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Asian shares rose to near a record, buoyed by optimism about earnings and regional economic growth, as investors expanded their focus beyond US markets.The MSCI Asia Pacific Index advanced 0.9% on Wednesday for a second day of gains. Asian stocks have outpaced the S&P 500 this year, even as the U.S. benchmark rose 0.2% to […]
Asian stock markets rose on Monday, following tech-driven gains on Wall Street, while the yen wallowed at record lows against the euro and Swiss franc as higher interest rates at home failed to deter speculative sellers.Sales were thin in what is a holiday-shortened week for much of the world, but the path of least resistance […]
Asian shares followed Wall Street higher as the global stock rally continued, fueled by rising expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts.Prices in Japan, South Korea and Australia all edged higher at the open, while Hong Kong futures contracts looked flat. That came after the S&P 500 Index rose 0.7% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 rose […]
U.S. stock index futures rose after strong earnings from Amazon.com Inc. and Apple Inc. fueled a post-market tech rally, lifting sentiment after a sharp sell-off in the previous session. Contracts for the S&P 500 rose 0.5% and those for the Nasdaq 100 rose 1% after the underlying indices fell on Thursday. Shares of Apple rose […]
Signs that the US and China were nearing a trade deal sparked a rally across asset markets, sending stocks, oil and copper higher, along with China-exposed currencies such as the Australian dollar. Government bonds and gold fell. Asian shares rose 0.8%, while shares in Japan and South Korea rose about 2%. Futures for the S&P […]
Asian shares climbed with Wall Street after weak American vacancies-data reinforced bets on an interest rate reduction of the Federal Reserve. Shares in Japan, Australia and South Korea have become open. Equity-Index-Futures for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 ran higher after both meters advanced. Australian bonds followed Wednesday’s movements in Treasuries, with revenues […]
