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Losses on Wall Street rip through Asian financial markets

The Shanghai Composite index plunged 5.2 percent to its lowest level since November 2014 and Japan's Nikkei 225 fell by an unusually wide margin of almost 4 percent. Markets across Southeast Asia recorded similar declines.

Oct 11, 2018, 14:50 PM IST

Asian shares mixed after US, Japan data

Asian markets were mixed in holiday-thinned trade on Monday, with Tokyo edging higher despite more weak growth data and a pick-up in the yen that came in response to a below-forecast US jobs report.

Sep 08, 2014, 07:59 AM IST

Asia shares edge up on steady Wall Street

The Australian dollar rose to a three-week high versus the US dollar after second quarter business investment data beat forecasts.

Aug 28, 2014, 08:52 AM IST

Asia stocks rise on Wall Street surge, dollar steady after rebound

Asian stocks rose on Monday after Wall Street rallied on an easing of tensions in Ukraine, although conflicts in other geopolitical hotspots such as Iraq limited gains.

Aug 11, 2014, 08:49 AM IST

Asia stocks slip as China service data sours mood

Tokyo`s Nikkei fell 0.2 percent and mainland Chinese shares slipped 0.5 percent from a seven-month high hit just before the data.

Aug 05, 2014, 08:33 AM IST