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Asian Stocks Advance After U.S. Gauges Rally to Records
May 13th, 2014
Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark gauge on course for its biggest increase in seven weeks, as investors weighed earnings and after U.S. equity indexes climbed to records. Nissan Motor Co., Japan’s second-biggest carmaker, jumped 5.1 percent after ...
Asian Stocks Swing From Gain to Loss on Earnings Outlook
April 29th, 2014
Asian stocks swung between gains and losses as investors weighed corporate earnings and after U.S. equities advanced. China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. slid 1.3 percent in Hong Kong after Asia’s biggest refiner posted first-quarter profit that missed analyst estimates. ...
HKEx Launches First Asian Commodities Contracts
April 23rd, 2014
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced that it plans to launch its commodities business with four futures contracts that will be traded in its derivatives market in Hong Kong. HKEx aims to introduce the contracts – ...
Asian Stocks Erase Gain on China Factory, Australian CPI
April 23rd, 2014
Asian stocks erased gains after Chinese manufacturing data signaled persisting weakness in the world’s second-largest economy and Australia’s inflation rose less than expected. China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd., the largest mainland developer traded in Hong Kong, sank 3.7 ...
Asian Stocks Fall Second Day as Health-Care Shares Drop
April 8th, 2014
Asian stocks fell for a second day, following the biggest three-day rout in U.S. shares in more than two months, as health-care to technology companies retreated in Japan. Chinese equities rose. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. lost 5.2 percent after a ...
Asian Stocks Snap 8-Day Winning Streak Led by Industrials
April 7th, 2014
Asian stocks fell for the first time in nine days, snapping the longest winning streak on the regional gauge this year, with telecommunication and technology shares leading declines. Naver Corp. slumped 6.3 percent in Seoul, SoftBank Corp. lost 4.5 ...
Asian Stocks Rise on Stimulus as Oil Drops With Copper
April 3rd, 2014
Asian stocks rose for a seventh day in the longest rally this year as the Japanese yen reached a two-month low and China’s government announced stimulus measures. European equity index futures, copper and oil fell. The MSCI Asia Pacific ...
Asian Stocks Rebound From Biggest Decline in Seven Months
March 21st, 2014
Asian stocks rose, with a regional index of shares outside Japan rebounding from the biggest loss yesterday since August. Li & Fung Ltd. surged 18 percent in Hong Kong after the world’s largest supplier of clothes and toys to ...
Asian Stocks Rally With Nickel on Russia Sanctions
March 18th, 2014
Asian stocks rebounded, with the the regional index rising from a five-week low, and nickel surged toward a bull market as investors weighed the impact of sanctions against Russia. Gold retreated a second day before the Federal Reserve begins ...
Silver: Silver extends its gains in the Asian trading hours
March 12th, 2014
Silver prices rose 0.21% to USD 20.90 per ounce during the 24 hours ending 23:00GMT, taking cues from gold as well as mirroring broad gains in the prices of industrial metals. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, Silver is ...
