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Activist shareholder Amber Capital, which is being sued by Lagardere, said on Monday the lawsuit was baseless and it would continue to seek strategy and management changes at the French publishing group.

South Africa is working to restore its institutions and secure private investment in order to grow the economy, President Cyril Ramaphosa told the Financial Times Africa Summit in London on Monday.

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Hong Kong stocks rose on Monday on signs of progress in Sino-U.S. trade talks, but the gains were capped by doubts over the durability of a partial preliminary deal, and lingering worries about China's economy.

A three-day rally in European shares halted on Monday as investors assessed the scale of progress from Friday's U.S.-China trade talks and worried that a Brexit withdrawal agreement was still some way off after signs of a major breakthrough.

European Central Bank's vice-president Luis de Guindos on Monday said he did not foresee the euro zone entering into recession but foresaw the bloc experiencing lower economic growth for a longer period. Last month, the ECB cut rates deeper into negative territory and promised bond purchases with no end-date in...

China's key benchmarks rose more than 1% on Monday, led by tech and financial shares as investors cheered signs of progress in the Sino-U.S. trade talks, although doubts over a durable deal between the two economic powerhouses and China's economic health capped the upside.

European shares opened lower on Monday, as optimism on the progress made in the Sino-U.S. trade talks was offset by growth fears following weak data from Beijing and fresh Brexit uncertainty.

Activist shareholder Amber Capital said on Monday a lawsuit brought against it by French media company Lagardere is baseless.