Category: FinanceAsia
Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher after strong results
Most Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Friday after reports of strong US earnings, as investors watched the inter-Korean summit. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai [...]
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Asian markets mixed as investors consider latest earnings
Asian share benchmarks were mixed on Thursday as investors digested the latest quarterly corporate earnings. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index climbed [...]
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Asian shares advance as US bond yields push dollar higher
Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday as a surge in US bond yields pushed the value of the dollar higher against other major currencies. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s [...]
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Asian shares mostly lower, tracking tech sell-off on Wall St
Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Monday following Friday’s steep slide in technology shares on Wall Street. Markets had only a muted reaction, if any, to North [...]
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Most Asia markets fall, with tech firms hit again
Asian markets mostly fell Monday with technology firms extending last week’s sharp losses, following another plunge in Apple as investors fret over the once-lucrative [...]
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Asian markets fall in line with Wall St as tech firms take a hit
Asian markets mostly fell Friday as investors struggled to maintain the previous day’s positive momentum following losses on Wall Street, with technology firms tracking [...]
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Asian shares fall back on trade worries, tech outlook
Asian shares fell back Friday after a major supplier to Apple forecast continued weak demand for mobile devices. A warning by the head of the IMF over the potential for trade [...]
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Asian markets rally as energy firms track oil surge
Asian markets enjoyed another day of gains Thursday as energy firms tracked a surge in oil prices, while fears over Syria and a possible China-US trade war eased. Fresh hopes [...]
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Asian markets make strong gains, thanks to earnings and easing tensions in Korea
Asian equities Wednesday largely built on gains in the US and Europe the day before, but small-cap Chinese stocks continued to lag behind on concerns about trade and the [...]
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Asian stocks rise after Wall Street gains for 2nd day
Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday after Beijing added to a swelling trade dispute with Washington by hiking tariffs on US sorghum. KEEPING SCORE: [...]
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Asian Stocks to Follow US Higher; Bonds Steady: Markets Wrap
Asian equities headed for a higher start after strong earnings from some industry heavyweights lifted US equities. Treasuries were little changed and the dollar edged higher. [...]
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IMF sees emerging Asia as top global growth engine
The IMF said Tuesday it remains upbeat about the economic prospects of emerging Asia, labelling the region “the most important engine of global growth” despite [...]
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Asian markets rise as Wall St, N Korea provide positive lead
Asian markets climbed Wednesday following a rally on Wall Street as easing trade and Syria concerns allowed investors to concentrate on earnings and upbeat data, while fresh [...]
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Asia markets mostly up after forecast-beating China growth
Asian markets failed Tuesday to hold on to early gains following news that China’s economy grew more than expected in the first three months, with trade and [...]
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Asian shares up, oil down as Syria fallout seen limited
Asian share markets were mixed and oil prices fell on Monday as relief US-led strikes on Syria looked unlikely to escalate was tempered by concerns at Russia’s [...]
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