Asian shares are higher amid optimism over the rally that ended the week on Wall Street, although eyes are on the Federal Reserve policy meeting set for later this week
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading higher Monday amid optimism over the rally that ended the week on Wall Street, although eyes were on the Federal Reserve policy meeting set for later this week. Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.6% in early trading to 7,621.40. South Korea’s Kospi surged
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading higher Monday amid optimism over the rally that ended the week on Wall Street, although eyes were on the Federal Reserve policy meeting set for later this week. Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.6% in early trading to 7,621.40. South Korea’s Kospi surged
Stock market today: Asian shares rise, cheered by last week's tech rally on Wall Street
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading higher Monday amid optimism over the rally that ended the week on Wall Street, although eyes were on the Federal Reserve policy meeting set for later this week.
Middle East tensions rattled markets in the Asian session following ABC News reports of Israeli missile strikes in Iran. Oil and gold prices surged while bitcoin dropped below $60,000. However, an Iranian official denies the missile attack reports, adding to the uncertainty. Market focus now shifts to UK retail sales data and speeches by Bank of England officials Ramsden and Breeden.
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks tumbled Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei slumping 3.5% on heavy selling of semiconductor-related shares and other market heavyweights. Tensions in the Middle East were weighing on sentiment across the region, and U.S. futures were sharply lower. Oil prices jumped about $3 as the state-run IRNA news agency reported that Iran []
Markets in Asia apart from Shanghai’s are broadly higher, shrugging off the blues on Wall Street after big technology stocks logged their worst week since the COVID crash in 2020
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Markets in Asia apart from Shanghai’s were broadly higher Monday, shrugging off the blues on Wall Street after big technology stocks logged their worst week since the COVID crash in 2020. Oil prices fell while U.S. futures advanced. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng led the region, gaining 1.6% to 16489.08.
Stock market today: Asian shares shrug off Wall St blues as China leaves lending rate unchanged
By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Oil prices jumped on Friday while Asian markets tumbled, with global investors worrying about an escalation in conflict in the Middle East after explosions were reported near the Iranian city of Isfahan. US crude futures rose 2.1% to trade at $84.5 per barrel during Asian morning trading
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Friday despite worries about the economic outlook and inflation in the U.S. and the rest of the world. The Bank of Japan ended a policy meeting with no major changes, keeping its benchmark interest rate in a range of 0 to 0.1%. In March, it raised the key []