Market Report - Asia
Asia: Stocks mostly lower amid worries on Italy referendum, OPEC
Asia stocks were mostly lower on Tuesday as investors exercised caution ahead of Italy’s referendum and as oil prices fell on doubts of an OPEC deal to curb production.
Asia close: Chinese shares hit 10-month high
Asia´s main stockmarket benchmarks were higher at the start of the week, but trading across the region as a whole ended on a mixed note, with several of the main bourses sporting losses by the closing bell.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Abe meets Trump
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Friday, with Japan putting in a stellar performance as its domestic markets finished on an 11-month high as the yen retreated to much weaker levels.
Asia report: Stocks end mixed after lighter trading
Asian markets finished mixed on Thursday, with low volumes suggesting investors were keeping their wallets closed as oil prices continued their declines.
Asia report: Most markets higher after US crude surge
Markets in Asia finished mostly higher on Wednesday, after a surge in oil prices overnight and a strong showing on the New York indexes on Tuesday.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors look to Fed
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Tuesday, with the greenback leading global traders as expectations for a rate rise from the Federal Reserve in December increasing.
Asia report: Japan surges as earthquakes batter the Kiwi
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Monday, with Japan leading the region as the yen weakened and Tokyo released some positive economic data, while a series of deadly earthquakes saw the New Zealand dollar face a volatile session.
Asia report: Surging dollar sees many markets retreat
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Friday, with a surging US dollar hurting many local bourses and putting the kibosh on demand for assets in the region’s emerging markets.
Asia report: Japan posts stunning recovery while NZ cuts rates
Asian markets posted a stunning recovery on Thursday, after plummeting in the face of a Donald Trump victory in the US presidential election on Wednesday, as investors reassessed just what the Republican victor means for the markets.
Asia report: Markets turn red as Trump fears become reality
Markets in Asia plummeted as investors in the region clambered for safe havens on Wednesday, as it became increasingly obvious during the session that Republican candidate Donald Trump was to become the 45th United States president.
Asia report: Markets rise as investors pin hopes on Hillary
Markets in Asia mostly ended higher on Tuesday in sessions that bobbed above and below the waterline, as investors turned towards the US presidential election.
Asia report: Markets turn higher as Clinton is cleared again
Markets in Asia finished in the green on Monday, after US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was cleared of criminal charges for a second time over her use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State.
Asia report: Markets end up red as they price in Trump prospects
Markets in Asia finished lower on Friday, with Japan and Australia leading the losses as investors followed the lead of their US counterparts and rushed to safe havens as presidential election fears heightened.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Fed stands pat
Markets in Asia were mostly mixed on Thursday, as oil prices surged during the session and the dollar weakened against the region’s major trading currencies.
Asia report: Most markets lower as Trump fears escalate
Most markets in Asia finished lower on Wednesday, following on from Wall Street’s red finish on Tuesday as concerns ahead of the US presidential election heightened.
Asia report: Markets mixed as China PMI surprises
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Tuesday, after data from China suggested the manufacturing economy had lifted itself from its autumn rut.