Asian Shares

Oil prices rise as Brent tops $88, Asian stocks drift on US-Iran stalemate

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan swung between losses and gains and was last up 0.2 per cent while South Korea's Kospi rose 0.3 per cent

Asian stocks edge higher as Nikkei, Kospi gain on softer US jobs data

Japan's Nikkei followed that lead and rose 0.6% on Monday, while South Korea added 0.5%

Kospi down 4% as Asian shares fall on tech pullback; oil prices steady

Tech stocks led losses across Asia after Wall Street's AI-driven rally lost steam, while oil prices held in a narrow range as investors weighed prospects for an Iran peace deal

Asian shares jump as tech rally, lower oil prices lift market sentiment

Japan's Nikkei climbed 3.0% and South ​Korea added 3.4%, continuing its run of wild swings

Asian markets edge higher on Wall Street lead, oil remains steady

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.1%, led ‌by South Korean shares rallying as much as 2.1%

Asian stocks mixed as yen jumps against dollar, crude prices fall

Asian shares were mixed Monday after the US and Japan confirmed they had acted to prop up the value of the Japanese yen against the US dollar, causing the yen to rise to its highest level since late last year. Oil prices fell sharply after US President Donald Trump said he would order US forces to refrain from attacks against Iran, claiming a deal to end the fighting in the Middle East was close. The dollar fell as low as 155.20 against the yen after Trump and Japanese officials confirmed they had intervened last week to curb the US currency's rise to 40-year highs against the yen. Last week it was trading near 164 yen. A weak yen helps to boost the profits of Japanese companies with big operations overseas, increasing their value in yen terms. It also has drawn foreign tourists who have enjoyed their strong purchasing power in Japan. But a cheap currency also weakens Japan's purchasing power overall, pushing up costs for the imports of oil and other goods needed to run its ...

Asian markets rally as AI stocks rebound, Kospi surges more than 15%

South Korea's Kospi index jumped more than 15 per cent on Friday, tracking Wall Street gains, as artificial intelligence-related stocks bounced back after losses this week. US futures edged higher, and oil prices rose. In early Asian trading, the Kospi rose 15.3 per cent to 6,447.10. Shares of South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics surged 21.5 per cent, while memory chipmaker SK Hynix soared 25.6 per cent. The Kospi index had plummeted more than 16 per cent on Tuesday and Wednesday on a sell-off of technology stocks in part over worries about an AI bubble and rising intensive competition from chipmaking rivals in China. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 also climbed 5 per cent in early Friday trading. Multinational investment holding company and OpenAI-investor SoftBank Group jumped 14.7 per cent, while chip equipment maker Tokyo Electron rose 9.3 per cent. Oil prices traded higher on tensions between the US and Iran, and as the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for oil transport, rema

Asian stocks choppy after rout, Fed leaves markets uncertain on rates

Asian chipmakers have been the centre of attention this week after a deep selloff in South Korean stocks that wiped more than $2 trillion from the country's equity market rocked markets

SK Hynix's record profit misses forecasts, shares slump amid robust demand

To cushion itself against the industry's volatile demand cycles, the company is racing to lock in long-term supply deals

Korea's Kospi extends rout as AI selloff deepens ahead of tech earnings

South Korea's KOSPI fell 5%, reversing earlier gains after sinking more than 10% to a three-month low on Tuesday, despite strong earnings from SK Hynix

South Korea's Kospi index sinks 10% on heavy selling of chipmaking stocks

Trading was temporarily halted as Kospi dropped to its lowest level since April as shares in chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix dropped sharply

Oil slips 7%, global shares gain as Chinese chipmaker CXMT soars in debut

US futures surged early Monday and the price of a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, dropped 6.8 per cent to $85.49

Asian shares fall as oil spike revives inflation fears, bonds take a hit

Asian markets fell after Brent crude climbed above $100 a barrel amid escalating Gulf tensions, while fresh US tariffs and rising bond yields heightened concerns over a renewed inflation shock

Asian stocks rise as tech earnings lift chipmakers; oil at six-week highs

Asian markets advanced after strong US technology spending plans boosted chipmakers, while escalating conflict in West Asia pushed oil to six-week highs and revived inflation concerns

Asian markets advance as oil prices retreat on Iran ceasefire hopes

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.25% higher after dropping for three straight sessions

Asian shares hesitant as oil prices climb, tech earnings come into focus

Brent crude climbed above $90 as the Gulf conflict intensified, reviving inflation worries and rate-hike bets ahead of earnings from major technology companies including Alphabet, Tesla and Intel

Asian shares fall; Nikkei plunges nearly 6% amid AI selloff, West Asia war

Asian shares skidded Friday, with Tokyo's Nikkei 225 down 5 per cent as heavy selling of computer chipmakers and other AI-related shares dragged markets lower. South Korean markets were closed Friday, but shares in Taiwan also fell more than 5 per cent. Stocks related to artificial intelligence have been under pressure for weeks because of worries that their prices have shot too high and that voracious demand for computer memory and processors may not be sustainable if AI ends up not producing as much profit and productivity as promised. Oil prices surged as fighting in the Middle East intensified, while US futures slipped. The Nikkei lost 5.8 per cent to 62,945.97, while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong shed 2 per cent to 24,514.29. The Shanghai Composite index was 1.6 per cent lower at 3,818.59. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.7 per cent to 8,775.70. On Thursday, the S&P 500 fell 0.5 per cent even though nearly three out of every four stocks in the index rose after more ..

Asian shares decline as AI stocks tumble; South Korea's Kospi down 6.6%

Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday and oil prices slipped despite a flurry of strikes between the US and Iran. US futures edged higher. Selling of AI-related shares weighed on benchmarks in South Korea and Japan. An interest rate hike by the Bank of Korea also contributed to a 6.6% tumble for the Kospi, to 6,816.70. It was the first rate hike by the BOK since 2023 and was aimed at helping curb inflationary pressures due to the Iran war. Memory chipmaker SK Hynix dropped 11.2%, while Samsung Electronics fell 8.2%. Taiwan's Taiex lost 0.3% ahead of the release of an earnings report by Taiwan computer chipmaker TSMC, which is often seen as a barometer for the global industry and for the boom in artificial intelligence. US futures edged higher. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 fell 2.9% to 66,767.64. Shares of Japanese memory chipmaker Kioxia plummeted 13.5%. Chipmaking equipment company Tokyo Electron dropped 5.2%, while chip testing equipment maker Advantest gave up 5.6%. SoftBank Group s

Asian stock markets rally after surprise slowdown is US inflation rate

Japan's Nikkei rose 1% and MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 2.4%

Asian markets choppy as Trump's threat of Hormuz levy spooks traders

Asian markets traded mixed while oil climbed to a one-month high after Trump reinstated a blockade of Iranian shipping, heightening concerns over energy supplies and global inflation