MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan ticked up 0.4%, led by a 1.5% rise for the Hang Seng index in its first day of trading after this week's Lunar New Year holidays.
MSCI's 50-country main world index is now down over 8.1% for the month, which will be its worst January since the 2008 global financial crisis year.
The S&P 500 was up 63.50 points, or 1.46%, at 4,413.43, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 170.15 points, or 1.26%, at 13,712.27
US stocks whipsawed between steep losses and modest gains before ending well off session lows, with rate-sensitive tech stocks weighing most heavily
The Nikkei dropped 0.55% to 27,371.11 as of the midday break, with startup investor SoftBank Group being the biggest drag on the index, slipping 3.13%
The Nasdaq 100 tumbled 7.5% this week as what started as an aggressive selloff in speculative corners spread to the rest of the market.
More than $1.7 trillion in value has been erased from the Nasdaq 100 in January, with the tech-heavy gauge entering a correction this week after falling more than 10% from a recent peak
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Market observers say this is an indication that money managers have turned defensive amid a spike in volatility
Shares were mostly higher in Europe and Asia on Friday after technology companies powered the biggest rally on Wall Street since March. Investors have been encouraged by strong earnings reports, as every S&P 500 company that has reported earnings this week has beaten forecasts. Overall, it is safe to say that the U.S. equity market is fully in a risk-on mode and traders aren't afraid in backing riskier assets," Naeem Aslam of Avatrade said in a commentary. Inflation remains a key concern, and Friday will bring an update on how higher prices may be affecting consumer spending when the Commerce Department releases retail sales for September. Germany's DAX edged 0.2% higher to 15,493.34 and the CAC 40 in Paris climbed 0.4% to 6,712.55. Britain's FTSE 100 added 0.2% to 7,224.41. The future for the S&P 500 was 0.3% higher while the contract for the Dow industrials gained 0.4%. In Asian trading, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 added 1.8% to to 29,068.63 and the Hang Seng climbed 1.5% to ...
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The Hang Seng Tech Index tumbled 4.5% as of 3:51 p.m. local time, with Tencent Holdings Ltd. dropping by almost twice that amount in its worst day in five weeks.
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