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Japan Leads Asian Shares Higher
October 6th, 2015
Markets across Asia rallied Tuesday, with shares in Japan rising on bets that its central bank may further loosen monetary policy at its meeting this week. Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average was up 1%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index and ...
Asian Shares Mostly Lower as Investors Await U.S. Jobs Data
October 2nd, 2015
A stronger reading could increase the chances of a rise in U.S. interest rates by year-end Asian stock markets drifted mostly lower Friday, as investors looked to a coming jobs report in the U.S. for clues about when the Federal Reserve ...
Asian shares recover from steep losses
September 30th, 2015
Asian markets headed mostly higher on Wednesday, recovering from the previous session’s steep losses as investors’ tried to regain confidence. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index led the region’s gains, up 2.1% at 17,291.86 after losing more than 4% on Tuesday. Investors ignored ...
Oil prices remain weak on Asia economy woes; shares in commodity firms tumble
September 29th, 2015
Japan stock market at 8-mth lows over Asian economic fear Falling commodity markets hit trading houses hard Oil prices remained low in early Asian trading on Tuesday following a slide of almost 3 percent the previous session, dragged down ...
Asian Shares Mostly Down; Singapore Enters Bear Market
September 28th, 2015
Japan shares fall as investors rethink likelihood of easing Japanese shares led Asian markets lower Monday, as investors reconsidered the prospects for further monetary easing, while stocks elsewhere mostly fell as evidence of China’s slowdown continues to build. The ...
Asian shares mixed, with Nikkei at 2-week lows
September 24th, 2015
Asian shares traded mixed on Thursday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index lagging behind its regional peers after returning from a three-day national holiday earlier in the week. The triple whammy of an uninspiring lead from Wall Street overnight, a modestly stronger yen and ...
Asian shares follow Wall Street gains
September 22nd, 2015
Asian markets headed higher on Tuesday, recovering from the previous session’s losses after commodities and shares on Wall Street rebounded. US shares bounced back from big losses last week, when the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged over worries ...
Asian shares edge up, dollar soft as Fed stands pat and eyes China
September 18th, 2015
Asian shares rose modestly on Friday on relief the Federal Reserve held off on raising interest rates but gains were capped by renewed concerns about the health of the global economy, in particular China. The dollar was on the ...
Chinese shares lead Asia lower on economic fears
September 14th, 2015
Mainland Chinese shares led the rest of the region lower as a raft of government data over the weekend pointed to more signs of weakness in the Chinese economy. Growth in both fixed-asset investment, up 10.9% in August from a ...
Asian Shares Rise, China Markets Closed for Holiday
September 3rd, 2015
U.S. markets regained some footing overnight Asian markets were mostly higher on Thursday, led by a strong performance in Japanese stocks after U.S. markets restored some stability to a region rocked by volatility. Japan’s Nikkei was 1.5% higher at around midday, ...
