Market Report - Asia
Asia report: Markets mixed as traders digest China data
Markets in Asia were mixed on Thursday, with fresh data from China giving investors something to chew over.
Asia report: Most markets higher despite ongoing Korea threat
Most markets in Asia were higher on Wednesday, with traders taking their cues from the green finish on Wall Street overnight and seemingly shrugging off recently renewed concerns over North Korea.
Asia report: Markets lower as North Korea fires missile over Japan
Most markets in Asia were lower on Tuesday as investors clambered for safe-haven assets, after North Korea launched a missile over Japan during the session.
Asia close: Muted trading ahead of Jackson Hole
Trading in Asia Pacific stocks was muted at the end of the week as traders bid their time ahead of the Federal Reserve bank of Kansas City's annual economic symposium.
Asia report: Most markets higher on day of little data
Most markets in Asia finished higher on Thursday, as investors seemingly brushed off Wall Street’s weak Wednesday session overnight as US President Donald Trump threatened a government shutdown.
Asia report: Markets mixed as dollar dives
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Wednesday, as the dollar weakened in early trading following comments from President Donald Trump that he’d shut down the US government if he didn’t get to build his beloved border wall with Mexico.
Asia report: Most markets advance ahead of Jackson Hole
Most markets in Asia were higher on Tuesday, with currency movements high on the agenda as traders kept a watchful eye on Korea tensions.
Asia report: Markets mixed amid US military exercises, Bannon quits
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Monday, as investors were faced with political and military movements in the US and the Korean peninsula.
Asia report: Mixed session amid focus on China's banks and household debt
Asian stocks markets diverged on Wednesday morning, with Japan's Nikkei and several China-focused indices in the red but the Hang Seng and ASX both moving higher as North Korean tensions abated.
Asia report: Stocks climb and yen falls as North Korea worries recede
Asia-Pacific stocks mostly finished higher on Tuesday as tension around North Korea receded, though the Hang Seng was an outlier in the red.
Asia report: Stocks mostly higher on calmer Korea, strong Japanese GDP
Asian stocks mostly finished in the green on Monday, though Japan's Nikkei retreated after encouraging second-quarter growth numbers.
Asia report: Markets all red as Korea tensions tighten further
Markets in Asia finished lower on Friday, as investors continued to clamber for safe havens with geopolitical tensions over the Korean peninsula tightening once again.
Asia report: Markets lower as North Korea situation remains tense
Markets in Asia were in the red on Thursday, as investors remained concerned around tensions on the Korean peninsula, although the war of words between DC and Pyongyang did appear to cool slightly from the intensity seen earlier in the week.
Asia report: Markets mixed as North Korea tensions tighten
Most markets in Asia were lower on Wednesday, as concerns over rising geopolitical tensions on the Korean peninsula led the agenda, along with disappointing consumer inflation data in China.
Asia report: Markets mixed as China trade data disappoints
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Tuesday, with the release of China trade data for July giving traders something to digest during the day.
Asia report: Markets higher as UN sanctions hit Pyongyang
Asian markets were higher on Monday, as investors had a chance to react to better-than-expected jobs data out of the US on Friday, and as tensions were still high around the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Comm Bank accused of regulation breach
Markets in Asia ended mixed on Friday, with news that one of Australia’s biggest banks could have breached money laundering regulations taking some of the steam out if investor sentiment, while ongoing wrangling in the investigation into US President Trump’s campaign was also on the agenda.
Asia report: Most markets lower amid dollar strength
Markets in Asia finished in the red on Thursday, with strength in the dollar suppressing investor enthusiasm in the region.
Asia report: Markets mixed as tech stocks surge
Markets in Asia were mixed on Wednesday, with the technology sector receiving a particular boost after the release of broadly positive third quarter numbers from US electronics giant Apple overnight.
Asia report: Markets higher as China manufacturing data impresses
Markets in Asia finished higher on Tuesday, with investors digesting strong manufacturing data out of China, as the ongoing political instability in the US appeared to become more pronounced overnight.