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Asian stocks mixed after US job gain paves way for interest rate hike

Asian stocks were mixed on Monday after strong US jobs data cleared the way for more interest rate hikes and China reported its exports rose by double digits. Shanghai and Tokyo advanced while Hong Kong and Seoul retreated. Oil prices edged higher. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 lost 0.2 per cent on Friday after government data showed American employers added more jobs than expected in June. That undercut expectations a slowing economy might prompt the Fed to postpone or scale back plans for more rate hikes to cool inflation. Now it seems they will be debating whether they need to be even more aggressive, Edward Moya of Oanda said in a report. The Shanghai Composite Index shed less than 0.1 per cent to 3,226.04 after China's July exports rose 18 per cent, beating forecasts. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong fell 0.7 per cent to 20,055.39 while the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo gained 0.2 per cent to 28,241.09. The Kospi in Seoul declined 0.3 per cent to 2,482.32 and Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 shed .

Asian stocks shuffle higher as Pelosi presses on amid tension with China

Hong Kong tech shares led the attempted rebound with a gain of 2.8%, reeling in some of the losses suffered as Sino-US frictions flared over a visit to Taipei this week by Nancy Pelosi

Emerging Asian equities see first monthly inflows in seven months

(Reuters) - Emerging Asian equities ex-China saw monthly foreign inflows in July, after six months of capital withdrawals, as investors bet that the size of U.S. interest rate hikes would ease, and that a recent drop in commodity prices would temper surging inflation.

Asian stocks slide with oil on recession jitters; dollar drops against yen

Asia stocks continued a decline from Wall Street, and US long-term Treasury yields sank to a four-month low, pulling dollar down against the yen

Asian stocks rally as markets focus on more gradual pace of rate hikes

Economists are debating whether the world's biggest economy (US) is already in or on the verge of a recession, as it battles its highest inflation in four decades and gross domestic product shrinks

Asian stocks wobble on Walmart warning, looming US Fed rate hike

MSCI's broadest gauge of Asia stocks outside Japan meandered just above flat. Japan's Nikkei fell 0.2% and S&P 500 futures were down 0.4%

Stocks stumble, dollar steadfast as weak China hardens growth worries

China's economy contracted sharply in the second quarter data released on Friday showed, while annual growth also slowed significantly

Japan shares rise after ruling LDP wins election, rest of region declines

Japan's benchmark Nikkei jumped 1.1 per cent in morning trading to 26,803.30

Asian stocks track Wall Street gains as fears of economic slowdown cool

Japan's Nikkei index was up 1.23% at 26,817.24 in morning trade, its highest mark since June 29th

Asian stocks outside China see greater outflow than previous market crises

Global funds offloaded a net $40 billion of equities across seven regional markets last quarter, exceeding any three-month period characterised by systemic stresses since 2007

Asian stocks fall in early trade amid concerns over recession, oil prices

Chinese blue chips which hit a four week high the day before, lost 0.6% while the Hong Kong benchmark fell 1.3%

Asian stocks edge down in early trade after Wall Street falls; oil rise

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.7%. The index is down 3.8% so far this month. U.S. stock futures, the S&P 500 e-minis, were up 0.27%

S. Korean pop band BTS triggers $1.7-bn stock rout on shift to solos

Hybe sank as much as 28% on Wednesday in Seoul, touching its lowest level on record since its trading debut in October 2020 and wiping out as much as $1.7 billion in market value

Asian stocks slide as recession fears send Wall St into bear market

Asian shares tumbled on Tuesday after Wall Street officially entered bear market territory and bond yields hit a two-decade high

After trillions in losses, Asia's stock rout looks far from over

MSCI Asia Pacific Index has dropped 19% from Jan peak

Indian shares track weakness in Asian peers amid Fed rate in focus

The NSE Nifty 50 index was down 0.78% at 16,969.10 as of 0357 GMT on Monday, with most of its major sub-indexes in the negative, while the S&P BSE Sensex fell 1.11% to 56,429.45

Most Asian indexes gain ground on US yield drop, but Chinese stocks fall

A 0.78% drop for Hong Kong and 0.36% decline for blue chips in mainland China pulled MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan 0.22% lower

Asian stocks wobble as China lockdowns weigh; Japanese yen wallows

Japanese yen gained on the dollar, having fallen nearly every session in the past two weeks and repeatedly setting fresh 20-year lows

Asian stocks skid, bond yields rise after hawkish Fed comments

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Asian stocks rally as fears ease over Ukraine peace talks, Fed and China

US stock futures indicated a slightly lower restart, but followed a 2.2% surge for the S&P 500 overnight