Market Report - Asia
Asia report: Markets fail to live up to leap day
It may have been a leap day, but most markets in Asia did anything but as they closed February down on Monday.
Asia report: Markets edge ahead after choppy end to week
Asian markets closed mostly in the black on Friday, managing to edge ahead after a choppy end to the week.
Asia report: China tumbles amid mixed markets
China tumbled amid mixed results in Asia on Thursday, as concerns about market liquidity in the People's Republic increased ahead of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Shanghai.
Asia report: Oil makes for a slippery Wednesday
Wednesday brought grim news for most markets in Asia, amid a global slump in energy and banking stocks.
Asia report: Most markets follow drop in oil on Tuesday
The global rally came to a roadblock in Asia on Tuesday, as oil prices fizzled from their US highs overnight and most markets in the region finished in the red.
Asia report: Markets close higher after Xiao Gang exit
China led gains across much of Asia on Monday, with news from Beijing that the country's embattled securities chief was being replaced.
Asia report: Most markets down Friday, but finish week in the black
Most equities in Asia slipped back on Friday, finishing off a week that saw some serious rebounds from the previous week's sell offs, as well as periods of bargain hunting.
Asia report: Australian energy stocks put spring in region's step
Australia led a region-wide rise in Asia on Thursday, with stocks in the country closing at their highest level in more than a fortnight, egged on by creeping oil prices.
Asia report: Shanghai, Wellington buck regional downturn
The global rally in shares seen at the start of the week ground to a halt in Asia on Wednesday, with most indices in the region slipping as scepticism around a Russia-Saudi Arabia oil production freeze rose.
Asia report: Oil leads region-wide equities rally
The global rally in equities seen on Monday continued its pace in Asia on Tuesday, with oil prices picking up and concerns about China seemingly easing back for the moment.
Asia report: Japan fires region's engine after dire week, Yuan revalued
Shares in Japan steamed ahead on Monday as investors lapped up weathered financial stocks, and the Japanese yen continued an easing back seen over the weekend.
Asia report: Japan leads another red Friday
Asian markets sank on Friday, as investors continued their week-long run for cover and offloaded their riskier assets.
Asia report: Hong Kong catches up on holiday losses
Hong Kong stocks returned from their Chinese New Year holiday on Thursday, and fell sharply as it caught up with the selloffs that had marked the week so far in Asia.
Asia report: Japan stocks hit lowest level since 2014
Stocks in Japan hit their lowest levels since 2014 on Wednesday, as investors in the region remained worried about the Federal Reserve's interest rate plans, and the general health of the global banking sector.
Asia: Nikkei slides as investors flee to safety
Stocks in Japan fell more than 5% on Tuesday, and the yield on the country's benchmark government bond slid into negative territory for the first time as investors showed signs they were huddling under safe havens.
China's FX reserves plunge by $99.5bn
China's foreign currency reserves fell by $99. 5bn in January, according to data released by the People's Bank of China.
Asia report: Japan leads start of quieter trading week
Japan led the start of what was set to be a quiet week in Asia on Monday, with many markets - particular those in mainland China - closed for the week-long Lunar New Year holiday.
Rising US sales nudge Toyota's quarterly profit higher by 4.7%
Toyota Motor Company's quarterly profit rose 4. 7% on the back of rising sales in the US.
Asia report: Turbulent trading ahead of Chinese New Year
Trading in Asia moved in various directions on Friday, with traders preparing for US jobs numbers and a thin week of trading next week with the Chinese New Year holiday.
Asia report: Oil leads most stocks higher while Japan lags
Asian markets rose on Thursday, tracking upwards with oil prices, which were boosted in US trading overnight as the dollar suffered its worst day in seven years.