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TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Stock markets in Tokyo, Seoul, and Hong Kong closed lower on Tuesday (August 29), but regained some of the losses from earlier in the day after North Korea fired a missile over northern Japan, fuelling worries of fresh tension between Washington and Pyongyang. Japan’s Nikkei closed its trading at 19362.55 down 87.35 points while the wider Topix shed 2.36 points to 1597.76. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed down […]
Japan’s Nikkei share average tumbled 4 percent on Thursday (January 14) morning after Wall Street languished on worries about weak oil prices and a slowdown in the global economy, battering global cyclical stocks such as exporters. The Nikkei 225 stumbled 3.7 percent to 17,063.21 in mid-morning trade after hitting as low as 17,004.12, the lowest since late September of 2015. If the benchmark index falls below 16,901.49, an intraday low marked on September 29, 2015 […]
Asian stocks held near four-year lows and crude oil prices approached a 20 percent drop in less than two weeks as investors worried over the extent of China’s economic slowdown and its impact on emerging markets. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged 0.4 percent higher but still stood near a four-year low touched on Monday, and was still down more than 8 percent since the start of 2016. It fell 12 percent […]
(Reuters) – Asian shares regained a measure of stability on Friday, stepping further away from five-month lows after a strong rally on Wall Street and hopeful signs the upcoming U.S. payroll report could put some global growth concerns to rest. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS rose 0.8 percent, a day after the index posted its biggest gains in over two months. The index bounced 2.2 percent from a five-month low hit on Wednesday. […]
