Asian shares markets fell on Tuesday as soaring global coronavirus cases and slow progress on a U.S. stimulus deal hammered investor sentiment and took a toll on Wall Street. Asian Shares S&P 500 futures rose 0.3% as of 7:01 a.m. in Tokyo. The S&P 500 Index decreased 1.9%. Topix index fell 0.1%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 […]
Asian shares were little changed in muted trading Monday amid widespread uncertainty over what the U.S. presidential election will portend for markets and economic policy. Asian shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan inched up 0.1%, still short of its recent 31-month peak. Japan’s Nikkei dithered either side of steady. South Korea’s main […]
Asian shares were mostly higher in Asia on Friday after President Donald Trump and his challenger former Vice President Joe Biden faced off in their second and final debate before the Nov. 3 election. Asian Shares U.S. stock futures shifted from modest losses to less than 0.1% gains in the debate’s aftermath. Japan’s Nikkei 225 […]
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 […]
European stocks shook off early losses to inch higher on Wednesday, while U.S. stock futures also rose, as investors weighed up earnings news and concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, -0.09% inched up 0.2%, after snapping a three-session win streak on Tuesday with a 0.6% decline. The German DAX DAX, -0.05% and the French CAC 40 PX1, -0.17% rose […]