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China shares drop, with the Shanghai Composite tumbling more than 5%
February 25th, 2016
China markets tumbled Thursday, extending a long rout, but some Asian markets posted gains following Wall Street’s reversal of sharp intraday losses overnight on the back of higher oil prices. Concerns were raised over China this week after the People’s ...
Asia trades lower as market sentiment falls, ASX slips 2%, Shanghai down 1%
February 24th, 2016
Asia stocks traded mostly down Wednesday morning, with a combination of low oil prices, concerns over China and weak overnight data weighing on market sentiment. In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 retraced losses over 1.7 percent early on to trade down ...
Asia loses steam as major markets trade lower
February 23rd, 2016
Asian stocks lost momentum Tuesday, trading mostly lower as the improved market sentiment which spurred a global rally Monday appeared to fade. Chinese markets, which started trading at 9.30 a.m. HK/SIN time, stayed in negative territory in afternoon trade, ...
Japanese stocks lead gains in Asia on Thursday
February 18th, 2016
Japanese stocks were leading gains in Asia on Thursday despite disappointing trade figures that showed exports had fallen for a fourth straight month. The Nikkei 225 was up 2.4% in mid morning trade to 16,217.91. Rising oil prices were supporting investor sentiment ...
Europe open: Stocks rally on strong Asian cues; IAG flies higher on upgrade
February 15th, 2016
European stocks kicked the week off on an upbeat note, taking their cue from a strong session in Asia, despite the release of disappointing Chinese and Japanese data. At 0840 GMT, the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 index was up ...
Asia markets close mixed; Hong Kong shares tumble
February 11th, 2016
Asian markets closed mixed on Thursday as investors digested remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and oil remained volatile. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index, which resumed trading today after being shut from Monday through Wednesday for the Lunar New ...
Asia markets retrace losses; banks remain under pressure
February 8th, 2016
Markets in Australia and Japan rang in the year of the monkey on a slightly higher note, erasing early losses Monday. Most major Asian markets remained closed for the Lunar New Year holidays. Down Under, the ASX 200 erased losses of ...
Asia stocks follow US in sharp sell-off
February 3rd, 2016
Asian stocks traded sharply lower on Wednesday, after Wall Street sold off as much as 2 percent overnight amid a plunge in oil prices. Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 3.36 percent, while the Topix fell 3.46 percent. Across the Korean ...
Asia markets trade lower, focus on oil, earnings and central banks
February 2nd, 2016
Asia markets closed mostly lower on Tuesday, weighed by declines in the energy sector as oil prices continued to tumble. Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost 114.55 points, or 0.64 percent, to close down at 17,750.68, while South Korea’s Kospi slipped ...
Asia trades mixed after data shows January fall in China factory activity
February 1st, 2016
Asia markets traded mixed Monday afternoon, with major indexes in Australia, Japan and South Korea extending gains after the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) surprise move into negative interest rates on Friday sent stocks higher from Tokyo to New York. ...
