Asian shares hit 6-1/2 year high, dollar steady before Fed
MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan shrugged off early losses to rise 0.5 percent to its highest level since January 2008.
Jul 30, 2014, 10:20 AM IST
Asian shares sluggish, dollar holds firm before Fed
Asian shares were subdued while the dollar held steady near an eight-month high against the euro on Wednesday, as investors awaited key U.S. data as well as a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting that some believe might result in a more hawkish policy outlook.
Jul 30, 2014, 07:50 AM IST
Asian shares mixed after Wall St rally
Asian shares were mixed Thursday after the Dow on Wall Street ticked up another record high in response to strong earnings and a positive outlook on the US economy by the Federal Reserve.
Jul 17, 2014, 13:10 PM IST
Asian shares rally following Wall Street gains
Tokyo rose 0.78 percent by lunch, Sydney was 0.10 percent higher, Hong Kong added 0.45 percent, Shanghai was flat and Seoul put on 0.78 percent.
Jul 15, 2014, 08:51 AM IST
Asian shares nudge higher, oil nurses losses
Brent crude oil was a cent firmer at $106.67 a barrel and just off a three month-trough of $106.27. U.S. crude added 2 cents to $100.85 per barrel.
Jul 14, 2014, 08:44 AM IST
Asian stocks extend drop after cool China price data
Asian stocks extended losses to a one-week low on Wednesday after China`s consumer inflation cooled slightly more than expected in June, pointing to lingering weakness in the economy.
Jul 09, 2014, 10:08 AM IST
Asian shares score three-year high on economic optimism
Asian stocks scored a three-year peak on Wednesday in the wake of upbeat global economic data that whetted risk appetites and helped Wall Street taste all-time highs.
Jul 02, 2014, 12:50 PM IST
Asian shares off to cautious start, dollar soft
Asian shares were off to a cautious start near a three-year high on Tuesday while the U.S. dollar was listless as investors took new bets that U.S. monetary policy will stay loose for some time.
Jul 01, 2014, 09:00 AM IST
Asian shares slip, global bond yields down on growth concerns
Asian shares were mostly in the red on Friday, weighed down by a weak performance on Wall Street and doubts about the strength of the U.S. economy, which pushed bonds higher.
Jun 27, 2014, 11:46 AM IST
Asia shares shaky, global bond yields down
Asian shares got off to a tentative start on Friday after a weak performance on Wall Street, and global bond yields dropped on creeping doubts on the strength of the U.S. economic recovery.
Jun 27, 2014, 08:56 AM IST
Asian shares gain as global bond yields decline
A shockingly poor reading on the U.S. economy for the first quarter also pressured the dollar while giving a lift to most commodities and resource-related currencies.
Jun 26, 2014, 08:53 AM IST
Sensex edges lower a day ahead of June derivatives expiry
The BSE Sensex is down 0.04 percent, while the Nifty is lower 0.06 percent as caution ahead of the expiry of June derivatives on Thursday and concerns around Iraq cancel out the impact of buying by foreign investors
Jun 25, 2014, 12:31 PM IST
Asian shares wilt, oil prices rise on Iraq fears
Asian shares were on the back foot early on Wednesday, taking their cue from Wall Street as the deepening crisis in Iraq and a report that the U.S. could be loosening restrictions on crude exports triggered a rally in oil prices.
Jun 25, 2014, 08:56 AM IST
Gloomy French data hits European shares, Iraq keeps oil high
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi suggested in a weekend interview that interest rates would stay low at least until the end of 2016.
Jun 23, 2014, 18:03 PM IST
Asian markets hold their nerve for now, Nikkei edges ahead
The risk was enough to keep Asian share markets on the defensive with MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan off 0.16 percent.
Jun 18, 2014, 09:29 AM IST
Asia shares mixed as traders watch Iraq, Fed meeting
The dollar nudged a little higher against the yen after the previous day`s sell-off but the uncertainty caused by events in the Gulf kept gains to a minimum.
Jun 17, 2014, 13:53 PM IST
Asian stocks fall, oil up on escalating Iraq war, yen buoyant
Asian equities fell and crude oil hovered near nine-month highs early on Friday as escalating civil war in Iraq hit risk appetite.
Jun 13, 2014, 09:34 AM IST
Asian shares retreat, oil near three-month high on Iraq concerns
Japan`s Nikkei share average led the retreat, falling 0.9 percent while MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dipped 0.15 percent.
Jun 12, 2014, 10:06 AM IST
Euro under a cloud in Asia, stocks sit on gains
The euro came under mounting pressure on Wednesday as the European Central Bank`s embrace of negative interest rates encouraged flows out of the zone, while Asian shares consolidated near recent highs.
Jun 11, 2014, 12:45 PM IST
Tokyo stocks open up 0.84%
Tokyo stocks opened 0.84 percent higher on Monday, boosted by a weak yen and yet another record-setting advance on Wall Street after a solid US jobs report last week.
Jun 09, 2014, 09:10 AM IST
