Japans Nikkei

Sensex drops nearly 250 points to slip below 26,000-mark in early trade

Despite the early market fall, market breadth was marginally weak with 784 stocks declining against 768 advances on BSE

Sensex plunges over 400 pts as China worries return to haunt

Market breadth displayed a weak trend as 1,305 stocks declined while 296 scrips advanced and 37 were unchanged on BSE so far

Asian markets gain on ECB assurances

Asian shares rose and the euro kept most of its overnight gains on Friday as investor risk aversion eased after the European Central Bank said it was ready to buy bonds of troubled euro zone countries.

Shares rise on strong US earnings, euro steadies

But continued strength in "safe haven" assets such US treasuries underscored persistent concerns about the speed of economic growth, keeping bond yields near historic lows.