Market Report - Asia
Asia report: Most markets lower as tech stocks fall
Most markets in Asia finished lower on Thursday, with tech plays leading losses in many countries following the lead of their Wall Street peers overnight, as oil prices strengthened.
Asia report: Markets higher as traders shrug off Pyongyang missile
Markets in Asia were mostly higher on Wednesday, as traders appeared to brush off the latest missile launch from a belligerent North Korea.
Asia report: Markets mixed as SoftBank makes bid for Uber shares
Markets in Asia finished their sessions mixed on Tuesday, after a similarly mixed session on Wall Street overnight, with a major offer out of Japan for embattled minicab service Uber high on the agenda.
Asia report: Markets finish Monday mostly lower
Markets in Asia finished mostly lower on Monday, with weakness in Korean tech firms leading losses on the peninsula while Chinese traders kept a watchful eye on bond markets.
Asia report: Markets mixed on quiet Friday
Markets in Asia were mixed on Friday, after a quiet start as traders struggled for direction following the Thanksgiving holiday in the US.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Japan takes holiday
Markets in Asia were quieter on Thursday, with stocks in China sinking and oil prices softer after a subdued session on Wall Street overnight.
Asia report: Most markets higher as oil prices rise further
Markets in Asia were mostly higher on Wednesday, with Hong Kong’s benchmark breaking through the 30,000 level, following a strong session on Wall Street overnight.
Asia report: Markets mostly higher as oil prices rise
Markets in Asia finished mostly higher on Tuesday, following a mostly higher session on Wall Street overnight, as focus turned to energy prices ahead of an upcoming OPEC meeting in Vienna.
Asia report: Markets mixed on quiet day for local news
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Monday, as investors took their cues from a softer Wall Street on Friday on the back of concerns over tax reform progress in the US.
Asia report: Markets mixed after quiet end to week
Markets in Asia finished mixed on a quiet Friday as investors struggled for direction, with Japanese and Hong Kong benchmarks finishing above the waterline but pared back from earlier gains.
Asia report: Most markets rise after modest oil price gains
Most Asian markets brushed off Wall Street’s weaker Wednesday session to close higher on Thursday, with oil prices giving energy stocks a small boost.
Asia report: Softer sentiment carried into Wednesday session
Softer sentiment continued in Asian markets on Wednesday, with most markets closing lower as energy stocks dropped on weaker oil prices.
Asia report: Most markets lower as China data disappoints
Almost all markets in Asia finished lower on Tuesday, as investors sifted through a barrage of disappointing economic data out of China.
Asia report: Markets mixed on another quiet news day
Markets in Asia bobbed above and below the line for much of the session on Monday, closing mixed after traders carried negative sentiment over from Wall Street’s session on Friday.
Asia report: Most markets follow Wall Street lower
Most markets in Asia finished in the red on Friday, taking their lead from Wall Street overnight, which closed lower on the back of tax reform plans from Senate Republicans.
Asia report: Markets mixed as China inflation satisfies, RBNZ holds
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Thursday, with investors watching the progress of Donald Trump’s tour of the region and digesting fresh inflation data out of China.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors struggle for direction
Asian markets finished mixed but little changed on Wednesday, with investors struggling for direction after a similarly mixed session on Wall Street overnight.
Asia report: Most markets higher after oil prices climb
Most markets in Asia were higher on Tuesday, taking their cues from both Wall Street and oil prices, which finished the Monday session overnight at impressive levels.
Asia report: Markets mixed amid earnings reports, Trump visit
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Monday, with investors sifting through a deluge of earnings reports, and President Trump touching down in the region.
Asia report: Markets mixed on relatively quiet Friday
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Friday, with investors struggling to find direction as they digested tax reform and Fed chair nomination news from the US.