Market Pulse - Asia
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors watch news on Samsung, Huawei
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Monday, as investors digested the latest economic data out of China, and reacted to developments around tech giants Samsung and Huawei.
Washington adds Xiaomi to military blacklist
The Trump administration has added Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi to its military blacklist.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors digest Biden's package
Markets in Asia closed in a mixed state on Friday, as US president Donald Trump blacklisted another Chinese technology company, while investors digested the president-elect Joe Biden’s stimulus package.
Most who have had Covid-19 protected for 'at least' five months, study shows
People who have recovered from Covid-19 are "highly likely" to have immunity for at least five months, but may still infect others, a study found.
Asia report: Markets mixed as China trade data beats forecasts
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Thursday, as investors digested the latest trade data out of China, as well as some fresh news on the vaccine front.
Data on vaccine's ability to block Covid-19 transmission 'promising', Pfizer says
Data from animal trials on the ability of Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine to block transmission of the novel coronavirus are "promising", the chairman of the former said.
Johnson and Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine generates 'promising' immune response
Johnson&Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine generated a 'promising' immune response, results from from phase one and two clinical trials showed.
Asia report: Markets mixed amid worsening Covid-19 situation
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Wednesday, as investors kept tabs on the latest developments in the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic.
UK government announces sanctions against Xinjiang over human rights violations
UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, announced a package of measures on Tuesday aimed at ensuring that British organisations are not complicit in the human rights violations taking place in the Chinese region of Xinjiang.
Asia report: Markets mixed as traders watch US developments
Markets in Asia closed in a mixed state on Tuesday, with equities in China leading the gainers, as investors watched developments stateside where House Democrats introduced an article of impeachment against outgoing US president Donald Trump.
Asia report: Markets mostly lower as China PPI deflation continues
Most markets in Asia closed in negative territory on Monday, as investors digested the latest economic data out of China and monitored the global Covid-19 situation.
UK clears Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for use
Britain's drugs regulator has cleared Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine for use.
Asia report: Markets mostly higher, Covid-19 cases surge in Tokyo
Most markets in Asia finished higher on Friday, as investors continued to monitor the global Covid-19 situation, with a state of emergency being declared in Japan’s capital amid surging cases.
Small study shows convalescent plasma reduces risk of severe Covid-19
Convalescent plasma from patients who have already recovered from Covid-19 can help many older patients suffer a severe illness, a clinical study showed.
Asia report: Most markets higher as investors watch US chaos
Most markets in Asia finished in the green on Thursday, taking their cues from Wall Street overnight, where traders mostly shrugged off violent, deadly riots at the US Capitol in Washington.
Asia report: Markets mixed as China service sector growth slows
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Wednesday, as investors digested fresh data on China’s services sector, while Donald Trump issued a ban on transactions with a number of Chinese software companies.
Asia report: Markets finish mixed, Chinese telecoms surge
Markets finished in a mixed state in Asia on Tuesday, as investors monitored the global Covid-19 situation, while Chinese telecoms firms rocketed on an announcement from the New York Stock Exchange that their securities would no longer be delisted.
SberBank reports bumper year for trade finance unit
Russia's largest lender saw its trade finance arm boom in 2020 thanks to the adoption of artificial intelligence to identify new business opportunities.
UTLC confident on outlook for demand of Eurasian rail services in 2021 and beyond
United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasian Rail Alliance sounded a confident note on the outlook for the firm in the year ahead following a bumper 2020.
Asia report: Most markets rise as China manufacturing continues to grow
Most markets in Asia finished in the green on the first trading day of the year on Monday, as investors digested manufacturing data out of China and reacted to a jump in oil prices.