Market Report - Asia
Asia report: Markets mixed on weak Japan data
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Friday, with a tsunami of earnings and economic data for investors to sift through.
Asia report: Markets mixed as energy stocks stumble
Asian markets finished mixed on Thursday, with lower oil prices still putting pressure on energy stocks in the region.
Asia report: Sydney losses lead most markets lower
Markets in Asia finished lower virtually across the board on Wednesday, with the Australian bourse leading the way as stocks in Ardent Leisure - the operator of the Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast - plummeting after four people were killed on a ride at the park on Tuesday.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Korea data points to slowdown
Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday, with South Korea coming under pressure amid fresh economic data showing a slowdown in growth on the peninsula.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Japan data beats forecasts
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Monday, with Japanese stocks rising as exports in the country fell less than anticipated in September.
Asia report: Mother nature sends markets downwards
Asian markets finished Friday mostly in the red, with a string of natural disasters hitting the region - a typhoon in Hong Kong and the Philippines, and an earthquake in Japan.
Asia report: Most markets higher as Oz job numbers fall
Markets in Asia ended mostly higher on Thursday, closing after the third and final US presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump finished.
Asia report: Most markets higher as China meets expectations
Most Asian markets were ahead on Wednesday, after the Chinese government released official data suggesting the economy was growing in line with expectations.
Asia report: Most markets higher as gambling stocks recover
Most Asian markets finished higher on Tuesday, with oil prices rising and gambling stocks recovering some of their losses after the detention of a number of Australian casino employees by the Chinese authorities at the weekend.
Asia report: Markets lower as China arrests Aussie casino staff
Markets in Asia were mostly red by end-of-play on Monday, with Australian shares particularly hurt by reports Chinese authorities were detaining a number of staff from casino operator Crown.
Asia report: Markets mostly higher as Fed concerns increase
Asian markets finished mainly higher on Friday, with investors reacting to the prospect of an interest rate hike in the US this year, as well as data showing price increases in China.
Asia report: Weak Chinese data sees markets end mixed
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Thursday, with weak trade data from China dragging some benchmarks lower.
Asia report: Markets mostly lower as Samsung pulls Note 7 plug
Asian markets ended mostly lower on Wednesday, as Samsung Electronics confirmed it will permanently put the kibosh on the Galaxy Note 7, while oil prices climbed.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Samsung begins serious damage control
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Thursday, with traders focusing on oil prices, as well as the news that Samsung Electronics was set to halt all production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after more fire concerns.
Asia report: Markets mixed on light trading day as oil falls
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Monday, as falling crude oil prices dragged down the energy sector - particularly in Australia.
Asia report: Markets trip as sterling plummets
Markets in Asia tripped on Friday, as traders watched sterling take a major slide, and kept their purses closed ahead of the crucial nonfarm payrolls report for September, due from the US later on Friday.
Asia report: Most markets higher on oil price rise
Markets in Asia finished higher on Thursday, driven by an overnight uptick in crude prices, with Seoul particularly underpinned by a surge in technology giant Samsung Electronics.
Asia report: Markets mixed as greenback soars
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Wednesday, with the dollar heading north following some particularly hawkish comments from the Federal Reserve overnight.
Asia report: Markets mostly higher as Australia stands pat on rates
Markets in Asia finished higher on Tuesday, with Australia stalling after its central bank stood pat on interest rates.
Asia close: Chinese property bubble in focus
Regional benchmarks were mostly higher, tracking gains on Wall Street in the previous session on the back of reports that Deutsche Bank might be close to settling a long-running probe by the US Department of Justice and after upbeat data out of China over the weekend.