The Trading Room

Shares in Asia rose on Tuesday after the S&P 500 notched yet another record close on Wall Street overnight. Japan’s Nikkei 225 led gains among the region’s major markets as it gained 1.37% on the day to...

Oil gained more ground on Tuesday with prices trading close to last session’s one-month high on expectations that the Omicron coronavirus variant will have only a limited impact on global demand. Brent crude rose 7...

The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers in Asia, was at 96.158 after recently declining from above 96.3.

Gold prices inched higher on Monday, staying above the key $1,800 per-ounce level, as slightly weaker U.S. Treasury yields offset an uptick in the dollar.

Russia believes oil prices are unlikely to change significantly next year with demand recovering to pre-pandemic levels only by the end of 2022, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday.