Asia Stocks

Asian stocks pare gains, oil edges up on Tuesday

ASIAN stocks pared early gains and equity-index futures reversed course, signalling that the fragile optimism around a potential de-escalation in Middle East tensions may be fading. Gold extended its ...

Stocks in Japan and Australia were in retreat on Friday morning.

Asian stocks drop as war drags on, crude oil falls

ASIAN equities fell on Friday, leaving markets on track for their steepest weekly loss in six years as the protracted Middle East conflict and renewed Iranian strikes drove a broad retreat in risk ass...

The benchmark South Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi) rose 490.36 points, or 9.63%, to close at 5,583.90.

Iran war punctures strategy of ‘Sell America, Buy Asia’

Despite a rebound on Thursday, the MSCI Asia-Pacific Index has tumbled about 6% this week

Attention in Asia will also be on South Korea’s stocks and currency.

Asian stocks set to slip after oil extends rally

The war in the Middle East reverberated across the region, with Israel bombarding Teheran in a fresh wave of strikes

Market expectations for a Fed cut of at least 25 basis points at the central bank’s March meeting had risen to about 20% before the jobs data.

Asian stocks at record high, US jobs data buoys yields, dollar

Inflation data is due on Friday and will be the next test for market views on interest rate cuts

Asia is winning favour with investors as the global tech race is shifting from AI pioneers to the enablers of large-scale adoption.

Booming Asian markets widen their lead over US and Europe

An index of the region currencies is up another 0.6% in 2026 after rising more than 3% last year

Japanese stock futures surged as a historic election victory by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi buoyed markets, Tokyo, Japan, Feb 9, 2026.

Asian stocks rally as Japan shares surge to record peak

[SYDNEY] Asian markets leapt higher on Monday as a resounding win for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi whetted appetites for more reflationary policies, while there was widespread investor reli...

The recent sell-off has wiped out about US$830 billion in market value since Jan 28.

Asia shares falter as global tech sell-off spooks investors

Investors have been rotating out of technology giants and into cyclical stocks amid fears of AI disruptions to jobs

The Jakarta Composite Index opened 5% down and later fell more than 8%, prompting the authorities to halt trading for 30 minutes.

Indonesia shares pare losses after authorities pledge to address MSCI’s transparency concerns

Indonesia shares are hit by second trading halt after MSCI flags transparency concerns