oil eyedCNBCOil remains a talking point for markets, as prices fluctuated during the session, as a build in U.S. crude inventories and record Saudi Arabian production continued to add pressure to the marke …

CNBCStocks move higher as focus shifts to Wall St; K+S sinksCNBCOil remains a talking point for markets, as prices fluctuated during the session, as a build in U.S. crude inventories and record Saudi Arabian production continued to add pressure to the mark …