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    Asia mostly higher despite Wall Street slump, virus fears

    18 Sep 2020

    Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.2% to finish at 23,360.30. South Korea's Kospi added 0.4% to 2,414.86. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.3% to 5,864.50. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.6% to 24,489.40, while the Shanghai Composite edged up 1.9% to 3,332.96.

    Asian stock markets mixed after Wall Street surge

    03 Sep 2020

    Benchmarks in Tokyo, Seoul and Sydney advanced. Shanghai and Hong Kong opened higher but were in negative territory by midday.

    Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower, nervous wait for US jobs data

    04 Sep 2020

    MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1.5% and looked set to snap a six-week winning streak with a 2.3% weekly loss, its biggest since April. The Nikkei declined by 1%. Australia's ASX 200 led losses with a 3% fall.

    Asian shares sink on fading global recovery hopes

    24 Sep 2020

    The MSCI index is also set for its biggest weekly drop since March, down more than 4% so far this week. Chinese blue-chips dropped 1.6%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 1.7%, Seoul's KOSPI sank 2.59% and Australian shares fell 0.81%.
    Japan's Nikkei declined 1.11%.

    Asian shares mixed, cheered by US rally, stimulus hopes

    25 Sep 2020

    Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.6% to 23,214.38. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 1.5% to 5,964.90, while South Korea's Kospi added 0.6% at 2,285.09. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gave up earlier gains, sinking 0.7% to 23,146.61. The Shanghai Composite index fell 0.4% to 3,209.85.
    Shares rose in India but fell in Taiwan and Thailand.

    Asian stocks struggle as investors focus on US dollar

    23 Sep 2020

    MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.3%, Japan's Nikkei returned from a two-day holiday to slip 0.4%. Hong Kong and Shanghai remain steady.

    Asian markets struggle to bounce back after rout

    07 Sep 2020

    China-US tensions and a lack of progress in Washington stimulus talks -- all against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic -- were keeping markets from surging.

    Asian markets rise after rout, pound extends losses

    08 Sep 2020

    Tokyo piled on 0.8 per cent and Sydney climbed more than one per cent while Shanghai and Seoul enjoyed healthy rallies. There were also gains in Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore, Jakarta and Wellington. London rose in the morning, building on Monday's rally, though Paris and Frankfurt dipped.

    Asian markets weighed by virus spikes and stimulus gridlock

    21 Sep 2020

    Most Asian markets fell Monday following another disappointing performance on Wall Street with investors growing concerned about an uptick in coronavirus infections in Europe and the United States, as well as the lack of movement in Washington on a new stimulus.

    Asian markets mostly lower as virus forces new lockdowns

    03 Aug 2020

    Asian markets mostly fell Monday with sentiment depressed by a spike in coronavirus infections that has forced fresh lockdowns and sparked worries about the impact on the world economy.

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