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Here are the latest trading levels for Asia's major stock markets:
Tokyo (Nikkei Average NIK, -0.08% ) down 0.2%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.61% ) down 0.5%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, -1.35% ) flat
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200 XJO, +0.28% ) up 0.1%
Seoul (Kospi SEU, -0.12% ) down 0.1%
Taipei (Taiex Y9999, -0.40% ) down 0.4%
Asian equity markets turned lower on Tuesday after a gauge of Chinese manufacturing plunged to an 11-month low in March, while the euro was boosted by hopes of a breakthrough in Greece's bailout talks with Germany.
Comments from the US Federal Reserve's vice chairman suggesting interest rates would rise slower than expected put further downward pressure on the dollar.
Shanghai - which rose Monday for a ninth straight session to a near seven year high - sank 0.60 per cent, while Hong Kong lost 0.33 per cent.
Tokyo shed 0.19 per cent and Seoul was 0.11 per cent lower. Sydney was flat.
Here are the latest trading levels for Asia's major stock markets:
Tokyo (Nikkei Average NIK, +1.08% ) up 1.1%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index HSI, +0.56% ) up 0.6%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, +1.63% ) up 1.6% (at break)
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200 XJO, +0.04% ) flat
Seoul (Kospi SEU, +0.22% ) up 0.1%
Mumbai (Sensex 1, +0.33% ) up 0.3%
Taipei (Taiex Y9999, +0.21% ) up 0.2%
Asian markets mostly advanced Monday following rallies on Wall Street and in Europe, while the dollar continued to struggle after the Federal Reserve dampened expectations for an early interest rate hike.
Tokyo rose 0.83 per cent, Hong Kong gained 0.37 per cent, Seoul added 0.10 per cent and Shanghai was up 0.63 per cent, marking a ninth successive rise. Sydney eased 0.34 per cent.
With few catalysts to drive business early in the week investors took their lead from their US counterparts, who have been cheered by the Fed's dovish comments on rates.
MALAYSIAN shares ended lower on Friday with the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index slipping 5.48 points to close at 1,803.65.
Some 2.12 billion lots, valued at RM3.14 billion were traded. Gainers numbered 325 while losers numbered 471.
Here are the latest trading levels for Asia's major stock markets:
Tokyo (Nikkei Average NIK, -0.03% ) up 0.1%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.28% ) down 0.3%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, -0.23% ) down 0.2% (at break)
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200 XJO, +0.31% ) up 0.3%
Seoul (Kospi SEU, -0.33% ) down 0.4%
Mumbai (Sensex 1, -0.24% ) flat
Taipei (Taiex Y9999, -0.10% ) down 0.1%
Asian markets mostly retreated on Friday as investors took their cash off the table after the previous day's rally that was fuelled by the Federal Reserve's dovish interest rate outlook.
The dollar was slightly lower against the euro and yen, but analysts said they expect the currency to resume its advance as the Fed prepares for a rate hike while the Japanese and European central banks print more cash.
Providing support to the euro on Friday was news that Greece has agreed to give creditors a new list of reforms within days in order to secure bailout funds.
Tokyo dipped 0.17 per cent, Hong Kong lost 0.21 per cent and Seoul gave back 0.21 per cent, while Sydney was flat but Shanghai gained 0.17 per cent.
MALAYSIAN shares ended lower on Friday with the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index slipping 5.12 points to close at 1,781.75.
Some 2.96 billion lots, valued at RM1.82 billion were traded. Gainers numbered 372 while losers numbered 471.
Here are the latest trading levels for Asia's major stock markets:
Tokyo (Nikkei Average NIK, +1.43% ) up 1.6%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index HSI, +0.29% ) up 0.3%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, +0.42% ) up 0.4% (at break)
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200 XJO, -0.73% ) down 0.8%
Seoul (Kospi SEU, +1.02% ) up 1%
Mumbai (Sensex 1, +0.29% ) up 0.5%
Taipei (Taiex Y9999, +0.11% ) up 0.2%
Asian markets mostly rose Friday following a surge on Wall Street after unexpectedly weak US data tempered talk of an interest rate hike by summer.
Despite the easing rate expectations, the dollar maintained its strength against the yen and euro after retreating slightly from multi-year highs Thursday.
Tokyo jumped 1.08 per cent, Hong Kong added 0.11 per cent, Seoul gained 0.88 per cent and Shanghai put on 0.30 per cent but Sydney eased 0.62 per cent.
MALAYSIAN shares ended lower on Thursday with the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index slipping 19.45 points to close at 1,806.09.
Some 2.14 billion lots, valued at RM2.38 billion were traded. Gainers numbered 288 while losers numbered 556.
Here are the latest trading levels for Asia's major stock markets:
Tokyo (Nikkei Average NIK, +0.12% ) up 0.2%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.57% ) down 0.6%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, -1.00% ) down 1%
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200 XJO, -0.28% ) down 0.5%
Seoul (Kospi SEU, +0.04% ) up 0.1%
Taipei (Taiex Y9999, -0.15% ) down 0.1%
Hong Kong and Shanghai markets led a broad Asian sell-off on Thursday after China set tepid 2015 economic and trade growth targets, while the euro struggled to recover from 11-year lows ahead of a key European Central Bank meeting.
Wall Street provided a negative lead again despite an upbeat report on the state of the US economy and another round of healthy private-sector jobs growth.
Hong Kong fell 0.78 per cent and Shanghai lost 0.56 per cent, while Sydney slipped 0.26 per cent.
MALAYSIAN shares ended higher on Wednesday with the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index adding 4.29 points to close at 1,825.54.
Some 2.12 billion lots, valued at RM2.16 billion were traded. Gainers numbered 345 while losers numbered 473.
Here are the latest trading levels for Asia's major stock markets:
Tokyo (Nikkei Average NIK, -0.50% ) down 0.7%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.32% ) down 0.3%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, -0.16% ) down 0.2% (at break)
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200 XJO, -0.52% ) down 0.5%
Seoul (Kospi SEU, -0.11% ) down 0.1%
Mumbai (Sensex 1, +1.02% ) up 1.2%
Taipei (Taiex Y9999, +0.11% ) up 0.2%
Asia markets mostly fell Wednesday following a retreat on Wall Street fuelled by profit-taking, with Tokyo hit by a stronger yen and Sydney dipping after data showed Australia's economy grew slower than expected last year.
With few trading cues investors are keeping a watch on the start of China's annual parliament meeting Thursday as well as European Central Bank details on its new bond-purchase scheme.
Tokyo slid 1.01 per cent, Sydney shed 0.56 per cent, Hong Kong lost 0.24 per cent and Seoul eased 0.13 per cent. Shanghai, which tumbled 2.20 per cent Tuesday, edged up 0.21 per cent.
MALAYSIAN shares ended higher on Tuesday with the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index adding 4.12 points to close at 1,821.25.
Some 2.83 billion lots, valued at RM2.35 billion were traded. Gainers numbered 420 while losers numbered 461.
Here are the latest trading levels for Asia's major stock markets:
Tokyo (Nikkei Average NIK, -0.19% ) down 0.1%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index HSI, +0.02% ) flat (at break)
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, -0.92% ) down 0.9% (at break)
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200 XJO, -0.53% ) down 0.7%
Seoul (Kospi SEU, +0.09% ) up 0.1%
Mumbai (Sensex 1, +0.03% ) up 0.1%
Taipei (Taiex Y9999, -0.09% ) down 0.2%
