Asian equities

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

South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index on Wednesday (Mar 4) dropped 698.37 points, or 12.06%, to close at 5,093.54.

Why the Iran war has morphed into panic selling in Asia

The sell-off may have come as somewhat of a surprise for investors

US President Donald Trump announced increases in global tariffs to 15% from 10% on Saturday, after the US Supreme Court struck down his original slate of import duties.

Singapore’s STI up, Hong Kong stocks surge as Asia rises after Trump’s new tariffs

Trade levies on Asia have ‘likely peaked’, say Morgan Stanley analysts

The value of outstanding margin debt on China’s stock exchanges climbed to a record last week – amid soaring inflows into gold and silver ETFs.

Decade-high margin levels in Asia help explain selling intensity

Gold, silver and global equities have advanced to all-time highs

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