Asian markets mostly up, Tokyo extends gains
Asian markets were mostly higher on Wednesday, with Tokyo supported by the weak yen, while Shanghai slipped following a rare trade deficit for China in March.
Asian markets were mostly higher on Wednesday, with Tokyo supported by the weak yen, while Shanghai slipped following a rare trade deficit for China in March.
Asian markets mostly rose on Wednesday after US Federal Reserve head Ben Bernanke reaffirmed the central bank’s huge monetary easing scheme, but a stronger yen sent Tokyo lower.
Asian markets were mostly lower on Tuesday as Tokyo slipped following an uptick in the yen while Chinese shares fell on fears Beijing may act to rein in soaring property prices.
Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday, taking a lead from Wall Street as dealers grow confident US lawmakers will reach an agreement to avert the fiscal cliff.
Asian shares mostly rose on Wednesday as bargain hunters moved in after a recent sell-off fuelled by concerns over Greece’s debt woes and the US fiscal cliff.
Asian markets mostly fell on Tuesday following losses on Wall Street and as profit-takers moved in after last week’s huge gains sparked by the US Federal Reserve stimulus plan.
Asian markets were mixed in early trade on Friday after impressive rallies in the previous session while investors took heart from another strong performance on Wall Street.
Asian markets mostly fell Thursday as dealers followed losses on Wall Street while selling pressure was also stoked by fears over Spain and nervousness ahead of Greek polls at the weekend.
Hong Kong stocks opened 0.17 percent higher on Thursday, bucking trends in Europe and on Wall Street where share prices fell on nervousness over the eurozone’s woes.
Asian markets mostly fell further on Wednesday following heavy losses in Europe and the United States on fresh eurozone debt worries and concerns over the global recovery.
Asian stocks were mostly lower on Wednesday, weighed down by concerns over a slowdown in China’s economy, while oil prices edged back up after big falls in New York.
Asian markets were mixed on Monday as worries over the eurozone debt crisis were tempered by better-than-expected US jobs data, while the under-pressure euro touched fresh lows.
