Market Pulse - Asia
RBA stays put on rates but says downside risks have increased
Rate-setters Down Under stayed put on interest rates on Tuesday, as expected, but markets appeared to interpret the policy statement from Reserve Bank of Australia' Governor, Philip Lowe, dovishly.
BHP reviews production guidance after cyclone damage
BHP is reviewing production and unit cost guidance after a cyclone caused flooding at its iron ore operations in Western Australia.
London close: Stocks carve out gains despite stronger pound, Brexit uncertainty
London shares kicked-off the new quarter on the front foot, driven by gains from the mining sector on the back of improved Chinese economic data and more positive sounds from US-China trade talks.
Commodities:Copper traders wary despite latest China factory PMI, Brent gains on supply data
Commodity prices found a bid at the start of the week after a key survey of Chinese factory conditions printed ahead of forecasts.
FX round-up All eyes on Parliament as pound bounces back, Turkish lira finds a bid
Sterling jumped back at the start of the week, even as investors waited on the results of Monday night's indicative votes in the House of Commons.
Erdogan receives election blow as AKP lose control of capital
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP party has lost control of Ankara for the first time in 16 years after local elections on Sunday.
Asia report: Markets move higher amid China PMI surprise
Markets in Asia staged a rally on Monday, as investors reacted to a weekend release of data from China which showed an unexpected rise in economic activity in March.
German manufacturing slips deeper into recession, PMI at 80-month low
Germany’s manufacturing industry slipped deeper into recession in the first quarter of 2018 as worries about Brexit, trade tensions and the weakening global economy hit sales.
China Caixin factory PMI surprises to the upside in March, economists cautious
Chinese manufacturing activity bounced back last month, according to one of the most closely-followed surveys of activity in the sector, but economists appeared to be wary of sounding the 'all clear'.
Bonds: Strong China manufacturing PMI sees risk appetite pick up
These were the movements in some of the most closely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.