Page 19 - Asian Shares

Asian stocks draw back and bond yields drop on reported firing in Ukraine

Asian stock markets retreated on Thursday after Russian media reported that rebels in eastern Ukraine had accused Kyiv government forces of using mortars to attack their territory.

Asian shares fall, US treasury yields hold firm after US inflation data

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dropped 0.76%, with most markets in the red, though a resurgence in property stocks helped greater China markets

US yields rise, Asian shares, European futures tumble on inflation warning

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Asian shares plunged to their lowest in nearly 15 months, short-term U.S. yields hit 23-month highs and the dollar strengthened on Thursday after the Federal Reserve's chairman signalled plans to steadily tighten policy.

Asian shares cautiously higher as investors await Fed policy update

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.26% early on Wednesday, but the index has skidded 2.4% this year, and is testing mid-December's one-year low

Asian shares extend losses on Ukraine fears, Fed plan to hike interest rate

A disappointing start to the corporate earnings season, as well as growing concern about Russia's troop build-up on Ukraine's border and warnings of a possible invasion

Asian shares, US futures slide as traders fret about Ukraine, rate rises

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan shed 1.2%, falling to its lowest in a month, and Japan's Nikkei skidded 2% to its lowest level since August

Asian shares slide after more losses on Wall St, Nikkei falls over 500 pts

Shares were lower in Asia on Friday after a late afternoon sell-off wiped out gains for stocks on Wall Street.

Asian shares break losing streak as China cuts key mortgage rate

By Andrew Galbraith

Asian shares rise, break 5-day edge as China cuts key mortgage rate

Asian share markets broke a five-day slide to edge higher on Thursday, shrugging off drops in Europe and on Wall Street overnight

Asia share markets struggle as US Treasury yields hit fresh highs

Asia's share markets struggled on Wednesday as US Treasury yields hit fresh two-year highs

Asian shares turn negative as treasury yields rise 1% ahead of Fed

Each of the region's major markets, apart from some Chinese indexes, gave up their earlier gains.

Asia shares tick higher as spotlight stays on Fed Reserve's rates hike

Asia's share markets were mostly higher even as global investor attention remains fixed on the prospect of US interest rate hikes in the next few months

Asia weighs mixed China economic data, Brent crude clears 2021 highs

Asian share markets were choppy on Monday as a slew of Chinese economic data confirmed the deadening effect of coronavirus restrictions

Asian shares fall as Fed officials' signal hike in interest rate

Fed Governor Lael Brainard became the latest and most senior US central banker on Thursday to signal that rates will rise in March to combat inflation.

Asia shares stumble on weak China economic data, US dollar heavy

US consumer price inflation was at its highest in nearly 40 years, data showed overnight

Asian shares mostly higher after tech-led decline on Wall Street

Tokyo and Taiwan slipped but other regional markets advanced. U.S. futures also were higher

Asian shares skid today as rising US treasury yields hit tech stocks

US yields rose as bond investors geared up for interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve by mid-year to curb stubbornly high inflation

Asian shares slip as rising US Treasury yields hit global tech firms

Asian stocks slipped on Wednesday following a mixed Wall Street session as higher US Treasury yields weighed on global tech firms

Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street ends 2021 with double-digit gain

Asian stock markets were mixed Monday on 2022's first trading day after Wall Street ended last year with a double-digit gain. Hong Kong retreated while Seoul gained. Markets in Japan, China and Australia were closed. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index slipped Friday amid lingering worries about the coronavirus's omicron variant but ended 2021 with an annual gain of 26.9 per cent. It remains to be seen to what extent the optimism of the New Year will be reflected in financial markets, said Venkateswaran Levanya of Mizuho Bank in a report. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong lost 0.3 per cent to 23,332.13 while Seoul's Kospi rose 0.3 per cent to 2,987.29. Singapore, Jakarta and Malaysia advanced. Thai markets were closed. Also Monday, Singapore's government announced its economy grew by 7.2 per cent last year, rebounding from the previous year's 5.4 per cent contraction. On Friday, the S&P 500 slipped 0.3 per cent to 4,766.18. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 0.2 per cent to ...

Asia share markets get off a listless start as tough year ticks down

Asian share markets got off to a listless start as the spread of Omicron clouded what is the last trading day of the year for many exchanges around the globe