Asia shares extend gains ahead of tech earnings


by @MichaelWestBiz

@MichaelWestBiz— Asian shares extended gains on Tuesday, taking cues from Wall Street as focus shifts to earnings results from US tech giants in the week, while a still strong dollar pressured the Japanese yen to fresh 34-year lows. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.5 per cent, helped by a 1.0 per cent […]

@MichaelWestBiz—Asia stocks surge on tech boost, yen extends gains. Asian stocks rallied on Friday after Apple’s record $US110 billion ($A167 billion) share buyback plan lifted the tech sector, while the yen put more distance from recent 34-year lows to cap a tumultuous week that saw suspected interventions from Tokyo. With markets in Japan and mainland China closed on Friday, regional trading activity is likely […]

@MichaelWestBiz—Asia shares rise on tech boost, tracking Wall Street. Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street, as an after-hours surge in shares of EV maker Tesla following its promise of new models, and upbeat earnings from some US companies lifted risk sentiment. The yen was rooted near 34-year lows, keeping traders wary of possible intervention from Tokyo. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares […]

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