Gold Gains in Longest Run in Six Weeks as Leaders Discuss Greece

Gold gained for a third day, the longest run of advances in almost six weeks, as euro-area finance ministers meet amid an impasse over Greece™s financing. Talks between Greece and the rest of the euro area ended in acrimony on Monday as officials in Athens lashed out at demands that they stick to the previous government™s austerity program to retain financial support. Bullion...

European Stocks Near 7-Year High as Greek Shares Drop Amid Talks

European stocks traded near a seven-year high, while Greek shares fell on skepticism that a debt agreement is within reach.The Stoxx Europe 600 Index slid 0.1 percent to 376.55 at the close of trading in London, following a drop of as much as 0.3 percent. Greece™s ASE Index lost 3.8 percent, the most among 18 western-European markets, as German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble...

Asian Stocks Follow U.S. Shares Higher as Japan Exits Recession

Asian stocks rose as data showed Japan™s economy exiting recession, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average closing above 18,000 for the first time since 2007. Financial shares led the advance. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Japan™s biggest lender, gained 3.1 percent as the biggest boost to the regional index. Electric-car maker BYD Co. jumped 11 percent in Hong Kong on speculation...

Hong Kong Shares End 0.18% Higher

Hong Kong stocks added 0.18 percent Monday following a record close on Wall Street as investors await crunch talks between Greece and its creditors over plans to overhaul its bailout. The benchmark Hang Seng Index gained 43.99 points to 24,726.53 on turnover of HK$51.27 billion ($6.62 billion). The S&P 500 ended 0.41 percent up at a new record high, while the Dow added 0.26...