Market Report - Asia
Asia report: Markets mixed ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
Markets in Asia were mixed on the last day of March, with investors looking towards a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump in Florida next week, as well as waiting with bated breath for news on his trade policy.
Asia report: Most markets lower as Brexit uncertainty rises
Most markets in Asia finished in the red on Thursday, with traders eyeing uncertainty over the UK’s two-year exit process from the European Union.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Japanese firms condemn no-deal Brexit
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Wednesday, with traders hanging out for UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s formal letter of resignation to the European Union.
Asia report: Most markets green as airlines fly higher
Most markets in Asia were mostly higher on Tuesday, as traders began to look past uncertainty in the US administration and Australian shares leapt more than 1%.
Asia report: Markets close lower after Trumpcare collapse
Markets in Asia were mostly lower on Monday, following the revelation on Friday that US President Donald Trump had failed to garner enough support for his much-trumpeted healthcare reform as it was rejected by the House of Representatives.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Samsung bosses reject new structure
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Friday, as Samsung Electronics held a shareholder meeting without Jay Lee, and a key healthcare vote was delayed in the US.
Asia report: Most markets higher as RBNZ stands pat on rates
Markets in Asia finished mostly higher on Thursday, after a mixed session in the US overnight as the Reserve Bank of New Zealand stood pat on interest rates.
Asia report: Markets lower after failed North Korea missile test
Markets in Asia finished in the red on Wednesday, as North Korea tested another missile and a stronger yen weighed on Japanese stocks.
Asia report: Stocks mixed as RBA warns on Aussie housing market
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Tuesday, with eyes looking down under as the Reserve Bank of Australia released its meeting minutes for March.
Asia report: Markets mixed after G20 ministers meeting
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Monday, with investors looking to both the China Development Forum happening in the coming days, and the G20 finance ministers meeting over the weekend in Germany.
Asia report: Markets mixed on light trading
Asian markets traded lighter in Friday, after a relatively flat Thursday session on Wall Street overnight.
Asia report: Markets move higher after raft of monetary policy decisions
Markets in Asia wavered on Thursday, with most finishing above the waterline, as investors sifted through monetary policy decisions out of Japan, China and the US.
Asia report: Markets mixed as traders look to Fed, Dutch polls
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Wednesday, as investors kept their wallets closed ahead of an interest rates decision from the US Federal Reserve, and as political concerns heightened in Europe with Dutch voters heading for the polls.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors look to Fed
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Tuesday, as traders closed their wallets ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s two-day monetary policy meeting where interest rates were widely expected to rise.
Asia report: Markets higher ahead of Fed meeting
Most Asian markets managed a green finish on Monday, though investors still kept volumes lighter as they turned their attention towards a likely rate hike from the Federal Reserve later in the week.
Asia report: Most markets higher as Park leaves office in disgrace
Markets in Asia were mostly higher on Friday, as uncertainty grew in South Korea after a court there upheld parliament’s vote to impeach President Park Geun-hye.
Asia report: Most markets lower on mixed bag of China data
Most markets in Asia finished in the red on Thursday, with investors turning their eyes to China as its mixed bag of inflation data showed a disparity between producer and consumer prices.
Asia report: Most markets lower as China-Korea tensions rise
Markets in Asia finished mostly lower on Wednesday, as traders began to close their wallets ahead of an expected rate hike from the US Federal Reserve next week, and geopolitical tensions in the Asia Pacific region continued to tighten.
Asia report: Most markets higher as Fed decision nears
Markets in Asia were mostly higher on Tuesday, as traders once again turned their attentions stateside ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting for March next week, where expectations were rising that interest rates would be on their way up.
Asia report: Most markets higher after Pyongyang missile launch
Markets in Asia finished mostly higher on Monday, as traders seemingly brushed off concerns of geopolitical tension after North Korea fired a number of missiles off its east coast.