Asian stocks

Asian stocks

Traders clap as the Nikkei index closes at an all-time high, at the dealing room of Nomura Securities in Tokyo, Japan, August 12, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

World shares hit record as rate cut hopes, tame inflation data buoy sentiment  

The MSCI All Country World Index of shares climbed for a second day and reached 951.74, an all-time high. Japan's Nikkei stock index, meanwhile, set a fresh peak for a second straight session.

Pedestrians are reflected on a stock quotation board showing a graph of Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan April 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

Asia shares struggle, dollar soars on lowered Fed rate cut bets

An electronic board shows Shanghai and Shenzhen stock indices as people walk on a pedestrian bridge at the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China April 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo

Asian shares rise, dollar strengthens ahead of US earnings; JGB yields surge

A man watches a stock quotation board at a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, April 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou

Asian stocks waver, dollar sags under weight of Trump tariffs, Fed uncertainty

A screen reflecting on glass displays the Hang Seng stock index at the Central district in Hong Kong, China, April 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS

Asian markets mixed after US stocks hit record

An electronic board shows Shanghai and Shenzhen stock indices as people walk on a pedestrian bridge at the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China April 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo

Asia stocks edge up, dollar droops as ceasefire buoys confidence

A man looks at an electronic board displaying sector performances related to Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, May 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Shares up slightly, dollar struggles as investors consider tariff truce

People walk past an electronic screen displaying Japan's Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, April 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

Shares fall in Asia as Nvidia curbs fan worries, gold hits record

A passerby walks past an electric monitor displaying recent movements of various stock prices outside a bank in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

Asian stocks, dollar hold their own to close out strong 2024

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

Asia shares rise, dollar supported by elevated bond yields

A man walks past an electronic board showing Japan's Nikkei average and stock prices outside a brokerage, in Tokyo, Japan, March 17, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/File Photo

Asian stocks dragged by tech, yen gains little traction as BOJ holds

A woman is reflected on an electronic stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/ File Photo

Asian stocks mixed, dollar drifts before megacap earnings, jobs data

An electronic stock quotation board is displayed inside a conference hall in Tokyo, Japan November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Asia shares on guard for inflation, earnings tests