Asia Stock Market

Asia Stock Market

Currency dealers work as an electronic board displays the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) in Seoul, South Korea, May 6, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon

Asia markets hit records on AI euphoria, Iran peace hopes

Trump said he would briefly pause an operation escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which carries about a fifth of global oil and has been blockaded by Iran since late February, triggering...

A man looks at a stock quotation board displaying the Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, October 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Manami Yamada/File Photo

Asia stocks tumble from record highs on profit taking; dollar gains

Screens showing the Hang Seng stock index and stock prices are seen outside Exchange Square, in Hong Kong, China, August 18, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

Asia stocks suffer tech jitters, China plays its own game

Screens showing the Hang Seng stock index and stock prices are seen outside Exchange Square, in Hong Kong, China, August 18, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

Shares edge higher in Asia, Nikkei futures near record top

Passersby chat in front of an electric board displaying the Nikkei stock average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, September 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

Asia stocks slip, bitcoin at record high as Trump trade whipsaws markets

An electronic screen displaying Japan's Nikkei share average is pictured in Tokyo, Japan March 4, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

Markets brace for US election showdown in event-packed week

A view of the Beijing Stock Exchange at the Financial Street, in Beijing, China, November 15, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File photo

Asia stocks hit 2-1/2-year high on China's stimulus measures

Asia stocks in pensive mood for earnings-packed week

Asia stocks in pensive mood for earnings-packed week

A man wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walks past an electronic board displaying Russian Trading System (RTS) Index, Japan's Nikkei index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Asia stocks stagger into September as dollar spikes

People wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, are reflected on an electronic board displaying Japan's stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Asian shares join global rally on softer-than-expected US inflation

Passersby wearing protective face masks are reflected on a stock quotation board outside a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 10, 2020. Photo: Reuters

Asia shares subdued, dollar encouraged by US rate risk

FILE PHOTO - Pedestrians wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, are reflected on an electronic board displaying various company’s stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Asia shares stay sluggish, dollar resumes retreat

A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a screen displaying a graph showing recent Nikkei share average outside a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 2, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Asia stocks tick up from one-year low, China gains on RRR cut