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Market Brief: Stocks Give Up Gains on Coronavirus Fears; Currencies Muted Ahead of NFP

Asian stocks gave up their gains from yesterday as risk aversion once again dominated sentiment today. The Nikkei 225 suffered…

Mar 06, 2020, 08:00 GMT

Market Brief: Asian Stocks Post Solid Gains on Stimulus Measures; Currencies Mixed

Risk appetite pushed Asian stocks higher in this morning’s trading on optimism fueled by easing measures launched by central banks.…

Mar 05, 2020, 08:08 GMT

Market Brief: Nikkei 225 and Shanghai Composite Post Modest Gains After Fed Rate Cut

Asian equities markets had mixed performances in today’s trading, following the Federal Reserve’s surprise rate cut yesterday. The Nikkei 225…

Mar 04, 2020, 08:33 GMT

Market Brief: Asian Equities and Currencies Mixed Ahead of G7 Meeting

Asian stocks were mixed in today’s trading ahead of a teleconference between G7 leaders. The Nikkei 225 lost 1.22% or…

Mar 03, 2020, 08:01 GMT

Market Brief: Asian Stocks Up on Hopes That Central Banks Would Stimulate Global Growth

Asian stock markets and risk currencies traded higher this morning on hopes that central banks around the world would soon…

Mar 02, 2020, 08:00 GMT

Market Brief: Asian Equities in a Bloodbath as Coronavirus Outbreak Comes to a “Decisive” Stage

Asian equities markets have an incredibly bearish end to February. The Nikkei 225 closed with a 3.67% or 805.27-point loss…

Feb 28, 2020, 08:30 GMT

Market Brief: Asian Equities Mixed; AUDUSD and NZDUSD Slump to New Lows

Asian stocks were mixed in today’s trading with the Nikkei 225 closing 2.13% or 478.03 points lower at 21,948.16. On…

Feb 27, 2020, 08:30 GMT

Market Brief: Asian Stock Markets Sustain Losses as Coronavirus Cases Continue to Rise

Asian equities markets spent another day in the bears’ territory today as coronavirus cases continued to pile up. The Nikkei…

Feb 26, 2020, 08:00 GMT

Market Brief: Asian Equities Mixed. Was Yesterday’s Reaction to Coronavirus Fears Exaggerated?

Asian equities markets were mixed in today’s trading. While the Japanese and mainland Chinese stocks traded lower, Hong Kong markets…

Feb 25, 2020, 08:00 GMT

Market Brief: Asian Equities Deep in the Red on Renewed Coronavirus Fears

Asian equities markets are all trading lower today on renewed concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. The Hang Seng Index is…

Feb 24, 2020, 08:33 GMT