Market Report - Asia
Asia report: Markets mixed as Covid deaths top 1m
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Tuesday, as investors digested the latest developments in the global coronavirus pandemic, with confirmation overnight that worldwide deaths had now topped one million.
Asia report: Markets mixed on positive China industrial data
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Monday, as investors digested the latest economic data out of China, as well as reports of fresh corporate sanctions being imposed by the US.
Asia report: Markets mixed, Aussie banks soar on new credit rules
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Friday, with the property sector in Hong Kong under the cosh, while Australia’s financial plays rocketed.
Asia report: Markets fall as Korea tensions heat up
Markets in Asia finished lower across the board on Thursday, following a technology-led sell-off on Wall Street overnight, and as tensions between the Koreas flared up.
Asia report: Most markets higher, RBNZ stands pat on rates
Markets in Asia finished mostly higher on Wednesday, as investors digested the latest comments from the chair of the US Federal Reserve, and New Zealand’s central bank stood pat on interest rates.
Asia report: Most markets weaker as airline stocks descend
Most markets in Asia finished weaker on Tuesday, as investors reacted to the likelihood of fresh restrictions in a number of European countries amid steadily rising Covid-19 infections.
Asia report: Markets finish weaker as HSBC hits 25-year low
Markets in Asia finished in the red on Monday, with Hong Kong-listed banks leading the losses after revelations that a number of large lenders had been implicated in moving large amounts of suspicious money for almost 20 years.
Asia report: Most markets higher as renminbi strengthens
Investors in Asia ended a week of central bank updates on a high on Friday, with most stock markets in the region closing in the green.
Asia report: Markets mostly weaker after central bank decisions
Markets in Asia finished mostly weaker on Thursday, as investors digested the latest developments from central banks, including the Fed in the US overnight.
Asia report: Markets mixed after better-than-expected Japan export data
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Wednesday, as investors digested data out of Japan, showing the country’s exports declining less than anticipated in August.
Asia report: Markets finish mixed amid positive data from China
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Tuesday, as investors digested fresh retail sales and industrial production data out of China, and pored through the latest minutes from Australia’s central bank.
Asia report: Markets firmer, SoftBank soars on Arm sale
Markets in Asia finished higher on Monday, as investors watched the announcement of the successor to Japan’s retiring prime minister Shinzo Abe, and reacted to confirmation that SoftBank was selling British chipmaker Arm to Nvidia.
Asia report: Markets mixed after another US tech sell-off
Most markets in Asia finished in the green on Friday, as investors reacted to another technology-led sell-off on Wall Street overnight, and digested the latest developments in UK-EU relations.
Asia report: Markets mixed after stellar US session overnight
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Thursday, with Chinese equities leading the fallers, following a surge on Wall Street overnight after several sessions of sell-offs.
Asia report: Markets close weaker on back of US tech rout
Markets in Asia closed weaker on Wednesday, following another dire session on Wall Street overnight, as investors digested the latest inflation figures out of China.
Asia report: Markets rise as Japan GDP figures worsen
Markets in Asia finished higher across the board on Tuesday, as investors digested the latest data showing a larger contraction in Japan’s economy than previously thought.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Trump threatens SMIC with sanctions
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Monday, as investors digested the latest export data from China, and mulled the Trump administration’s weekend moves against the People’s Republic.
Asia report: Markets in the red after dire session for US tech stocks
Markets in Asia were lower across the board on Friday, with Australia’s bourse falling more than 3%, as investors took their cues from a dire session on Wall Street overnight.
Asia report: Markets mixed as China services sector expands
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Thursday, as investors digested fresh data showing an expansion of China’s services sector.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Australia falls into recession
Markets in Asia were mixed as they closed on Wednesday, as Australia recorded its largest ever quarterly gross domestic product contraction on record.