Market Report - Asia
Asia report: Most markets lower as oil prices tumble
Most markets in Asia finished lower on Wednesday, reversing earlier gains to reflect a disappointing session on Wall Street overnight.
Asia report: Markets finish lower after miserable Monday on Wall Street
Markets in Asia finished lower on Tuesday, following on from a disappointing session overnight across the Pacific on Wall Street.
Asia report: Markets finish mixed as dollar strengthens
Markets in Asia were mixed on Monday, with bourses in China giving up a strong start to finish the session in the red.
Asia report: Markets mixed as dollar continues to shake
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Friday, with the dollar continuing its unpredictable bobbing, affecting exporters in the region.
Asia report: Most markets lower as dollar weakness continues
Most markets in Asia finished Thursday’s session lower, as the dollar continued to slip against most major currencies having struggled on Wednesday.
Asia report: Most markets higher as dollar continues decline
Most markets in Asia finished higher on Wednesday, as the dollar slipped against many of the region’s currencies, and as concerns around trade were heightened amid new Trump administration tariffs in the US.
Asia report: Most markets surge as BoJ stands pat on policy
Most markets in Asia closed well into the green on Tuesday, following a solid finish on Wall Street overnight as US politicians reached a deal to end the government shutdown.
Asia report: Markets mixed as US government remains shut
Markets in Asia were mixed on Monday, with investors keeping one eye on the United States and the ongoing government shutdown there.
Asia report: Most markets end week on positive note
Most Asian markets finished in the green on Friday, despite whirling concerns of a government shutdown across the Pacific in the United States.
Asia report: Markets mixed after Nikkei hits 26-year high
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Thursday, with the Japanese benchmark hitting a 26-year high early in the session before closing in the red.
Asia close: Hang Seng tops 2007 highs
Equities in the Asia Pacific region raced ahead on Wednesday, led by gains in Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng index, which topped its pre-crisis highs.
Asia close: Currency moves in focus across region
Japanese stocks brushed-off strength in the yen on Monday, but their Chinese peers were not quite as lucky.
Asia close: Japanese, Vietnamese issues outperform
Equities around the Asia Pacific region finished the session little changed for the most part, despite record closes overnight on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite.
Asia close: Stocks rise amid heightened risk appetite
Asian stocks were mostly higher at the start of the week, even as traders and analysts continued to ponder aloud about the underpinnings of recent equity market gains.
Asia close: Regional gauge at record high as Japanese shares surge
Asian stocks continued to climb, led by a surge in Japanese issues that pushed the MSCI Asia Pacific Index to a record high, as investors in Tokyo played catch-up with the rest of the world following the New Years holiday.
Asia close: Regional stocks continue upwards push, PBoC sets stronger fix
Asian stocks continued to push higher, tracking record closes on Wall Street overnight and amid a small bounce in the US dollar.
Asia close: Stocks storm out of the gates
Asian stocks stormed out of the gates at the start of the New Year, despite the release of mixed readings on factory sector activity in China and on the heels of a possible overture to deescalate tensions on the Korean peninsula from the North's leader, Kim Jong Un.