Market Report - Asia
Asia report: Markets sink further on global pandemic fears
Markets in Asia followed Wall Street’s overnight trend on Friday, sinking further as fears around the global spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus saw investors clambering for safe havens.
Asia report: Markets mixed as coronavirus focus moves beyond China
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Thursday, with stocks in Japan leading the region’s losses, as investors continued to digest the latest developments in the outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
Asia report: Markets sink further as investors watch virus spread
Markets in Asia sank further on Wednesday, as investor concerns around the spread of the Covid-19 strain of coronavirus beyond China grew.
Asia report: Japan stocks plunge as coronavirus outbreak spreads
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Tuesday, with Japanese stocks plunging, as investors reacted to a sell-off in Europe and the US overnight amid the spreading outbreak of the Covid-19 strain of coronavirus.
Asia report: Seoul leads markets lower as coronavirus spreads
Most markets in Asia closed on the red on Monday, with South Korean stocks plunging as the country grappled with a rapidly spreading outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Beijing talks up return to work
Markets finished mixed in Asia on Friday as concerns around the ongoing coronavirus outbreak continued, although stocks in mainland China rose on the back of positive words from Beijing.
Asia report: Markets mixed as China trims loan prime rates
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Thursday, with stocks in mainland China surging as the country’s central bank cut its loan prime rate, in a bid to contain the economic impact of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Asia report: Most markets higher as coronavirus concerns ease
Most markets in Asia bounced into the green on Wednesday, as investors continued to keep an eye on the coronavirus outbreak, particularly in China.
Asia report: Markets close red as Apple suppliers, HSBC tumble
Most markets in Asia finished lower on Tuesday, with Apple suppliers among the leading losers after the US-based technology giant issued a warning on its revenues.
Asia report: Stocks mixed as Japan economy shrinks, China cuts rates
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Monday, as investors developed the latest developments in the ongoing outbreak of the Covid-19 strain of coronavirus.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors digest latest coronavirus info
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Valentine’s Day, as consternation around the ongoing coronavirus outbreak continued to drag on sentiment.
Asia report: Most markets fall on renewed coronavirus concerns
Most markets in Asia finished in the red on Thursday, as a spike in new cases of coronavirus in China’s Hubei province dented sentiment.
Asia report: Markets higher as investors look past coronavirus fears
Markets in Asia finished in the green on Wednesday, as investors shrugged off ongoing concerns around the coronavirus outbreak, with Japanese technology giant SoftBank leaping almost 12%.
Asia report: Markets finish higher as investors weigh coronavirus risk
Markets in Asia were in the green on Tuesday, led higher by the Hong Kong bourse, as investors continued to weigh the potential economic impact of the still-spreading outbreak of novel coronavirus.
Asia report: Markets mixed on China inflation, coronavirus developments
Markets in Asia were mixed on Monday, with stocks in mainland China in the green as investors digested fresh inflation data from the country, as well as the latest developments in the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Asia report: Most markets lower as China delays trade data
Most markets in Asia closed lower on Friday, snapping a three-session streak of gains, as investors closed their wallets after China delayed the release of trade figures for January.
Asia report: Markets finish higher as China announces US tariff cut
Markets in Asia finished in the green again on Thursday, with China firmly in positive territory as Beijing announced a slash on tariffs for hundreds of categories of imports from the United States.
Asia report: Markets finish higher as China stimulates markets
Markets in Asia finished higher on Wednesday, as investors focussed on fresh stimulus in China implemented on the back of the ongoing outbreak of the novel coronavirus strain in the region.
Asia report: Most markets close higher; RBA holds interest rates
Most markets in Asia finished in the green on Tuesday, with bourses in mainland China staging a partial recovery from Monday’s losses, even as Hong Kong reported its first death from the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus.
Asia report: Mainland markets plunge on return from holiday
Markets in Asia closed mostly lower on Monday, led lower by bourses in mainland China, which plunged on their first day back from the Lunar New Year holiday amid the ongoing outbreak of the Wuhan strain of coronavirus.