Market Report - Asia
Asia report: Stocks mixed as China's factory output contracts
Stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region finished in a mixed state on Wednesday, with China leading the losses after manufacturing data there came in above expectations, but still showed a contraction.
Asia report: Markets mixed after big losses on Monday
Stocks closed in a mixed state in Asia on Tuesday, following some serious losses on Monday after US Fed chair Jerome Powell sounded a hawkish tone at the Jackson Hole symposium last week.
Asia report: Stocks mixed as Tokyo inflation comes in slightly hot
Stock markets were in a mixed state as they closed in Asia on Friday, as investors closed out their positions ahead of US Fed chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole symposium later in the global day.
Asia report: Stocks rise as Bank of Korea lifts rates by 25bp
Stocks in Asia were mostly in the green at the end of trading on Thursday as investors looked ahead to the US Fed’s Jackson Hole symposium later in the global day, with Hong Kong trading interrupted by a typhoon warning.
Asia report: Chinese tech plays weaker on mixed day for region
Wednesday brought a mixed performance from share markets in the Asia-Pacific region, with Chinese technology stocks in the red after electric vehicle maker Xpeng took a tumble.
Asia report: Stocks fall on growing fears of recession
Markets in Asia were on the back foot on Tuesday, taking their cues from a dire session on Wall Street overnight, where the Dow lost more than 600 points in its worst day since June.
Asia report: Most markets fall as China cuts two key interest rates
Most stock markets in Asia closed weaker on Monday after China’s central bank cut two of its key interest rates, while worries over aggressive interest rate hikes from the US Federal Reserve also weighed on sentiment.
Asia report: Markets mixed as Japan inflation tops expectations
Markets in Asia were mixed but broadly flat at the close on Friday, again taking their cues from a muted session on Wall Street overnight.
Asia report: Stocks fall on back of US Fed minutes
Stocks were weaker in the Asia-Pacific region on Thursday, taking their lead from Wall Street after the minutes of the most recent Federal Reserve meeting dampened sentiment.
Asia report: Stocks rise as RBNZ hikes rates again
Stock markets in Asia were mostly higher on Wednesday, as New Zealand’s central bank hiked interest rates, and data from Japan and Australia buoyed sentiment.
Asia report: Stocks mixed, Chinese property shares soar
Stocks in Asia were mixed on Tuesday, with Chinese real estate firms and Australian miners underpinning some of the gains.
Asia report: Stocks mixed as Japan's GDP rises, PBoC cuts some rates
Stocks closed in a mixed state in Asia on Monday, after Japan’s economy grew to beyond pre-Covid levels in the latest GDP reading, while investors also digested a surprise interest rate cut and some data releases from China.
Asia report: Stocks mixed, SoftBank jumps on Alibaba news
Stocks were mixed at the end of trading in Asia on Friday, with Japan’s benchmark index being lifted on its return from a holiday by one of its biggest technology plays.
Asia report: Stocks rise after better-than-expected US CPI
Markets closed higher in Asia on Thursday, with Hong Kong’s bourse leading the gains, as investors digested a better-than-expected inflation report out of the US overnight.
Asia report: Stocks slide across region after China inflation data
Stock markets were mostly lower in the Asia-Pacific region at the end of Wednesday’s trading, as investors digested rising inflation in China and looked ahead to a key inflation report out of the United States.
Asia report: Stocks mixed, SoftBank tumbles after Vision Fund losses
Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region closed in a mixed state on a quiet Tuesday, with SoftBank leading Japan’s losses after reporting a big loss in its venture capital fund overnight.
Asia report: Stocks firmer after strong US payrolls report
Stocks were mixed in Asia on Monday, as investors reacted to a much-better-than-expected jobs report out of the United States on Friday.
Asia report: Stocks rise as RBA hikes inflation forecast
Stock markets closed higher in Asia on Friday, as investors brushed off ongoing military drills being carried out by China in an apparent response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan earlier in the week.
Asia report: Stocks rise as investors move on from Pelosi visit
Stock markets in Asia were in the green on Thursday, with technology plays in Hong Kong back in focus after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi departed from a geopolitically hot visit to Taiwan.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors keep watch on Pelosi trip
Markets closed in a mixed state in the Asia-Pacific region on Wednesday, as investors kept an eye on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, and any response from authorities in Beijing.