Category: Stock Market

Asian shares hovered near seven-month highs early on Wednesday as global investors paused for breath after the strong rally seen earlier this week, while oil approached the key $70 per barrel mark. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up less than 0.1 percent early in the Asian trading day. Australian […]

Asian shares rise to seven-month highs as positive Chinese and U.S factory activity surveys aided investor confidence, and the ebbing concerns over the global economy spurred selling of safe-haven U.S. bonds as yields rose from 15 month troughs. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.2 percent. Australian shares gained […]

Asian shares rose on Friday,on hopes that Washington and Beijing are making progress in trade talks, while global bond yields moved higher after a prolonged slide on worries about the economic outlook. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.5 percent. Japan’s Nikkei added 1 percent. The S&P 500 on Thursday rose 0.36 […]

Global bond yields continued to spiral lower in Asia on Thursday as recession fears fed expectations of more policy easing by major central banks, though some share markets in the region did manage to steady after an early sell off. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan almost flat. Japan’s Nikkei still fell […]

Asian shares slipped on Wednesday, giving up small gains made the previous day as investors tried to come to terms with a sharp shift in U.S. bond markets and the implications for the world’s top economy. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.1 percent. Japan’s Nikkei average lost 0.6 percent. Shanghai Composite rebounding […]

Asian shares were traded higher on Tuesday after two days of loses as U.S. 10 year Treasury yields edged up, but the outlook remained murky as investors weighed the odds of whether the U.S. economy is in danger of slipping into recession. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rebounded 0.2 percent. […]

Asian markets fell in morning trade on Monday, with Japanese stocks slumping more than 3% after U.S. equities closed sharply lower on Friday. Asian Market Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was nearly flat. Japan’s Nikkei 225 slumped 3.1%, South Korea’s KOSPI fell 1.5%. China’s Shanghai Composite and the Shenzhen Component were both down 0.9%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index slid 1.6%. […]

Asian shares held near 6-1/2-month highs on Friday after upbeat U.S. data and optimism in the tech sector helped calm some of the jitters sparked by the Federal Reserve’s cautious outlook on the world’s biggest economy. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was nearly flat. Japan’s Nikkei average added 0.1 percent. China’s Shanghai Composite, […]

Asian Shares rose on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve took a more accommodative stance at its policy meeting, but concerns over U.S.-China trade talks and slowing global growth capped broad gains and pulled some markets lower. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.5 percent. Chinese blue-chips, which spent […]

Asian shares dropped from six-month highs on Wednesday as investors took profits ahead of a policy decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve which is expected to shed more light on its interest rate plans for the rest of the year. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dropped 0.4 percent. Japan’s Nikkei was little […]