Asian shares rise after a strong session on Wall Street
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 1.5%, Japan's Nikkei added 1.2%, Korea's KOSPI rose 0.8% Asian shares...
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Indian indices trade lower amid volatility
The S&P BSE Sensex, was down 132.96 points or 0.23% to 57,488.23 and the Nifty 50 index lost 33.90 points...
Asian stocks down ahead of U.S. inflation data
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan lost 0.3% to 612.3, Nikkei gained 0.3%, Korean stocks rose 0.5%, Taiwan...
Oil rises on concerns over tight supply
Brent crude rose 60 cents, or 0.6%, at $93.87 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude jumped 25 cents,...
Asian shares mostly drop on omicron concerns
Nikkei 225 shed 0.8% to 27,229.97, S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.1% to 7,110.80, Kospi lost 0.4% to 2,738.42, Hang Seng dropped...
Japan’s economy likely rebounded in Q4 as consumption rose
The increase was driven largely by a 2.2% rise in private consumption, which accounts for more than half of Japan’s...
Aussie, Kiwi dollars down on the euro after ECB hawkish turn
The euro jumped more than 1% to a two-month high of A$1.6038 after the ECB voiced serious concerns about the...
South Korea’s stock market cap falls fifth-fastest globally
The Kospi and junior Kosdaq stood at nearly $1.9 trillion in market value on Jan. 26, down from $2.1 trillion...
Asian stock markets mixed as profit-taking offsets catch-up
Tokyo, Sydney, Wellington, Manila and Jakarta all fell, while Singapore and Seoul were both up around two per cent Asian...
Oil little changed amid geopolitical tension, tight supplies
Brent crude settled down 10 cents, or 0.1%, at $$89.16 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 5...
Gold extends gains for a second session as dollar retreats
Spot gold gained 0.2% to $1,800.36 per ounce, and U.S. gold futures settled 0.3% higher at $1,801.50 Gold prices extended...
UK pledges to assess environmental impact of trade deals
The Government’s response confirms that such assessments will be undertaken going forward, calling environmental sustainability a ‘key metric’ The UK...