Market Report - Asia
Asia report: Markets mixed, Chinese tech stocks end year on high
Asian stocks finished the final session of the year in a mixed state on a quiet Friday, with technology plays leading the gains in Hong Kong.
Asia report: Markets mixed, SenseTime jumps 7pc on delayed debut
Markets were mixed in Asia on Thursday, as stocks struggled for direction in the globally quiet period between the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Asia report: Markets mostly lower as Omicron concern continues
Equity markets were mostly lower in the Asia-Pacific region on Wednesday, with Australasian bourses rising on their return from the extended Christmas break, as investors continued to monitor the global Omicron situation.
Asia report: Markets enter Christmas weekend in mixed state
Markets in Asia were mixed on Christmas Eve, with trade thin on many bourses after a stellar session on Wall Street overnight.
Asia report: Markets higher as China locks down its 10th-largest city
Markets in Asia closed in positive territory on Thursday, as investors continued to monitor the Omicron situation in the region, with technology plays in Hong Kong in particular focus.
Asia report: Most markets rise with technology stocks in focus
Most equity markets in Asia managed modest gains on Wednesday, with technology plays in particular focus following a solid session for their stateside peers overnight.
Asia report: Semiconductor sector leads markets higher across region
Stock markets were higher across the board in Asia on Tuesday, with semiconductor plays in particular focus following stronger-than-expected earnings from US firm Micron overnight.
Asia report: Markets fall as China trims one-year interest rates
Equities were lower at the close in Asia on Monday, as China’s central bank cut its main lending rate for the first time in 20 months amid ongoing concerns of the growing spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 globally.
Asia report: Markets mostly weaker, BoJ stands pat on rates
Most stock markets were weaker at the close in Asia on Friday, as investors reacted to recent hawkishness from central banks, following the Bank of England’s surprise interest rate hike on Thursday.
Asia report: Most markets rise on back of Fed tapering news
Most markets were higher in Asia on Thursday, taking their cue from a stunning turnaround on Wall Street overnight, after the Federal Reserve confirmed plans to taper its bond-buying programme more aggressively in the face of rising ongoing price inflation.
Asia report: Markets mixed amid tsunami of data from China
Markets were mixed in the Asia-Pacific region on Wednesday, with Hong Kong’s main board leading the losses, as investors digested a tsunami of economic data out of China.
Asia report: Stocks weaker as Omicron reaches China
Stocks were weaker across the board in Asia on Tuesday, as concerns around the economic impact of the ‘Omicron’ Covid-19 variant reemerged.
Asia report: Markets mixed ahead of big week for central banks
Stock markets were mixed as they ended their respective sessions in the Asia-Pacific region on Monday, ahead of a busy week globally for central bank watchers.
Asia report: Markets mostly lower ahead of US inflation reading
Stock markets in Asia were mostly lower as they closed on Friday, with investors putting their wallets away ahead of some much-anticipated inflation data out of the United States later in the global day.
Asia report: Stocks mixed, Suncity trading halted in Hong Kong
Stocks were mixed at the close in Asia on Thursday, with investors still struggling to decipher the likely impact of the ‘Omicron’ variant of Covid-19.
Asia report: Stocks rise, Weibo disappoints on Hong Kong debut
Stock markets were in positive territory across the board in the Asia-Pacific region on Wednesday, with Chinese social media giant Sina Weibo in focus as it made its Hong Kong debut.
Asia report: Stocks rise as Omicron variant fears fade
Markets in Asia closed in positive territory on Tuesday, as concerns around the ‘Omicron’ variant of Covid-19 ebbed and after China’s central bank vit its reserve ratio requirement for the second time this year.
Asia report: Most markets fall with tech stocks, Evergrande in focus
Equity markets were mostly lower at the close in Asia on Monday, with technology stocks and embattled property giant China Evergrande in focus as they tumbled in the Greater China region.
Asia report: Most markets rise, Chinese tech weaker on Didi news
Stock markets were mostly higher in Asia on Friday, with Chinese tech plays in focus in Hong Kong after ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing announced plans to delist from the New York Stock Exchange.
Asia report: Markets mixed after Omicron reaches US shores
Stock markets finished in a mixed state in Asia on Thursday, with consternation around the ‘Omicron’ variant of Covid-19 still dragging investor sentiment downwards.