Market Report - Asia
Asia report: Markets up after disappointing nonfarm report
Markets in Asia were higher on Monday, with investors expressing their relief as the prospect of a September US interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve dampened with the disappointing nonfarm payrolls report for August.
Asia report: Markets mixed as traders await US data
Asian markets ended Friday mixed, with traders keeping their wallets firmly in their back pockets ahead of the key US nonfarm payrolls, due well after the region went to bed.
Asia report: Sour start to September as oil prices drop
Markets in Asia opened September by closing mostly lower on Thursday, with an overnight drop in oil prices dragging sentiment down, and traders seemingly shrugging off better-than-expected Chinese manufacturing data.
Asia close: Nikkei 225 hits two-week high
The Nikkei-225 climbed to a two-week high on Wednesday, boosted by shares of exporters as Japan´s currency, the yen, weakened versus the US dollar.