Market Report - Asia
Asia: Markets fluctuate as oil prices tumble
Asian markets fluctuated on Friday, with Hong Kong stocks falling while Japanese stocks recovered some ground.
Asia: Stocks mostly higher amid speculation of another cut in China interest rates
Asian stocks were mostly higher following reports that China may cut interest rates again.
Asia: Tokyo and Shanghai close higher despite manufacturing PMI misses
Japan's Nikkei and China's Shanghai composite indices were just in positive territory by the close, despite slightly disappointing flash manufacturing PMI prints, while the Hang Seng and Straits Times were both slightly in the red on Thursday morning.
Asia: Nikkei falls despite BoJ confidence, analysts worry of recession
As the Bank of Japan announced no changes to its policy decisions or view of the economy, despite the country entering a technical recession, major Asian indices closed lower on Wednesday.
Asia report: Japan's Abe to dissolve parliament, postpone sales tax
Japanese stocks advanced in anticipation that prime minister Shinzo Abe would announce ‘snap elections’ and a delay to an unpopular but necessary sales tax hike.
Asia: Stocks slide after Japanese GDP falls unexpectedly
Asian stocks plunged after an unexpected decline in Japanese economic growth in the third quarter.
Asia: Stocks little changed amid weak data in China, Japan
Asian stocks were little changed as investors digested a week that saw worse-than-forecast Japanese and Chinese data.
Asia: Markets mixed as China's data miss implies easing
Japan and Hong Kong bourses closed higher but most other Asian indices were in the red on Thursday.
Asia: Yen hits seven-year low as Abe eyes snap election
Japan's Nikkei index and the cost of yen to the dollar both hit a seven-year high as the prospect arose that the country's prime minister Shinzo Abe may delay a much disliked sales tax increase and call a snap election to shore up support for his ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Asia: Stocks outside of Japan rise on China stimulus hopes
Asian stocks outside of Japan gained after weak Chinese data stimulated hopes of further stimulus.
Asia: Stocks end mixed after US jobs data, ECB policy decision
Asian stocks ended the week mixed as investors weighed the drop in US weekly jobless claims seen on Thursday ahead of the non-farm payrolls report.
Asia: Kuroda stresses commitment to removing deflation
The Tokyo Stock Market continued in bullish mood, with the Nikkei closing up 0. 44% after earlier losses as the central bank issued more dovish noises about eradicating deflation.
Asia: Nikkei surges higher as China plots Asia-Pacific FTA
Japan's Nikkei continued its ascent after the unexpected new monetary policy stimulus announced by the Bank of Japan on Friday.
Asia: Stocks mixed after Chinese PMIs
Asian stocks were mixed on Monday after the release of Chinese manufacturing data.