Page 12 - Asian Markets

Asian stocks cheer upbeat data but temper appetite ahead of US Fed meeting

The Fed is due to announce its decision on Wednesday, followed by a news conference from Jerome Powell

Asian shares set to dip as investors await key data, central bank meetings

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 futures were down 0.22% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures lost 0.08%

Global Markets: Asian shares buoyed by coronavirus vaccine hopes

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.7%, poised for its second straight session of gains

Asian shares mixed after technology fall leads US stock fall on Wall Street

Asian shares were mixed on Friday following a selloff of technology shares on Wall Street. Big tech stocks might have seemed like safe havens, but they have found themselves at the center of a brutal sell-off, said Stephen Innes, chief global market strategist at AxiCorp. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 recouped early losses to rise 0.3% in morning trading at 23,314.98. South Korea's Kospi dropped 0.3% to 2,389.21, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost nearly 0.9% to 5,856.40. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.3% to 24,377.42, while the Shanghai Composite was little changed at 3,235.07. Concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and the big hope over a vaccine in the works overshadow the global market, analysts say. While Big Tech is benefiting from the shift to online life that the pandemic and ensuing stay-at-home economy has accelerated, critics said their stocks prices shot too high. The catch is that progress in curbing COVID-19 could hurt technology shares, Innes said. But keep your eye

Asian stock markets gain following tech bounce, euro waits for ECB

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained half a percent, lifting away from a one-month low made on Wednesday

Asian shares start cautiously amid elevated valuations, oil skids

Australian shares slipped 0.4% while South Korea and New Zealand's benchmark index were off 0.1% each

Asian stocks slip after Wall Street selloff dents tech scrips rally

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1.6% and looked set for a 2.4% weekly loss, its biggest since April

Global Markets: Asian shares set to rise as recovery comes into focus

Investors in Asia await Australia's gross domestic product data, which is expected to confirm the economy fell into its deepest slump since the Great Depression

Asian stocks hit two-year top, Nikkei bounces as Berkshire buys in

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.2% to reach its highest since June 2018, extending a 2.8% rise last week

Asia shares set to rise after US equities hit new record in tech spike

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian stocks will likely climb on Thursday after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rallied to fresh records on upbeat corporate results, while the dollar eased a day before the U.S. Federal Reserve possibly sets a new course on inflation.

Asian shares slip from two-year high as economic strains pile up

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged down 0.1% after hitting its highest since mid-2018 on Tuesday

A Biden win over Trump may mean victory for Asian markets too, say analysts

Joe Biden currently leads in national polls and surveys of key states

Bulls move deeper on most Asian currencies on recovery hopes: Report

The dollar, often viewed as a safe-haven, is set for its fourth straight monthly decline, trading at a more than two-year low.

Market Ahead, July 21: Top factors that could guide markets today

The Indian markets may open on a positive note today as indicated by the SGX Nifty which was trading around 11,118.50 levels, up 108 points at 7:45 AM

Oil slips in Asian market as traders eye easing in supply cut at OPEC meet

Brent crude fell 27 cents to $42.97 a barrel by 0114 GMT while US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $40.27 a barrel, down 28 cents

Dollar peg is critical to Hong Kong amid threats from US, China worries

The HKD is pegged in a narrow range of 7.75-7.85 to the US dollar. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) buys and sells the currency at either limit to maintain the range

Market Ahead, May 21: Top factors that could guide markets today

A total of 13 companies including Bajaj Finserv, Colgate Palmolive, and Hindustan Zinc are scheduled to announce their March quarter results later in the day

Market Wrap, May 14: Here's all that happened in the markets today

Sectorally, IT stocks took the biggest knock as the Nifty IT index declined 3.5 per cent to 13,293.70 levels. Nifty Bank lost 566 points or nearly 3 per cent to 19,068.50 levels

Coronavirus update: Lockdown 4.0, Vande Bharat Mission and other stories

Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express operated a total of 14 flights on Tuesday to bring back Indians under the Vande Bharat Mission and for travel of foreigners amid the lockdown

Covid-19: China exports continue to fall; worst is yet to come, say experts

China's exports fell 6.6 per cent in March from a year earlier and imports dropped 0.9 per cent, according to the Customs data