Asian equities

Who would buy Vietnam’s state-owned stakes – when Hanoi is ready to sell?

Takers could include patient investors seeking exposure to the country’s economic rise

The Hormuz closure sharpens the logic behind renewables by reframing it as domestic supply; making system flexibility and resilience a policy priority; and accelerating electrification economics.
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From Hormuz to home-grown power: Why the Middle East crisis strengthens the case for investing in Asia renewables

Forward-looking investors are backing companies that can orchestrate the entire energy system

Benchmark indexes in South Korea and Taiwan both jumped to records in a revival of the artificial intelligence trade.

Asian stocks near record high on tech corporate earnings as US dollar dips

ASIAN shares traded near record highs on Monday (May 4) as stronger-than-expected corporate earnings from technology companies kept the sector buoyant, while oil fluctuated amid mixed signals from the...

Samsung Electronics blew past expectations with a jump of eight times its previous level in quarterly profit on Apr 7, reinforcing the AI-driven demand boom. 

Global funds flow back into Asian AI stocks as war tensions ease

Some investors are returning to growth stocks despite lingering geopolitical risks

Attention remains firmly on energy prices and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway crucial for the flow of oil from the Middle East.

Stocks rise, oil pares gain after report of ceasefire talks between US, Iran

STOCKS rose and crude oil pared gains on Monday (Apr 6) as investors cautiously returned to equities, encouraged by indications the Iran-US conflict may be contained.

Malaysian stocks have been a clear beneficiary of the conflict as energy prices rise, with the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index largely supported by oil and gas counters.

Trump shelves military strike ultimatum on Iran, but not before South-east Asian markets hit the skids

Still, Malaysia and Singapore equities are hit the least since Middle East conflict erupted, defying regional gloom

Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed at 3.5% on Monday.

STI closes 2.2% down as Asia markets drop on Trump, Iran threats; gold wipes out gains this year

US president says America will ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants if it does not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz

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

Amid concerns of the impact of a prolonged armed conflict in Middle East, the Nikkei Stock Average plunged 2,033.51 points, or 3.61%, to close at 54,245.54.

Oil shock fear hits Asian tech stocks while European sell-off pauses

Asia’s sell-off is turning disorderly because markets are no longer treating this as a ‘one-week headline shock