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People walk past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Asian shares rose Monday on relief the US presidential election results were finally decided, with Joe Biden the president-elect. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu
Global Economy

Asia markets slide as higher bond yields test tech sector

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1.8% and has lost 3.2% for the week so far

Promise of cheap money keeps stocks buoyant
Global Economy

Promise of cheap money keeps stocks buoyant

Asian stocks edge higher, led by rally in commodities
Global Economy

Asian stocks edge higher, led by rally in commodities

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
Global Economy

Shares make guarded gains as bond yields, resources spike

A woman holding an umbrella rides a shared bicycle past an image of the Chinese flag after the lockdown was lifted in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province and China's epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
Global Economy

China shares rise on return from holiday, profit-taking hits other markets

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
Global Economy

Asian shares hit all-time highs, oil rises on Middle East tensions

FILE PHOTO: Investors sit in front of a board showing stock information at a brokerage house on the first day of trade in China since the Lunar New Year, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China February 3, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS
Global Economy

Asia stocks pause at peaks, sustained by stimulus promise

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, talks on his mobile phone in front of a screen showing the Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Global Economy

Asian stocks hit record high, as earnings, stimulus boost recovery hopes

A man stands on an overpass with an electronic board showing Shanghai and Shenzhen stock indexes, at the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song
Global Economy

Asian stocks make cautious gains after patchy Wall Street rally

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
Global Economy

Stocks, oil rise in Asia after US records

Passersby wearing protective face masks following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are reflected on a screen displaying stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, March 17, 2020/ Reuters
Global Economy

Asian shares, oil buoyant on economic revival hopes

Passersby wearing protective face masks following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are reflected on a screen displaying stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, March 17, 2020/ Reuters
Global Economy

Asian markets extend gains as sentiment improves on outlook

A monitor shows Nikkei stock index at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo, Japan November 4, 2020/ Reuters
Global Economy

Asia shares try to rally, retail crowd catches silver bug