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Asian shares tread water as Fed meeting looms

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 15, 2015, 08:32

MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.1 percent, after Wall Street logged losses, with U.S. trading volume at its lowest in a month as markets awaited the Fed outcome.

Oil prices edge up after sharp falls in previous session

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 15, 2015, 08:28

Crude prices fell on Monday with the onset of lower demand autumn trading and as weak economic data out of China and soft gasoline prices pressured the market.

Oil prices edge up after US drilling cut but oversupply still weighs

Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2015, 09:37

US crude futures were trading at $44.86 per barrel at 0215 GMT, up 23 cents from their last settlement, pushed by a slight fall in drilling activity.

Asian shares edge up, brush off soft China data

Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2015, 09:34

US stock futures rose 0.4 percent from late US levels in early Asian trade while Japan`s Nikkei rose 0.4 percent. MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.3 percent.

Asian shares get lift from Wall St, dollar steadies

Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2015, 09:11

Asian shares rose on Friday thanks to gains on Wall Street, while the dollar steadied after facing pressure from a rallying yuan and U.S. data that offered no clarity on whether the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates next week.

Asian stocks slip as Japan machinery orders disappoint, add to global woes

Last Updated: Thursday, September 10, 2015, 08:10

Asian stocks fell on Thursday after US stocks retreated overnight and as Japan machinery orders unexpectedly shrank, deflating investors` appetite for riskier assets.

Asian stocks catch a lift from Wall Street, Europe

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 08:35

MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 1.2 percent in early trade, after major Wall Street indexes all logged gains of more than 2 percent.

Asian stocks hold gains after China data in volatile trade

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 10:53

The weak data raised expectations of more policy easing in the coming months. A Reuters poll at end-August showed a 80 percent of respondents expected a further cut in the reserve requirement ratio and 70 percent saw a chance of interest rate cuts. 

Asian stocks sag as China stocks wobble after trading resumes

Last Updated: Monday, September 7, 2015, 09:03

The index had already dropped earlier in the session following Friday`s Wall Street slide, triggered after the August U.S. jobs report failed to give a clear view on the Federal Reserve`s interest rate hike.

India-Myanmar-Thailand superhighway starting from Manipur to open in November

Last Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2015, 16:26

The first 26.5 km stretch will bring the travel time down to one hour, reports say.

Oil dips in Asia after mixed US report

Last Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2015, 10:09

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for October delivery fell 45 cents to USD 45.80 while Brent crude for October slipped 38 cents to USD 50.12 in late-morning trade.

Asian shares stage patchy recovery but volatility remains high

Last Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2015, 08:42

Japan`s Nikkei rose for the first time in four days, gaining 1.4 percent, while South Korea`s Kospi edge up 0.4 percent, although MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan erased early gains.