Market Report - Asia
Asia shares finish year on lacklustre note over oil worries
Asian markets finished the year on a lower note as weaker oil prices overnight placed further pressure on equities.
Asia: Nikkei ends on high, China boosted by government spending plans
Asian stocks continued their late rally as the year nears its end, following higher finishes for European and US indices.
Asian shares end in the black amid thin volumes
Asian shares reversed early losses to end higher as oil prices stabilised following sharp falls overnight.
Santa's cheer uneven across Asian markets
Traders had the Buck's Fizz out early in Australia on Thursday, as the markets down under closed a short Christmas Eve trading day with a last-minute Santa rally.
Asian stocks approve of stabilised commodity prices
Asian stocks ticked up on Wednesday, responding with resounding relief to an end-of-year stabilisation in commodity prices.
China shares in the black but Japan flounders in Asia
It was a tale of two dragons in Asia on Tuesday, with China firing on all cylinders as the end-of-year spending spree continued, while Japan was relatively muted amid poor economic forecasts and some surprise forecast corporate losses.
Toshiba drags in Asia amid fresh hopes for Chinese property
Mega technology losses were top of the news bulletins in Asia on Monday, as Toshiba Corporation revealed it expected a record loss for the year.
Asia: Surprise Japan decision sends markets into decline
Surprise measures from the Bank of Japan to boost its economy had Asian markets stunned on Friday.
Asia rallies after landmark Fed decision
The effects of the US Federal Reserve's landmark decision were rebounding all over the Asian markets on Thursday, with major indices in the region showing a renewed confidence in the global outlook.
Stocks rise across Asia ahead of Fed announcement
Stocks rose on Asian markets on Wednesday, hours before the Federal Reserve was expected to make the biggest interest rate announcement in almost a decade.
Asia: Stocks fall as PBoC cuts yuan's reference rate and investors eye Fed
Asia stocks fell on Tuesday as China’s central bank cut the yuan’s reference rate and as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision.
Asia: Stocks mostly lower ahead of Fed's interest rate decision
Asian stocks closed mostly lower on Monday on market jitters ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision.
Asia: Stocks decline as FOMC interest rate decision looms
Asian stocks outside of Japan declined as oil prices dragged and investors exercised caution ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision next week.
Asia: Markets muted ahead of next week's Fed decision
Central banks and interest rates were the focus in Asia on Thursday, a week before the all-important December decision from the US Federal Reserve.
Asia: Equities on the back foot despite positive data in China and Japan
Asian stocks declined for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, despite better-than-expected economic data from Japan and China.
Asia: Stocks tumble after oil prices flirt with seven-year low
Asian stocks plunged on Tuesday, after oil benchmarks tumbled to their lowest level in almost seven years, dragging energy stocks sharply lower.
Asia: Equities struggle for direction as energy stocks decline
Asian equities began the week on a mixed note, after Friday’s stronger-than-expected US jobs report paved the way for the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates for the first time in almost a decade.
Asia: Stocks end the week on downbeat note as ECB decision disappoints
Asian stocks ended the week on a downbeat note, as investors were left disappointed by the latest round of stimulus measures introduced by the European Central Bank.
Asia: Equities decline as oil drops and Fed rate hike looks increasingly certain
Most Asian stocks declined on Thursday, amid a decline in oil prices and strengthened expectations the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates later this month.
Asia: Equities waver as Chinese markets gain and Aussie dollar surges
Asian equity markets were mixed on Wednesday, as Chinese stocks gained but failed to generate any momentum across the region.