WH Smith shares rise on potential high street exit 08:18 , Graeme Evans WH Smith shares have risen 6% or 63.5p to 1211.5p after the retailer confirmed that it is considering the sale of its high street division.

The UK's main stock indexes closed higher on Wednesday boosted by gains in the technology and financial sectors, while the pound slipped after Finance Minister Rachel Reeves's dovish remarks on resetting ties with the European Union and the United States.

(RTTNews) - Japanese Conglomerate Sony Group Corp. (SONY) Wednesday announced the appointment of Hiroki Totoki as Chief Executive Officer, with effect from April 1. Totoki succeeds Kenichiro Yoshida, who will continue to be the Chairman of the company.

Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group said third-quarter net profit surged 54% on a boost in interest income, putting it on track to post record annual profit and eclipse its forecasts for the year.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Group President Hiroki Totoki will add the CEO role from April 1, while incumbent Chairman-CEO Kenichiro Yoshida will remain as chairman, the company said on Wednesday.

US tech stocks were steady on Tuesday after they slumped on Monday following the sudden rise of Chinese-made artificial intelligence (AI) app DeepSeek. Shares in chip giant Nvidia rose by 8.8%, having slumped on Monday, as experts said the AI selloff may have been an over-reaction.

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R1, sent shockwaves through Wall Street, with major tech firms—most notably Nvidia—experiencing sharp stock declines.

Asian shares are trading mixed after Wall Street’s tech superstars tumbled as a competitor from China raised doubts over the recent artificial-intelligence market frenzy.

Investors dumped technology stocks in premarket trading Monday, sending U.S. indexes sharply lower after Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek demonstrated a chatbot that it says rivals the top versions from OpenAI and Google for a fraction of the cost.

World shares were mixed on Thursday after China rolled out more moves to try to boost its lagging stock markets by raising confidence that prices will rise. Germany's DAX gained 0.2% to 21,300 and the CAC 40 in Paris edged 0.

Most Asian markets extended a global rally Wednesday as investors gave a cautious welcome to Donald Trump's first full day in office amid hopes he will