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Asian shares extended earlier gains on Wednesday, although advances were patchy ahead of key central bank meetings while the pound wobbled as opinion polls pointed to a tight UK election later this week. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.5% higher. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 led gains with […]

Asian equity markets eased slightly on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street declines as investors fretted over a Dec. 15 deadline for the next round of U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports to take effect. Asian Shares Asian shares outside Japan was 0.17% lower, with China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite index off 0.08%. Australian shares were off 0.34%, while […]

Asian shares edged up on Monday, catching some of Wall Street’s momentum after surprisingly strong U.S. jobs data, although regional gains were capped by concerns about China’s economic slowdown due to the prolonged Sino-U.S. trade war. Asian Shares Japan’s benchmark Nikkei (N225) added 0.33%. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (MIAPJ0000PUS) gained 0.27%. […]

Asian stocks gained on Friday as investors took heart from U.S. President Donald Trump saying trade talks with China were “moving right along”, and U.S. oil prices sat near 2-1/2-month highs after OPEC and other producers agreed to cut output. Asian Stocks MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.4%. Japan’s Nikkei added […]

Asian Shares were mostly higher on Thursday as investors digested recent developments on U.S.-China trade. Asian Shares In Japan, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.71% to close at 23,300.09. The Topix index added 0.48% to end its trading day 1,711.41. Mainland Chinese stocks gained on the day, with the Shanghai composite up 0.74% to about 2,899.47. The Shenzhen […]

Asian Stocks mostly slipped on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said overnight that he may delay a trade deal with China till after the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Asian Stocks In Japan, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.05% to close at 23,135.23 as shares of index heavyweight Fast Retailing plummeted 5.21%. The Topix index also declined 0.2% to end its trading […]