Tag: Asian Shares

Asian shares mostly rose by the close on Monday as investors await the signing of a phase-one trade deal between the U.S. and China. Asian Shares Mainland China markets jumped by the close. The Shanghai composite rose 0.75% to close at 3,115.57. The Shenzhen composite jumped 1.36% to 1,822.35. The Shenzhen component was up 1.47% […]

Major Asian markets were mostly in positive territory on Friday afternoon following the easing of U.S.-Iran tensions, and after U.S. stocks shot to new highs overnight. Asian Markets In Japan, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.47% to close at 23,850.57, while the Topix was up 0.35% to 1,735.16. The Kospi jumped 0.91% to close at 2,206.39. The Shanghai composite inched […]

Asian shares tumbled on Wednesday, while oil, safe-haven Treasury prices and gold shot higher after Iran fired rockets at U.S.-led forces in Iraq, stoking fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.72%, having dropped more than 1% earlier in the day. […]

Asian shares rebounded on Tuesday as investors bet that tensions in the Middle East would subside following a US air raid that assassinated senior Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad last week. Asian Shares Shares had fallen sharply on Monday as Iran and the US traded threats after an US air attack killed a top Iranian commander. […]

Asian shares slipped on Friday, erasing early gains, while gold shone and oil prices spiked after U.S. air strikes in Iraq killed a top Iranian commander, heightening geopolitical tensions. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS had touched its highest point since June 15, 2018 in early trade, but fell after […]

A broad gauge of Asian shares rose to an 18-month high on Monday as Chinese equities gained, while oil touched three-month highs on a combination of US crude inventory drawdowns, trade optimism and unrest in the Middle East. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.09 per cent lower. Chinese blue […]

Asian shares pulled back from a one-and-a-half year peak on Thursday as investors booked profits ahead of holiday trade and awaited further data on the state of the global economy. Investors were also watching proceedings in Washington where the Democrat-led U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach Republican U.S. President Donald Trump for abuse of […]

Asian shares camped out at 18-month peaks on Wednesday having climbed for five straight sessions, while the British pound was licking fresh wounds as revived Brexit fears came back to haunt it. Asian shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (MIAPJ0000PUS) was dead flat near its highest since June last year. Japan’s Nikkei […]

Asian shares hit their highest in nearly eight months on Monday after the United States and China agreed on a preliminary trade deal, with Australian shares leading the way on expectations of more easing of monetary policy there. Asian Shares Positive sentiment helped push the MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan to its […]

Asian shares scaled eight-month peaks on Friday as a last-gasp Sino-U.S. trade deal and a likely major election win by Britain’s Conservative Party cleared a couple of dark clouds from the global horizon. Asian Shares In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei climbed 2.4% to a 14-month top, while Shanghai blue chips advanced 1.4%. MSCI’s broadest index of […]