Market Report - Asia
Asia report: China surges, Japan sinks on wildly mixed day for markets
Asia-Pacific markets saw a day of mixed performance on Monday, with a dramatic rally in China contrasting with steep declines in Japan and South Korea.
Asia report: Chinese markets finish bumper week in the green
Asian markets showed a strong weekly performance on Friday, driven largely by a rally in Chinese stocks, which posted their best weekly gains since 2008.
Asia report: Markets pop as Beijing pledges more economic support
Asia-Pacific markets saw robust gains on Thursday, buoyed by a rally in Chinese stocks following positive signals from Beijing on stimulus measures.
Asia report: Markets finish mixed in wake of PBoC easing
Asian markets experienced a mixed day of trading on Wednesday, with Chinese stocks leading gains in the region following Beijing's latest stimulus measures.
Asia report: Markets jump as PBoC announces series of easing measures
Stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region were led by a surge in mainland China on Tuesday, marking their best day in over four years.
Asia report: Markets mixed as China trims 14-day repo rate
Asia-Pacific markets finished in a mixed state on Monday as investors navigated the implications of the US Federal Reserve’s recent outsized rate cut, with policy decisions from regional central banks, including Japan and Australia, also in focus this week.
Asia report: Markets rise as Japan, China central banks hold rates
Asian markets ended the trading week on a positive note, with Japan’s Nikkei leading gains after a strong performance on Wall Street.
Asia report: Markets buoyed by outsized Fed rate cut
Asia-Pacific markets saw notable gains on Thursday as investors responded to the US Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by an outsized half-percentage point overnight.
Asia report: Most markets rise ahead of US Fed decision
Asia-Pacific markets closed mostly higher on Wednesday, with Australia's benchmark extending its multi-day winning streak to reach an all-time high.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors look to Fed meeting
Asia-Pacific stock markets delivered a mixed performance on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 leading declines amid a strengthening yen.
Asia report: Markets mixed after weekend data dump from China
Asia-Pacific markets presented a mixed picture on Monday amid a relatively quiet trading session, as investors evaluated recent economic data from China and looked ahead to the US Federal Reserve's upcoming monetary policy announcement.
Asia report: ASX 200 nears all-time high on mixed day for region
Asia-Pacific markets closed mixed on Friday as mainland Chinese stocks fell to their lowest levels since 2019, while Australian shares edged closer to an all-time high.
Asia report: Markets buoyant on global tech rally
Asian markets experienced a broadly positive trading session today, with gains driven primarily by a tech rally that spread across the region following strong performances on Wall Street overnight.
Asia report: Stocks slip as investors digest local data, US debate
Asia-Pacific markets took a downturn on Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 leading losses in the region, after the first debate between US presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump overnight.
Asia report: Stocks mixed as investors sift through China trade data
Asia-Pacific markets experienced a mixed performance on Tuesday as investors reacted to fresh data from China and the positive momentum from Wall Street's rebound.
Asia report: Stocks drop as Japan growth, China inflation fall short
Asia-Pacific markets faced broad declines on Monday, with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index leading the losses following weaker-than-expected economic data from both China and the US.
Asia report: Stocks fall as Japan household spending figures undershoot
Asia-Pacific markets mostly declined on Friday as investors prepared for a key US jobs report later in the global day, and reacted to disappointing household spending data from Japan.
Asia report: Markets mixed as wage growth softens in Japan
Asia-Pacific markets ended mixed on Thursday following a sharp sell-off in the previous session.
Asia report: Markets fall on fresh US economic jitters
Asia-Pacific markets fell sharply on Wednesday, driven by Japan’s worst single-day drop since early August amid growing recession fears following a sell-off in US tech stocks overnight, as well as weak US economic data.
Asia report: Markets mixed as consumer inflation slows in Korea
Asia-Pacific markets mostly declined on Tuesday as investors reacted to South Korea's August inflation rate, which dropped to the lowest annual level since March 2021.