Market Pulse - Asia
Asia report: Markets mixed, Chinese tech stocks end year on high
Asian stocks finished the final session of the year in a mixed state on a quiet Friday, with technology plays leading the gains in Hong Kong.
Asia report: Markets mixed, SenseTime jumps 7pc on delayed debut
Markets were mixed in Asia on Thursday, as stocks struggled for direction in the globally quiet period between the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Apple sends independent inspectors to iPhone factory in India
Apple supplier Hon Hai Precision Industry was put on notice by the consumer technology giant on Wednesday, amid growing concerns over working conditions at its plant in southern India.
Asia report: Markets mostly lower as Omicron concern continues
Equity markets were mostly lower in the Asia-Pacific region on Wednesday, with Australasian bourses rising on their return from the extended Christmas break, as investors continued to monitor the global Omicron situation.
Asia report: Markets enter Christmas weekend in mixed state
Markets in Asia were mixed on Christmas Eve, with trade thin on many bourses after a stellar session on Wall Street overnight.
Asia report: Markets higher as China locks down its 10th-largest city
Markets in Asia closed in positive territory on Thursday, as investors continued to monitor the Omicron situation in the region, with technology plays in Hong Kong in particular focus.
Asia report: Most markets rise with technology stocks in focus
Most equity markets in Asia managed modest gains on Wednesday, with technology plays in particular focus following a solid session for their stateside peers overnight.
Asia report: Semiconductor sector leads markets higher across region
Stock markets were higher across the board in Asia on Tuesday, with semiconductor plays in particular focus following stronger-than-expected earnings from US firm Micron overnight.
Asia report: Markets fall as China trims one-year interest rates
Equities were lower at the close in Asia on Monday, as China’s central bank cut its main lending rate for the first time in 20 months amid ongoing concerns of the growing spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 globally.
Asia report: Markets mostly weaker, BoJ stands pat on rates
Most stock markets were weaker at the close in Asia on Friday, as investors reacted to recent hawkishness from central banks, following the Bank of England’s surprise interest rate hike on Thursday.
Asia report: Most markets rise on back of Fed tapering news
Most markets were higher in Asia on Thursday, taking their cue from a stunning turnaround on Wall Street overnight, after the Federal Reserve confirmed plans to taper its bond-buying programme more aggressively in the face of rising ongoing price inflation.
Asia report: Markets mixed amid tsunami of data from China
Markets were mixed in the Asia-Pacific region on Wednesday, with Hong Kong’s main board leading the losses, as investors digested a tsunami of economic data out of China.
Asia report: Stocks weaker as Omicron reaches China
Stocks were weaker across the board in Asia on Tuesday, as concerns around the economic impact of the ‘Omicron’ Covid-19 variant reemerged.
Omicron results in fewer hospitalisations and ICU admissions, SA study shows
The newest variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has resulted in fewer hospitalisations and intensive care unit admissions than previous waves of Covid-19, the results of a new study show.
Oil futures slip after OPEC says it expects Covid-19 impact to be "mild"
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries revised its forecasts for global crude oil demand in 2021 and 2022, but said it expected the impact of the Omicron variant to be "mild".
Asia report: Markets mixed ahead of big week for central banks
Stock markets were mixed as they ended their respective sessions in the Asia-Pacific region on Monday, ahead of a busy week globally for central bank watchers.
Asia report: Markets mostly lower ahead of US inflation reading
Stock markets in Asia were mostly lower as they closed on Friday, with investors putting their wallets away ahead of some much-anticipated inflation data out of the United States later in the global day.
OptiBiotix signs deal with massive chemist chain in India
OptiBiotix Health said on Thursday that its India subsidiary has signed an exclusive sales agreement with one of the leading hospital and pharmacy chains in the country, Apollo Hospitals Enterprises, for the sale of its ‘GoFigure’ weight management product range in India.
Asia report: Stocks mixed, Suncity trading halted in Hong Kong
Stocks were mixed at the close in Asia on Thursday, with investors still struggling to decipher the likely impact of the ‘Omicron’ variant of Covid-19.
Asia report: Stocks rise, Weibo disappoints on Hong Kong debut
Stock markets were in positive territory across the board in the Asia-Pacific region on Wednesday, with Chinese social media giant Sina Weibo in focus as it made its Hong Kong debut.