Market Report - Asia
Asia report: Most markets higher despite North Korea tension
Most markets in Asia were higher on Monday, as traders sifted through Chinese PMI data and largely ignored a tightening of geopolitical tensions in the north of the region after North Korea fired yet another sea-bound ballistic missile.
Asia report: Most markets lower amid cyclone of earnings
Markets in Asia were mostly lower on Friday, with traders sifting through a decent pile of corporate earnings.
Asia report: Markets higher as Fed stands pat
Markets in Asia finished positive on Thursday amid a wave of corporate earnings, while traders had a chance to digest the Federal Reserve’s decision to stand pat on interest rates overnight.
Asia report: Markets mixed as dollar stagnates
Markets in Asia were mixed on Wednesday, with traders focussing on a higher oil price as well as a stagnant dollar, ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s two-day policy meeting finishing.
Asia report: Markets mixed as traders count down to FOMC
Markets in Asia were mostly lower on Tuesday after a mixed session in the US overnight, as traders looked towards the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee meeting for cues as to the direction the US central bank is heading.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Trump's circus of instability continues
Markets in Asia were mixed on Monday, as traders turned their attention to the upcoming two-day policy meeting of the Federal Reserve in the US.
Asia report: Most markets higher as Bank of Japan stands pat
Markets in Asia finished higher on Thursday, with investors sifting through news from the Bank of Japan’s policy meeting, and patiently awaiting a decision out of the European Central Bank later in the global day.
Asia report: Markets higher as greenback continues to sink
Markets in Asia finished positive on Wednesday, with markets reacting to a weakened dollar, which hit 10 month lows overnight amid ongoing concerns for President Trump’s reform programme in the US.
Asia report: Markets mixed as dollar sinks
Markets in Asia were mixed on Tuesday, with a depressed dollar the top concern of traders, after President Trump’s planned healthcare reform in the US appeared to hit a new stumbling block.
Asia close: Chinese stocks fall as Beijing pushes regulatory reform
Stocks in the Asia Pacific region were mostly higher at the start of the week, but Chinese stocks lagged behind due to concerns about new regulations which more than offset a raft of better-than-expected economic data.
Asia report: Most markets higher in lighter trading
Markets in Asia finished in mostly positive territory on Friday, as investors in the region had their chance to sift through the second day of Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen’s annual testimony in front of the US Congress.
Asia report: Most markets higher as Kospi touches record
Most markets in Asia finished positive on Thursday - some indexes touching record highs - as traders sifted through testimony from Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen’s annual appearance in front of Congress.
Asia report: Markets mostly lower amid lighter trading
Markets in Asia finished mostly in the red on Wednesday, amid lighter volumes as traders began to close their wallets ahead of Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen’s testimony before the US Congress.
Asia report: Most markets higher as yen slides against greenback
Most markets in Asia finished higher on Tuesday, with traders turning away from the safe haven yen which dropped sharply to its weakest levels against the dollar in four months.
Asia report: Most markets higher as China inflation meets forecasts
Most markets in Asia finished in positive territory on Monday, as China inflation data for June fell into line with expectations, and traders in the region had their first chance to react to the solid jobs numbers out of the US on Friday.
Asia report: Most markets lower after weak US session
Most Asian markets were lower on Friday after a red close on Wall Street overnight.
Asia report: Most markets lower as JGB yields rise
Most markets in Asia finished lower on Thursday, even after a solid showing from Wall Street overnight, with rising oil prices failing to steam up the region’s sentiment.
Asia report: Markets finish lower as China growth slows
Markets in Asia bounced back from their Pyongyang-led fall on Wednesday, as traders seemingly looked past the latest missile test from North Korea, although fresh data from China showed a slowdown in growth.
Asia report: Most markets lower as Kim fires another rocket
Markets in Asia were mixed but mostly lower on Tuesday, as the Reserve Bank of Australia stood pat on interest rates, and a belligerent North Korea fired another test missile despite international warnings.
Asia report: Most markets higher as Caixin PMI beats forecasts
Markets in Asia finished mostly higher on Monday, with traders busy digesting fresh data out of both China and Japan to kick off the week.