Market Report - Asia
Asia report: Shares lacklustre on weak China data, US stimulus worries
Asian shares were broadly flat on Friday after weak Chinese economic data and fears that US fiscal stimulus would be delayed weighed on sentiment.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Australian unemployment surges
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Thursday, with fresh jobs data in Australia showing the unemployment rate rocketing to a 22-year high.
Asia report: Markets mixed, RBNZ expands QE beyond forecasts
Markets finished mixed in Asia on Wednesday, as investors monitored the global Covid-19 situation, and New Zealand’s central bank stood pat on interest rates but expanded its quantitative easing programme beyond market expectations.
Asia report: Markets mixed amid US-China tensions
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Tuesday, following a stellar session on Wall Street overnight, as investors watched the ongoing geopolitical spat between Washington and Beijing.
Asia report: Markets mostly higher as investors watch US-China tensions
Markets in Asia finished higher on Monday, as investors kept a watchful eye on geopolitical tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Asia report: Markets mostly lower as Trump signs TikTok order
Markets in Asia finished mostly lower on Friday, as investors digested fresh export data from China, and after US president Donald Trump issued an executive order banning dealings with the Chinese owners of popular apps TikTok and WeChat.
Asia report: Markets finish mixed as US-China tensions simmer
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Thursday, as geopolitical tensions between Washington and Beijing continued to simmer, and investors held their breath for some sort of stimulus deal between lawmakers stateside.
Asia report: Markets finish mixed as China services growth slows
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Wednesday, as investors kept their wallets closed awaiting news of a Covid-19 stimulus deal stateside, while fresh data showed a slowing in the expansion for China’s services sector in July.
Asia report: Most markets higher as RBA stands pat on policy
Markets in Asia finished mostly higher on Tuesday, as Australia’s central bank stood pat on its monetary policy.
Asia report: Markets mixed as China data beats forecasts
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Monday, after data showed China’s manufacturing sector as expanding beyond expectations in July.
Asia report: Markets mixed as China PMI beats forecasts
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Friday, with equities in Japan suffering a serious slide, as investors digested the worst ever contraction in the United States economy, according to fresh data released overnight.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors digest Fed decision
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Thursday, as investors digested the latest policy statement from the US Federal Reserve overnight, which saw the US central bank stand pat on interest rates.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors await Fed decision
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Wednesday, with equities in China leading the gains, as investors held their collective breath ahead of the Federal Reserve interest rate decision later in the global day.
Asia report: Markets mixed as gold pushes new record highs
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Tuesday, as gold prices dipped from record highs late in the session, amid ongoing Covid-19 concerns and geopolitical tensions between the US and China.
Asia report: Markets finish mixed as US-China tensions linger
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Monday, as gold prices reached a new record high amid continuing tensions between the United States and China.
Asia report: Markets finish weaker as geopolitical tensions worsen
Markets in Asia finished in the red on Friday, with bourses in China extending their losses significantly, as tensions between Washington and Beijing worsened further.
Asia report: Markets mixed as US-China tensions rise
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Thursday, as investors held their breath around heightened geopolitical tensions between the United States and China.
Asia report: Most markets weaker after EU stimulus deal
Most markets in Asia finished weaker on Wednesday, with the exception of equities in mainland China, as investors pored through the details of the Covid-19 stimulus package approved by the European Commission on Tuesday.
Asia report: Markets finish higher on fresh vaccine hopes
Markets in Asia finished higher across the board on Tuesday, as investors reacted to the news that the European Commission would use financial markets to raise €750bn for its Covid-19 response.
Asia report: Markets finish mixed after poor export data from Japan
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Monday, with bourses in China surging, as investors digested worse-than-expected trade data out of Japan.