Asian stocks were mostly higher on Thursday after mixed gains on Wall Street following mixed economics reports. Benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney. China’s market regulator says it has launched an anti-monopoly probe into e-commerce giant Alibaba Group 9988, after shares in Shanghai fell. -8.13% Baba, + 0.14%, …
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Asian markets did not change much in early trading on Friday, after shares fell on Wall Street when the stalemate over a second coronavirus relief plan continued on Capitol Hill. Japanese Nikkei 225 NIK, + 0.06% was almost flay, while Hong Seng’s Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.05% 0.2% glide. The …
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Asian stocks fell on Friday when reports showed layoffs of US workers persist at high levels after the US economy contracted at an annual rate of nearly 33% in the spring, the worst quarter on record. The earnings reports, an indicator of how well companies are handling the consequences of …
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Asian stocks mixed on Wednesday as the company’s sad earnings reports add to pessimism about the widespread economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 1% after Fitch Ratings lowered its outlook for Japan to “negative” from “stable”. “The coronavirus pandemic has caused a sharp economic contraction …
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Asian stock markets mixed Monday amid tensions between the United States and China and concerns that the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic may be weakening. Nikkei NIK from Japan, -0.15% It fell 0.4% as operators returned from a four-day vacation weekend. Hong Kong HSI Hang Seng Index, -0.41% fell 0.1%, …
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