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.

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 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.

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.

Asian shares slip as downbeat China PMIs revive growth fears

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 08:13

China`s official Purchasing Managers` Index (PMI) fell to 49.7 in August from the previous month`s reading of 50.0, the weakest showing in three years.

Asian stocks set for worst monthly drop in three years on global rout

Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015, 09:05

Global markets are bracing for Chinese data on Tuesday which is expected to show the world`s second-largest economy is continuing to lose momentum.

Asian shares cheered by Wall Street rally

Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015, 18:41

Comments from a senior US Federal Reserve official that the case for a rate rise in September had weakened and upbeat durable goods data also boosted sentiment, pushing up the dollar.

'Bloody Monday' ravages Chinese stocks, worst fall since 2007

Last Updated: Monday, August 24, 2015, 16:20

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropping 8.49 per cent to close at 3209.91 points. The smaller Shenzhen Component Index fell 7.83 per cent ending at 10,970.29 points.

China shares plummet more than 8% by the break

Last Updated: Monday, August 24, 2015, 10:51

Chinese shares plummeted on Monday, wiping out the year`s gains and leading a slump across Asian equities as Beijing`s latest market intervention failed to restore confidence, with concern mounting about the stalling economy.