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Wall Street closes flat to end five-week rally
March 25th, 2016
Wall Street snapped a five-week winning streak on Thursday, with the three major indexes closing mostly flat, as a strengthening dollar weighed on commodity-related shares. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 13 points, or 0.08%, to 17,516, the S&P ...
Asia markets slip amid Fed concerns, oil fall
March 24th, 2016
Asia markets ended lower Thursday, amid fresh declines in oil prices and concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve may hike interest rates sooner than expected. Japan’s Nikkei 225 ended down 108.65 points, or 0.64 percent, at 16,892.33, while South Korea’s Kospi index fell 9.15 ...
Asia mixed, with Chinese markets leading the way
March 21st, 2016
Chinese markets stood out in a mixed trading session in Asia on Monday, with many market watchers predicting a quiet week ahead in the absence of major economic data from the U.S. and China, and with many markets off ...
Asia markets erase early losses as traders digest ECB easing
March 11th, 2016
Asia markets reversed early losses to trade mostly higher on Friday, as traders digested fresh easing from the European Central Bank (ECB) overnight. The Japanese benchmark Nikkei 225 erased losses to close up 86.52 points, or 0.51 percent, at 16,938.87. The ...
Asia markets mixed as traders digest central bank decisions, China data
March 10th, 2016
Asian markets traded mixed as traders digested another round of Chinese economic data and interest rate decisions from central banks in New Zealand and South Korea. The Japanese Nikkei 225 was up 1.45 percent. South Korea’s Kospiadded 0.82 percent, while Down Under, ...
Asia markets lower, ASX down 0.7%, Shanghai down 1.7%
March 8th, 2016
Markets in Asia lost ground Tuesday, stepping back from their recent rally as traders digested the weak China trade data. Angus Nicholson, a market analyst at IG, told CNBC a lot of the recent rally in stocks has been ...
Japan’s economy shrinks less than first thought
March 8th, 2016
Japan’s economy shrank less than previously thought in the last three months of 2015, surprising analysts. Gross domestic product contracted at an annualised rate of 1.1% for the period,compared with an earlier reading of 1.4%, official figures showed. Analysts ...
Major Asian markets retreat, with Shanghai down 1.4%
March 4th, 2016
Major Asian markets lost their positive momentum on Friday, largely ignoring another upward finish on Wall Street overnight. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was flat, while South Korea’s Kospi was down 0.14 percent. Chinese markets were also lower, with the Shanghai composite down 1.36 percent and ...
Asia stocks mostly higher, with HSI trailing the pack
March 3rd, 2016
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was the odd one out as markets across Asia extended gains on Thursday ahead of a series of key global events due to take place in the coming days. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was up 1.11 ...
Asia markets mostly higher; Sharp drops 15% on takeover deal
February 26th, 2016
Asian markets were mostly higher Friday, with Japan extending gains from the previous session and Australia closing flat. Market watchers will be focused on a two-day gathering of G20 finance ministers and central bankers in Shanghai that kicked off ...
