Market Report - Asia
Asia report: Most markets fall as trade tensions tighten
Most markets in Asia finished lower on the last trading day of the month, as investors were still holding their breath for developments on the US-China trade front, ahead of a looming tariff deadline.
Asia report: Markets finish lower as Trump signs HK bills
Most markets in Asia finished in the red on Thursday, as sentiment on the US-China trade front wavered after Donald Trump signed two bills into law in the US overnight, which backed protestors in the ongoing political violence in Hong Kong.
Asia report: Markets mixed amid some new trade deal optimism
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Wednesday, as investors continued to hold their breath for some form of clarity on the state of trade negotiations between the United States and China.
Asia report: Markets mostly higher as Alibaba makes Hong Kong debut
Markets in Asia finished mostly higher on Tuesday, taking their lead from a bumper session on Wall Street overnight, with Alibaba surging on its debut in Hong Kong.
Asia report: Markets higher amid trade hopes, Hong Kong election surprise
Markets in Asia finished broadly higher on Monday, led by gains on the Hong Kong benchmark, after a record voter turnout in the special administrative region led to a landslide victory for pro-democracy candidates on the city’s councils.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors pine for optimism on trade
Markets in Asia finished mixed on the last trading day of the week, as investors struggled for clarity on the state of trade negotiations between the United States and China.
Asia report: Markets fall as trade deal pessimism takes over
Markets in Asia finished in the red on Thursday, as hopes for some sort of first phase trade deal between the US and China sometime in 2019 faded further.
Asia report: Markets mostly lower as trade pessimism returns
Most markets in Asia finished in the red on Wednesday, as developments on the US-China trade front took a negative turn after fresh tariff threats emerged from the White House.
Asia report: Markets mixed as trade optimism turns back to concern
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Tuesday, as the constant concern-optimism cycle on the US-China trade front began to swing back to concern once more.
Asia report: Most markets rise on weekend trade optimism
Most markets in Asia finished higher on Monday, as investors reacted to further developments on the US-China trade front over the weekend.
Asia report: Most markets rise on fresh trade optimism
Most markets in Asia finished the last trading session of the week on a positive note on Friday, as investors did their best to digest the latest development in the never-ending saga that is the US-China trade war.
Asia report: Markets finish mixed as trade negativity takes hold
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Thursday, as investors digested disappointing industrial output data from China, as well as fresh reports that Beijing and Washington had reached yet another bump in the road of trade negotiations.
Asia report: Stocks fall on trade confusion, RBNZ stands pat
Markets in Asia finished lower across the board on Wednesday, led into the red by Hong Kong as protests their continued to drag on sentiment, while central bank officials in New Zealand kept interest rates on hold.
Asia report: Most markets higher as investors hold breath on trade
Most markets in Asia finished higher on Tuesday, after a muted session in which many investors kept their wallets closed and waited for clarification as to the state of affairs on the US-China trade front.
Asia report: Most markets fall amid boiling political tensions
Most markets in Asia finished in the red on Monday, with Australasian bourses being the exception, as political and trade tensions remained extraordinarily tight in the region.
Asia report: Most markets fall amid mixed signals on trade
Most markets in Asia finished mostly lower on Friday, as investors reacted to mixed messages on the never-ending US-China trade situation.
Asia report: Markets finish mixed as fresh trade concerns emerge
Stocks in Asia finished in a mixed state on Thursday, amid market chatter that a long-anticipated trade deal between the US and China could possibly be delayed.
Asia report: Markets mixed as trade optimism wanes
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Wednesday, with investors keeping their wallets closed as they awaited further developments on the US-China trade front.
Asia report: Markets rise as hopes for trade deal grow
Markets in Asia were mostly higher on Tuesday, led by some serious gains in Japan, as investors expressed further optimism over the prospect for a trade deal between the United States and China.
Asia report: Markets finish firmer as trade optimism picks up
Markets in Asia finished in the green on Monday, as investors started the week more optimistic over the prospects of a US-China trade deal, after a weekend of positive developments.