Market Report - Asia
Asia report: Markets finish a choppy year mixed
Markets in Asia finished their last trading day of the year mixed, following on from a weak offering in the US overnight.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Toshiba leads Japan lower
Markets in Asia limped through the close on Thursday, with Japan one of the big losers as technology giant Toshiba continued its freefall.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Toshiba continues free fall
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Wednesday, with South Korea leading the losers and Toshiba continuing a post-Christmas free fall off the back of its Westinghouse write-down.
Asia report: Markets lack Christmas cheer ahead of holiday weekend
Asian shares were lacking in Christmas spirit on Friday, finishing mostly red after the Dow Jones Industrial Average spent another session overnight flirting with - but not quite managing - the psychological 20,000 point mark.
Asia report: Quiet Christmas trading sees markets finish mixed
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Thursday, with volumes starting their annual lull in the lead-up to Christmas.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Bellamy's extends trading suspension
Markets in Asia were mixed on Wednesday, losing some lustre towards the end of the session after surging on the back of a stellar run from the Dow overnight, which came within spitting distance of the psychological 20,000 level.
Asia report: Most markets higher, China falls on capital concerns
Markets in Asia finished mostly higher on Tuesday, although China and Hong Kong ended lower as concerns were raised over capital outflows from the People’s Republic.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Australia avoids rating downgrade
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Monday, with Australia rising after it appeared to ward off a possible sovereign rating, while Japan fell in the face of relatively positive trade data.
Asia report: Markets mostly higher on forex movements
Markets in Asia were mostly in the green on Friday, with foreign exchange capturing the attention of many traders, as the yen grew weaker and renminbi hit its lowest point against the greenback in eight years.
Asia report: Most markets lower as greenback surges
Markets in Asia finished mostly lower on Thursday, with the greenback rising fast after the Federal Reserve made its first interest rate rise of the year, combined with a hawkish outlook for its rate decisions next year.
Asia report: Markets mixed ahead of Fed rate hike
Markets in Asia were mixed on Wednesday, with investors once again exercising caution ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, which is widely expected to result in a rate hike.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors eye up Fed
Markets in Asia were mixed on Tuesday, as investors kept their wallets firmly shut ahead of a widely anticipated Federal interest rate decision later this week.
Asia report: Markets mostly lower as energy stocks soar
Markets in Asia were mostly weaker on Monday, as oil prices soared after a gathering of OPEC and other oil producers at the weekend, to agree on a production freeze.
Asia report: Markets mixed on Macau gambling, Park impeachment
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Friday, with South Korea slipping just before Seoul’s parliament elected to impeach President Park Geun-hye over her wide-ranging influence scandal late in the afternoon.
Asia report: Nikkei hits 11-month high as markets strengthen
Markets in Asia rose on Thursday, with Japan’s benchmark reaching its highest level since January, following on from a bumper session in New York overnight.
Asia report: Most markets higher as Australia posts GDP shocker
Markets in Asia ended higher on Wednesday, with Australian investors seemingly ignoring unexpectedly weak GDP data, and Japan rising on the back of a SoftBank surge.
Asia report: Most markets higher as Oz keeps rates steady
Markets in Asia managed a rebound on Tuesday, after a red start to the week, as the Reserve Bank of Australia kept rates in the sunburnt country on hold.
Asia report: Markets weaker as PMs resign in Italy, NZ
Markets in Asia slipped in Monday, with investors focusing on two Prime Ministerial resignations in Italy and New Zealand, and the euro’s fall to a near-two year low.
Asia close: OPEC decision boosts stocks at the start of the month
Stocks across the Asia Pacific region kicked off the new month with gains in the wake of OPEC's decision, overnight, to cut its levels of oil output and after stronger-than-expected Chinese factory data.