In Asian Equity Markets stocks fell on Monday, marking a weak start to the fourth quarter as concerns over rising interest rates and slowing economic growth across the globe dented appetite for risk-driven assets. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index tumbled 1.6 percent to a...

In Asian Equity Markets stocks fell on Friday were headed for the worst month since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, while jitters in currency and bond markets persisted over hawkish talk from central banks, worries about global recession and rising geopolitical...

In Asian Equity Markets Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Thursday, rebounding from a near three-month low touched in the previous session, tracking Wall Street’s sharp gains overnight that was driven by falling Treasury yields. The Nikkei gained 0.25 percent to...

In Asian Equity Markets stocks fell on Wednesday as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials brewed more concerns over heightened interest rates, pushing investors out of risk-driven assets and into the dollar. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell 2 percent, while...

In Asian Equity Markets stocks attempted to stabilise on Tuesday after a wild few days of stumbling stocks, crumbling bonds, a plunging pound and soaring dollar, with the dollar easing a bit and stocks flat. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan...

In Asian Equity Markets Japanese stocks kicked off the final week of the quarter on a negative note, as investors resumed trading after an extended weekend to markets that were dented by Japanese authorities’ currency intervention and the collapse of the British...

In Asian Equity Markets stocks fell further on Friday and were headed for deep weekly losses as rising interest rates across the globe threatened to destabilize economic growth and weighed on risk appetite. South Korea’s KOSPI index was among the worst performers for...

In Asian Equity Markets stocks fell sharply on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve hiked interest rates and vowed to tighten monetary policy aggressively to curb rampant inflation. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost 2.1 percent, while the Taiwan Weighted index shed...

In Asian Equity Markets stocks fell on Wednesday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street as investors awaited an interest rate hike and more hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve. Hong Kong’s technology-heavy Hang Seng index continued to lag its peers, falling...

In Asian Equity Markets stocks climbed on Tuesday following a rebound in the final hour of New York trading on the view that an expected hefty Fed interest rate hike this week to tackle inflation had been priced into the market. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific...