Market Pulse - Asia
BofA backs Centamin with 'buy' rating
Bank of America has upgraded Centamin to ‘buy’ after new chief executive Martin Horgan outlined his three-year outlook for the gold miner.
Asia report: Most markets higher as China services sector expands further
Markets in Asia finished mostly higher on Thursday, as investors digested fresh data from China showing the country’s services sector growing further.
Sector movers: Oil&Gas stocks and Banks pace gains
Commodity and financial stocks were again at the top of the leaderboard in the middle of the week, helped by ongoing optimism around the macroeconomic outlook for 2021.
Asia report: Markers mixed after record-breaking session on Wall Street
Markets in Asia closed in a mixed state on Wednesday, as investors reacted to a record session on Wall Street overnight and reacted to the news late in the day that UK authorities had approved the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine candidate.
Shell faces Dutch court pollution case brought forward by environmentalists
Royal Dutch Shell to face a Dutch court on Tuesday on a case brought forward by environmentalists demanding a reduction in oil companies' involvement with fossil fuels.
Asia report: Most markets rise as China manufacturing data surprises
Markets in Asia finished mostly higher on Tuesday, as investors digested more manufacturing data out of China, and continued to monitor the global coronavirus situation.