Market Report - Asia
Asia report: Markets mixed as US delegation heads to Beijing
Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday ahead of the next stage of trade negotiations between representatives from China and the US.
Asia report: Markets mixed ahead of US-China negotiations
Asian Markets were mixed on Monday with traders in the region closely monitoring the mood ahead of the start of the next round of trade discussions between the US and China, which could prove decisive and bring a protracted period of trade conflict to an end.
Asia report: Markets mixed as oil prices pull back
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Friday, with shares in China declining once again, after a serious fall for the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wall Street overnight.
Asia report: China shares plunge over economic stimulus concerns
Markets in Asia ended mixed on Thursday, with markets in China taking a tumble as concerns grew that the country’s administration would ease up on its economic stimulus measures.
Asia report: Markets mixed after Tuesday boom on Wall Street
Markets in Asia were mixed as they closed on Wednesday, with Australia’s benchmark reaching its highest level in more than a decade after a record-breaking close on Wall Street overnight.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Trump ends Iran oil sanction waivers
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Tuesday, as investors reacted to rising oil prices after the Trump administration announced an end to waivers of sanctions on oil from Iran.
Asia report: US-China trade deal news fails to inspire markets
Asian markets were mixed on Thursday as following a subdued session on Wall Street, with investors largely ignoring signals that the US and China may be drawing close to a trade agreement.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Chinese data trumps expectations
Asian markets were mixed on Wednesday, though the main Chinese indices performed particularly well after the National Bureau of Statistics announced that Asia's largest economy grew at an annual pace of 6. 4% during the first quarter, suggesting that government efforts to counteract a slowdown could be working.
Asia report: Markets higher as US and China start another round of talks
Most markets in Asia finished in the green on Tuesday, with sentiment lifted by another round of trade talks between the US and Japan, although it was tempered by a warning on global trade from the governor of the Bank of Japan.
Asia report: Markets finish mixed, Asiana Airlines handed lifeline
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Monday, as sentiment continued to be relatively stable following the release of particularly strong data from China on Friday.
Asia report: Markets rise as US and China move closer to deal
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Friday, as markets in mainland China fell despite some seriously positive trade data being released.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Chinese inflation creeps up
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Thursday, as investors watched Britain delay its proposed exit from the European Union yet again, this time to the end of October.
Asia report: Markets finish mixed after IMF trims global forecast
Markets in Asia ended in a mixed state on Wednesday, as concerns for the health of the global economy grew after the International Monetary Fund took the shears to its growth forecasts.
Asia report: Most markets higher after oil price rise
Most markets in Asia finished in the green on Tuesday, with a couple of exceptions, as oil prices returned to the forefront of trader minds amid fresh conflict in Libya.
Asia report: Markets mixed amid reports of trade talk progress
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Monday, as investors spent the session reacting to the latest progress in trade negotiations between the US and China, and had their first chance to react to fresh data out of Washington on Friday.
Asia report: Most markets higher amid buoyant China-US sentiment
Markets in Asia finished mostly higher on Friday, as sentiment around trade talks between the US and China remained buoyant.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors watch US-China talks
Stocks in Asia finished in a mixed state on Thursday, as investors closed their wallets and watched for news from ongoing trade negotiations between the US and China.
Asia report: Markets move higher ahead of US-China trade talks
Markets in Asia finished higher on Wednesday, as investors cheered a report suggesting that Washington and Beijing had moved closer to reaching an agreement on trade.
Asia report: Markets finish firmer as global fears ease
Markets in Asia followed their US peers higher on Tuesday, after a rallying session in the US overnight as concerns of a potential global slowdown appeared to abate.
Asia report: Markets move higher amid China PMI surprise
Markets in Asia staged a rally on Monday, as investors reacted to a weekend release of data from China which showed an unexpected rise in economic activity in March.