Asian shares fell on Thursday and U.S. Treasury yields ticked lower as investors fretted over the slow pace of U.S. stimulus talks and a surge in global cases of COVID-19. Asian Shares In morning trade, MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was down 0.63%. Australian shares .AXJO gave up 0.6%, Seoul’s Kospi .KS11 was off 0.59%. Chinese […]
Asian shares and U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday as renewed hopes for a new round of U.S. stimulus drew money into equities from government debt. Asian Shares and EU Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS rose 0.51%, while Tokyo shares .N225 gained 0.42%. Australian stocks .AXJO edged up by 0.09%, but shares in China .CSI300 fell 0.33% European […]
Asian markets slipped on Tuesday as investors adjusted risk exposure heading into the U.S. election and ahead of a deadline for Washington to pass an economic stimulus bill, while Europe reported record daily coronavirus infections. Asian Shares Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 NIK, -0.44% declined 0.3% in morning trading. South Korea’s Kospi 180721, +0.49% slipped 0.2%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 XJO, -0.71% fell […]
Asian shares advanced on Monday after China reported its economy grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the last quarter, with consumer spending and industrial production rising to pre-pandemic levels. Asian Shares Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index HSI, 0.83% gained 0.7% while the Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, -0.71% slipped 0.3% and the smaller-cap Shenzhen Composite 399106, -0.70% retreated 0.2% as the relatively strong economic data doused […]
Asian shares were mixed on Friday as investors weighed concerns about the U.S. presidential election and an economic stimulus package, on top of fears of flaring outbreaks of coronavirus. Asian Shares Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 inched up less than 0.1% by midday to 23,523.37. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.2% to 6,196.10. South Korea’s Kospi declined […]
Asian shares were off to a mixed start on Thursday as hopes of US fiscal stimulus before the presidential election faded and a record number of new coronavirus infections in parts of Europe propelled investors toward safe-havens such as gold. Downbeat comments from US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that a stimulus deal was unlikely be […]