Page 23 - Asian Stocks

Asian stocks edge up on Nvidia hopes, NZ dollar jumps as bond yields spike

New Zealand's central bank offered a sobering assessment of its inflation problems, warning that rates would have to be higher

Asia stocks slip as investors await Fed meeting to gauge possible rate cut

Japan's Nikkei was a rare bright spot, rising 0.2%, adding to the previous day's 0.73% rally

Asian stocks inch lower on uncertainty over timing of US rate cuts

Traders are pricing in 47 basis points of easing this year from the Fed, with a rate cut in November fully priced in

Asian stocks rides Wall Street rally, dollar sags on US inflation relief

Gold marched back toward record levels, and crude oil added to gains after rebounding strongly

Asian stocks rise, dollar weakens on renewed global rate cut optimism

China stocks also gained, with blue-chip shares 0.14 per cent higher, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 1.4 per cent, having touched an eight month high in early trading

Asian stocks off to shaky start as US Fed flags delays to rate cuts

Much of Asia is returning from a holiday that had closed markets on Wednesday, though Chinese bond, currency and stock markets remain shut through the rest of the week

Asia shares rise as Fed rate interest decision looms large; yen crumbles

Oil prices ticked down on expectations that higher-for-longer US interest rates would dampen demand, while news of a potential Gaza ceasefire eased fears of supply constraints

Asia stocks rise, yen slips as BOJ maintains accommodative monetary policy

Nasdaq futures advanced more than 1%, while S&P 500 futures rose 0.85%

Asian stock markets slide as Federal Reserve dithers on rate cuts

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell as much as 0.4% Wednesday before paring losses, with consumer discretionary and industrials among the biggest drags

Asian stocks drop after 6-day winning streak; Chinese shares decline

A gauge of US-listed Chinese companies slipped Thursday amid declines for Baidu Inc, Yum China Holdings Inc. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd

China blue-chip index stocks hit 5-year lows on Taiwan, US tensions

The CSI300 Index ended down 1.3%, its lowest closing level since February 2019. The Shanghai Composite Index declined 1.4% to end at its lowest since April, 2022

Record eight-year winning streak seen extending for Indian equities

That's the key takeaway from an informal Bloomberg News survey of 10 fund managers and strategists, seven of whom said the NSE Nifty 50 Index will rise in 2024

Sensex ends 267 pts up; Adani Group stocks shine; Jio Fin dips 5% on debut

CLOSING BELL ON AUGUST 21, 2023: The NSE Nifty 50 ended with a gain of 84 points at 19,394. Jio Financial Services settled at the 5 per cent lower circuit on debut on Monday.

Asian stocks in 2022 suffer biggest foreign outflows since 2008 crisis

After four straight 75-basis point hikes earlier in 2022, the US Federal Reserve raised its overnight borrowing rate by another 50 basis points in December

Festivity on hold for Asian stocks as prospect of rate hikes beckon

Japan is set to tweak its 2% inflation targeting policy, possibly giving the central bank more wiggle room

Asian shares fall, dollar firms ahead of central bank rate hikes

Asian shares fell while the dollar drifted higher at the start of a hectic week, as markets awaited a flurry of rate decisions from the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and others

Asian equities witness highest monthly foreign inflows in two years

Expectations that China would gradually loosen its zero-Covid policy and open up its economy also lifted sentiment

Asian stocks jump after US Fed chair Powell hints at rate hike slowdown

Powell's comments at the Brookings Institution in Washington sent Wall Street equities soaring, while the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields fell

Asia shares take comfort in China property rally, investors eye protests

Shares of Chinese property companies surged after the country's securities regulator lifted a ban on equity refinancing for listed property firms

Stocks, oil skid sharly today as China's Covid protests roil sentiment

China, the world's top oil importer, has stuck with zero-Covid policy even as much of the world has lifted most restrictions