Market Report - Asia
Asia: Hang Seng falls further as impasse locks the streets
Markets remained fixated on Hong Kong overnight, even though the government had withdrawn riot police from the streets, as thousands continued to protest more peacefully.
Asia: Hong Kong stocks slide amid protests
Asian stocks were mixed as thousands of protestors gathered in Hong Kong to rally against changes to the political system.
Asia: Stocks mostly lower as Japanese inflation eases
Asian stocks were mostly lower as Japan’s inflation slowed in August, adding pressure on the central bank to address weak prices.
Asia: ADB cuts Southeast forecast, reshuffle rumoured at PBOC
Tokyo traders left the Nikkei closing on a high overnight, while Chinese indices were mostly flat on reports of a potential new governor at the central bank.
Asia: IMF's China growth upgrade outweighs Goldman downgrade
Asian stock markets have delivered a mixed performance overnight, though China and Hong Kong were stronger after a positive assessment from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) offset an economic growth downgrade from Goldman Sachs.
Asia: Chinese manufacturing PMIs boost sentiment
Encouraging data from the Chinese manufacturing industry pepped up most Asian markets, although Japan and India were both dragged lower in sympathy with Wall Street.
Asia close: Chinese finmin says Beijing will not overreact to any single indicator
Asian stocks tumbled overnight after remarks from China´s finance minister seemed to indicate that authorities in Beijing were taking a bit of a hands-off approach to the recent slowdown evident in the data.
Asia close: PBoC acts to prop up economy
Asian equities ground higher on Wednesday, as the Japanese Yen weakened significantly and Chinese authorities took new measures to prop up their weakening economy.
Asia: China pumps $81bn into banks
Although Tokyo's Nikkei index closed down slightly, much of Asia's equity markets finished in the black after sentiment was boosted by China's central bank stepping in to boost its faltering economy.
Asia: Chinese foreign investments falls to four-year low
Asian markets were mostly in the red after warnings over the Chinese economy and apprehension over a looming policy decision by the US Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC).
Asia: China stumbles on worse inflation data
Chinese stocks stumbled on news that consumer inflation unexpectedly slowed in August, with the Shanghai composite down 0. 29%.
Asia: China slides on liquidity concerns
China's main benchmark fell 0. 4% on concerns about tightening liquidity as Premier Li Keqiang revealed the money supply had risen in August by its slowest rate in five months, while bourses across Asia were also hit by speculation that a possible interest-rate hike in the US may come sooner than estimated.
Asia: Japan nears breakout, China property boost, India al Qaeda concern
Asian markets displayed mixed results, with the Nikkei and Sensex seeing some profit taking after good runs, while the Hang Seng was almost flat and the Shanghai composite and Kospi posted small gains.
Asia: China PMIs fuel sentiment as Abe reshuffles
Fuelled by encouraging data on China's economy and buoyant vibes from Wall Street, Asian bourses mostly soared higher early on Wednesday.
Asia: China and Japan anticipate further stimulus
Asian stocks rose on the back of a hunch that weak Chinese manufacturing data would lead to further economic stimulation.
Asia: Stocks rise despite slip in Chinese manufacturing data
Bourses in the Asia-Pacific region were mostly higher on Monday following the losses seen in the area during the previous month.