Market Report - Asia
Asia report: Markets brush off tech-fuelled weakness
Markets in Asia finished mostly higher on Thursday, as investors in the region turned away from technology-fuelled weakness from Wall Street and Europe in the previous session.
Asia report: Markets follow Wall Street lower as tech plays slide
Markets in Asia finished lower on Wednesday, following the lead of Wall Street overnight, which finished its Tuesday session in the red as technology plays fell.
Asia report: Markets higher as trade tensions ease
Markets in Asia were lifted on Tuesday as fears of a trade war eased, after both Washington and Beijing made conciliatory moves towards negotiation on Monday.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Washington exempts Korea from steel tariffs
This has heightened concerns that Trump will formally repudiate the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran that Bolton is on record as saying was a mistake.
Asia report: Markets join global slump amid trade war fears
Markets in Asia joined the global slump on Friday, following steep declines in US and European stocks overnight, as fears of a trade war took hold once again.
Asia report: Markets mixed after Fed, RBNZ rates decisions
Markets in Asia finished mixed at the end of a turbulent session on Thursday, as investors digested the news that the Federal Reserve had raised interest rates in the US for the first time this year, as expected.
Asia report: Most markets lower on mixed day for Kiwi milk industry
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Wednesday, with investor attention very much turned across the Pacific Ocean to the Federal Reserve ahead of the outcome of its March policy meeting.
Asia report: Markets mixed after Wall Street tech slump
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Tuesday, with investors reacting to a small sell-off overnight on Wall Street, and looked forward to the outcome of the Fed’s two-day policy meeting in the US.
Asia report: Markets mixed, Japan sinks on political turmoil
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Monday, with Japanese stocks underperforming their regional peers after a strong performance from the yen, and amid a political scandal in the country.
Asia report: Markets end politically busy week mixed
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Friday, as traders were still dividing their attention between economic news, and a number of geopolitical and trade-related developments.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Trump trade fears continue
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Thursday, with political developments in the US remaining in focus, as the White House said it wanted China’s trade surplus with the US to drop by $100bn.
Asia report: Markets weaker on renewed Trump trade war concerns
Markets in Asia finished in the red on Wednesday, as traders once again reacted to political developments in the US, with the ousting of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and reports the Trump administration was considering further punitive tariffs aimed at China.
Asia report: Markets mixed as steelmakers slide on tariff concerns
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Tuesday, following a similar close on Wall Street overnight, with steel producers swinging back to losses amid ongoing concerns over the effects of Donald Trump’s proposed metals tariffs.
Asia report: Markets start week strong as steel plays surge
Markets in Asia started the week well on Monday, as investors reacted to a strong Friday on Wall Street after the latest nonfarm payrolls data beat the market’s expectations.
Asia close: Stocks higher on NKorea offer of US talks
Asian stock markets closed higher on Friday as news that North Korea had offered to halt nuclear testing in return for bilateral talks with the US cheered investors.
Asia report: Markets recover as White House hints at tariff exemptions
Markets in Asia managed to recover from declines seen in the previous session on Thursday, as fears of a trade war were somewhat eased after the White House said its planned punitive metals tariffs could potentially include some exemptions.
Asia report: Markets fall on renewed fears of Trump-incited trade war
Markets in Asia were largely below the waterline by the end of Wednesday after turbulent trade, following reports that one of US president Donald Trump’s top economic advisors has resigned in the wake of the White House imposing punitive tariffs on steel and aluminium.
Asia report: Markets rally as US trade war fears subside
Markets in Asia rallied on Tuesday as fears of a trade war with a Trump-run United States began to subside, with Tokyo’s benchmark leaping almost 2%.
Asia report: Markets mostly lower as China outlines growth target
Markets in Asia finished mostly in the red on Monday, as the annual National People’s Congress kicked off in Beijing with the announcement of the country’s economic growth target for 2018.
Asia report: Markets led lower by Trump's US metals tariffs
Markets in Asia finished lower on Friday, led below the waterline by Japan, with carmakers and steel producers seeing serious losses across the region.