Market Report - Asia
Asia report: Markets mostly higher amid slew of Japan data
Markets in Asia were largely in the green on Friday, as investors were left with a slew of data from Japan to sift through on the last trading day of the quarter.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors digest US tax plan
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Thursday, as investors turned their attention stateside and digested the release of the much-anticipated tax reform plan from the Trump administration.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors digest Yellen speech, Pyongyang news
Asian markets finished mixed on Wednesday, with China-focused bourses going against the others as investors put North Korea on the backburner once again and instead focussed on Fedspeak stateside.
Asia report: Most markets lower as Korea tensions rise again
Most markets in Asia finished lower on Tuesday, with tensions once again rising between Washington and Pyongyang and a depressed session on Wall Street overnight giving investors reason to pause.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors digest New Zealand, Germany elections
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Monday, with investors given plenty of political news to digest after general elections in both New Zealand and Germany over the weekend.
Asia report: Most markets lower as Pyongyang blusters
Most markets in Asia finished lower on Friday, as Pyongyang blustered that it was considering testing a nuclear weapon in the Pacific Ocean.
Asia report: Most markets lower as investors digest Fed news
Most markets in Asia finished lower on Thursday, as investors digested news out of the US Federal Reserve overnight.
Asia report: Markets mixed ahead of Fed decision
Markets in Asia were mixed on Wednesday, with volumes lighter as investors kept their wallets closed ahead of the end of the US Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting.
Asia report: Most markets lower as traders look to FOMC
Most markets in Asia finished lower on Tuesday, as investors continued to look ahead to the US Federal Reserve’s September meeting for clues on the central bank’s monetary policy direction.
Asia report: Most markets higher as investors look to FOMC
Markets in Asia were mostly higher on Monday, with investors waiting patiently for a slew of monetary policy clues due later in the week.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Pyongyang fires another missile over Japan
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Friday, as Pyongyang launched a missile over Japan for the second time in a month.
Asia report: Most markets lower amid disappointing China data
Most markets in Asia finished lower on Thursday, as investors digested disappointing data from China.
Asia report: Markets finish mixed as risk sentiment fades
Markets in Asia finished on a mixed note on Wednesday, as the Korea-related risk sentiment seen in the last fortnight seemed to disappear.
Asia report: Most markets stronger as Korea fears wane
Most markets in Asia were in the green on Tuesday, taking their cues from a solid Monday on Wall Street as geopolitical concerns on the Korean Peninsula faded for now.
Asia report: Markets higher as Pyongyang fails to fire
Markets in Asia were mostly higher on Monday, as investors digested developments from central banks in China and the eurozone.
Asia report: Markets mostly lower as Korea concern continues
Markets in Asia were mostly lower on Friday, as traders looked to North Korea’s weekend holiday as a potential risk event.
Asia report: Most markets higher as Trump supports debt ceiling extension
Most markets in Asia were higher on Thursday, with investors influenced by a strong finish in New York overnight after developments on the political front in Washington.
Asia report: Markets mostly lower as Korea nuclear threat remains
Markets in Asia were mostly lower on Wednesday, following an overnight decline in the US as concerns remained over ongoing tensions on the Korean peninsula.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Korea tensions remain high
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Tuesday, with investors still clamoring for safe-haven assets amid heightened geopolitical tensions on the Korean peninsula.
Asia report: Markets lower after North Korea bomb test
Markets in Asia were mostly lower on Monday as investors clambered for safe havens, after geopolitical tensions tightened further after North Korea confirmed it tested a hydrogen bomb underground over the weekend.