Category: Stock Market

Asian shares in mainland China rose on Monday as investors monitored the ongoing virus outbreak’s impact on Chinese manufacturers. Factories in China were set to return to work on Monday, but many are expected to remain shut for longer. Asian Shares Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index, on the other hand, slipped 0.7% as of its final […]

Asia markets mostly fell on Friday, following three sessions of broad gains, as China delayed the release of trade data for January. Asia Markets Mainland Chinese shares bucked the downward trend to bounce back slightly from declines earlier. The Shanghai composite rose 0.33% to close at 2,875.96. The Shenzhen component edged up slightly to 10,611.55. The Shenzhen […]

Asian stocks edged up on Thursday, cheered by record closes in Wall Street benchmarks after encouraging economic data, and after China announced a cut in tariffs on some imported goods from the United States. Asian Stocks MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 1.3per cent. Japan’s Nikkei rose 2.47per cent. Mainland Chinese shares […]

Asian shares rose Wednesday on optimism that China’s latest actions may help curtail some of the expected economic damage from the virus outbreak. Asian Shares The Shanghai composite up 1.25% to around 2,818.09. The Shenzhen component index rose 2.14% to 10,305.50. The Shenzhen composite added 2.48% to about 1,678.63. The Chinext start-up board was up more […]

U.S. equity futures jumped with European stocks after a brutal sell-off in Chinese equities halted on Tuesday and as investors gauged the latest efforts to contain the deadly coronavirus. Commodities rallied, from crude oil to coffee. Stocks The Stoxx Europe 600 Index surged 1% as of 10:34 a.m. London time. Futures on the S&P 500 […]

Asian shares were dragged to near two-month lows on Monday by Chinese markets, which plunged on their first trading day after a long break on fears the coronavirus epidemic would hit demand in the world’s second-largest economy. Asian Shares Futures on the S&P 500 Index increased 0.4% as of 10:18 a.m. London time. Nasdaq 100 […]

Asian shares fought to regain their footing on Friday as investors clutched at hopes China could contain the coronavirus, even as headlines spoke of more cases, mounting deaths, flight suspensions and production pauses at factories. Asian Shares Futures on the S&P 500 Index declined 0.3% as of 9:15 a.m. London time. Nasdaq 100 Index futures […]

Asian shares fell on Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold and investors continued to watch for developments on the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Asian Shares Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 2.62% to close at 26,449.13. The Nikkei 225 in Japan slipped 1.72% to close at 22,977.75 while the Topix index declined 1.48% […]

Asian shares fell on Wednesday as a spike in new Chinese virus cases sent Hong Kong stocks tumbling and added to worries about the economic impact of the outbreak. Asian Shares European futures rose 0.22% in early trading and U.S. stock futures were up 0.27%. Chinese stock futures in Singapore rebounded from two days of […]

Stocks in Asia declined on Tuesday amid fears about the ongoing coronavirus outbreak that continues to spread. Stocks in Asia South Korea’s Kospi dropped 3.09% to close at 2,176.72. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 shed 0.55% to close at 23,215.71 while the Topix index declined 0.6% to end its trading day at 1,692.28. Meanwhile, shares in Australia declined on […]