Day: October 31, 2019

Oct 31
Asian stocks mixed as Fed slashes rates

Stocks in Asia were mixed on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the third time this year and indicated the possibility of a pause in easing monetary policy. Asian Stocks South Korea’s Kospi closed 0.15% higher at 2,083.48. Japan, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.37% to close at 22,927.04, with shares of index heavyweight Softbank Group surging 3.71%. The Topix index […]