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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

Asian stocks slip as new Covid-19 strain darkens recovery prospects

MSCI's gauge of Asia Pacific stocks outside Japan fell 0.21%. China's benchmark CSI300 Index and Hang Seng Index both opened down 0.2%

Asian shares slip from all-time highs; oil falls on virus case surge
Global Economy

Asian shares slip from all-time highs; oil falls on virus case surge

A logo for Pfizer is displayed on a monitor on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, July 29, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Global Economy

Asian shares mixed, US dollar near two-and-half year lows

A visitor wearing protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, walks past in front of an electric screen displaying Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan March 2, 2020/ Reuters
Global Economy

Asian shares edge lower but stimulus, vaccine hopes provide support

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

Asian shares open higher following stellar month of gains

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 take a breather after stellar month, China data upbeat

Two men walk past an electronic screen showing stock information at a brokerage house/ Reuters
Global Economy

Asian shares advance as vaccine, recovery hopes triumph soft US data

A logo for Pfizer is displayed on a monitor on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, July 29, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Global Economy

Global stocks hit record high as Biden, vaccine lift global prospects

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 rise as Biden transition, vaccine progress lift confidence

A visitor wearing protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, walks past in front of an electric screen displaying Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan March 2, 2020/ Reuters
Global Economy

Asia stocks take a breather, bonds bet on Fed action

Dhaka stocks exchange
Stocks

Stocks open positive amid mounting sales pressure

The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Global Economy

Vaccine hopes boost world share markets