Asia Stocks

Asian stocks edge lower with Fed decision in focus

Recent declines in oil prices have helped ease concerns that energy costs may reignite inflation

The weak sentiment at the start of the Asian day stabilised with US equity-index futures flipping earlier losses to rise as much as 0.6%.

Stocks fall as tensions flare up with new US attacks on Iran

Latest US strikes have injected more volatility into global markets and threaten to further crimp oil supplies

Japan’s Nikkei fell 0.9% while the tech-heavy South Korean Kospi slumped 2% in a volatile week where AI stocks have come under pressure.

Asian stocks slide, oil gains as Middle East tensions escalate

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan falls 0.6%

The Straits Times Index fell about 1% within the first 20 minutes of trading to about 5,086 points.

Singapore stocks slide as Iran ceasefire wavers, Fed rate hike fears grow

STI down 1%; DBS leads decline, dropping 1.3% to wipe out S$2.3 billion in market value

Analysts though caution that the elevated oil prices and the impasse in negotiations to end the war in the Middle East could bring inflationary worries back into view.

Asia stocks climb, yuan at 3-year high as Trump-Xi summit looms

Oil prices remain well above the pre-war levels, fanning inflation worries worldwide

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan jumped 2.3% to a fresh record.

Asia markets hit records on AI euphoria, Iran peace hopes

South Korea’s Kospi share index tops 7,000 for the first time

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has framed physical AI as the next wave after generative AI.

Nvidia’s push into physical AI sparks rally in Asian partners

The company has deepened chip-focused ties with suppliers such as SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics

Singapore bonds, currency and stocks have also weathered the Iran war better than peers, thanks to haven flows.

AI boom drowns out Iran war fears to fuel Asia’s great market divide

In South and South-east Asia, higher oil prices are straining trade balances and sending stocks tumbling in India, Indonesia and the Philippines

Markets in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan vaulted to records for a second day, with the Nikkei topping the 60,000 mark.

Asian shares pull back from record highs as oil gains on Iran war risk

Japan, South Korea, Taiwan stock indexes hit new highs before falling

Transits through Hormuz have reduced to a trickle as Iran tightens control in retaliation for strikes.

Asian stocks gain, oil dips on hopes of new round of US-Iran talks

ASIAN stocks edged higher as signs Iran may join talks with the US fostered cautious optimism about progress in the Middle East ahead of a looming ceasefire deadline. Oil dropped.