Asian Shares

Asian stocks slide as US inflation stokes rate fears; Kospi plunges 8%

South Korea's Kospi led losses across Asia, while the Nikkei fell 4.8%, as hotter-than-expected US inflation weighed on rate-cut hopes and renewed pressure on technology and AI-linked stocks

Asian stocks rise as chipmakers rebound ahead of US inflation data

Among ​firms in the AI supply chain, chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix rose more than 2% in ‌South Korea while Kioxia was steady in Japan

Asian stocks dive as earnings, geopolitics rattle markets; Kospi falls 6%

In stocks, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 2% in early trading, with tech-heavy South Korea's KOSPI sliding 6%

Asian shares cautious as earnings loom, oil prices slip on easing fears

South Korean stocks fell 1.1%, while MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was little changed

Asian shares fall as rising oil prices, tech debt plans weigh on markets

Asian equities came under pressure as rising oil prices pushed up bond yields, while plans by SpaceX, Broadcom, and Oracle to raise billions added to funding concerns

Asian shares weaker as investors weigh Saudi Arabia-Houthi escalation

In Asia, ​MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares excluding Japan was down 0.3% after US stocks ended ​higher. The index is up 1.5% so far this month

Asian shares track Wall Street higher, Treasury yields near decades high

The euro languished ​near 17-month lows after briefly touching $1.116 overnight, pressured by mounting fiscal concerns in France

Asian shares tumble after wild swings in bonds, FX before US jobs data

Bond markets were again the centre of volatility overnight, ​with the benchmark 10-year US Treasury yields hitting the highest since 2002 at 5.34% after capping the ​biggest quarterly rise in 32 years

Asian shares mostly rise as tech stocks gain despite Iran war worries

Japan's Nikkei jumped 2.4 per cent in early trade, while South Korea and Hong Kong also gained as investors favoured chip and AI-related stocks

Asian shares trade mixed as oil prices rise amid Iran war uncertainty

Asian shares were trading mixed Monday after a cooldown in oil prices last week helped US stocks close out their first winning week in the last three. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 was little changed, inching down less than 0.1% to 66,333.53. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 0.3% to 8,688.60. South Korea's Kospi dipped 2.3% to 6,916.30. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.7% to 24,684.09, while the Shanghai Composite lost 1.7% to 3,820.82. In energy trading, benchmark US crude gained 1% to $93.33 a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, rose 1.8% to $106.19 a barrel. Last week, Brent oil had momentarily dropped to $97-levels. The price is volatile because of uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow oil to flow freely again from the Middle East, including access to the Strait of Hormuz. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 added 0.5% to break a three-day losing streak marked by big swings due to rising yields in the bond market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 478 ...

Asian shares steady as bond selloff lifts US yields to two-decade highs

Asian shares held steady as a global bond selloff pushed long-term US yields to multi-year highs

Asian shares eye sixth straight session of gains as AI stocks rally

Renewed buzz over AI helped South Korean stocks gain 1.2%, with Samsung and SK Hynix both up over 2%

Asian markets edge higher on tech rally, dollar firms on rate-hike bets

Attention is also turning to a high-stakes meeting between Donald Trump and Xi ​Jinping later this week

Asian markets edge higher as AI-driven chip demand lifts tech stocks

Japan's Nikkei was shut but futures rose 0.5%, while South Korea's tech-heavy index gained 1.1%

Asian stocks rise as oil prices fall, yen wobbles ahead of BOJ meet

Traders also took their cues from a rally on Wall Street overnight, led by beaten-down tech stocks

Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street falls following Fed rate hike

Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after Wall Street closed lower following the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike decision for the first time in three years. US futures were higher. The quarter of a percentage point increase brings the Fed's key rate to a target range of 3.75%-4.00%, as it attempts to control US inflation that's been stubbornly above its target. Japan's Nikkei 225 index was 0.2% higher at 64,067.53. South Korea's Kospi gained 0.9% to 6,778.49. The Hong Kong Hang Seng fell 0.7% to 24,533.46, while the Shanghai Composite index lost 0.4% to 3,877.46. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.3% to 8,718.20. Taiwan's Taiex jumped 1.3%, while India's Sensex edged up 0.3%. On Wednesday, Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 dropped 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.2%, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite was mostly unchanged. Market reactions were "pretty much expected since the rate rise was also in line with market expectation," said Lorraine Tan, director

Asian stocks edge higher ahead of Fed decision as yields, oil pause

Overnight on Wall Street, the S&P 500 slumped 0.5%, marking its second consecutive day of declines as the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond hit its highest level since 2007

Asian shares slip as oil and yields rise ahead of Fed, BOJ meetings

Asian equities struggled as investors assessed rising oil prices, West Asia tensions and concerns over AI development ahead of key US and Japan central bank meetings

Asian AI stocks slide as top lab CEOs call for slower development of tech

SoftBank, Kioxia, SK Hynix and other AI-linked stocks fell in Asian trade after Anthropic's Dario Amodei, Elon Musk and Sam Altman backed calls to slow AI development

Asian shares slide as oil spike fuels inflation, rate hike concerns

With shipping through the strait and the Bab el-Mandeb under threat, analysts fear oil prices could stay elevated for a lengthy period, stoking inflation globally