Stocks in Asia-Pacific fell sharply on Friday following an overnight drop on Wall Street as a rapid rise in bond yields rattled investor sentiment.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 led losses among the…
U.S. crude futures were down 0.81% at $61.17 a barrel on Wednesday during Asian trading hours, global benchmark Brent lost 0.47% to $65.06.
Brent crude futures dropped 0.6 percent to $49.78 a barrel and US crude futures fell 0.74 percent to $46.68. Gold ralled 0.5 percent to $1,868 an ounce.
The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, was last at 90.445 following an earlier high of 90.666.
The Japanese yen traded at 103.40 per dollar, having seen levels around 104.1 against the greenback yesterday. The Australian dollar was at $0.7565 after trading at levels around $0.751 yesterday.
The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of its peers, traded near flat at 91.058.
The S&P 500 posted 48 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 223 new highs and 8 new lows.
The Japanese yen traded at 103.97 per dollar after strengthening from levels above 104.4 against the greenback last week. The Australian dollar changed hands at $0.7379, having risen from levels below $0.732 in the…
The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, was at 91.915 following its decline earlier this week from levels above 92.4.
Investors continued to monitor positive momentum surrounding the race for a coronavirus vaccine. AstraZeneca said Monday interim analysis showed its coronavirus vaccine has an average efficacy of 70% in protecting…
The dollar index, which measures the U.S. dollar against a basket of its peers, last traded at 92.213, declining from an earlier high of 92.346. The index retreated from levels…
The Japanese yen traded near flat at 103.86 against the greenback while the Australian dollar changed hands at $0.7292, dropping from earlier levels around $0.73.
The Japanese yen strengthened further in the afternoon, last trading at 103.85 per dollar, as compared to levels above 104.5 earlier. The Australian dollar was at $0.7308 against the dollar, firming from earlier levels.
Gold regained some ground lost in Monday’s plunge expectations of fiscal and monetary stimulus offered support to the safe-haven metal.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index led gains among the region’s major markets as it jumped more than 2%, as of its final hour of trading. Shares of life insurer AIA soared more than 6%.
The moves came as investors reacted to Trump’s move to halt stimulus talks.
Overall, the MSCI Asia ex-Japan index was 0.48% higher. Markets in China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan were closed on Thursday for holidays.
Oil prices were lower in the afternoon of Asian trading hours, with international benchmark Brent crude futures down 0.3% to $39.49 per barrel. U.S. crude futures also shed 0.21% to $37.18 per barrel.
The Japanese yen traded at 106 against the greenback, following an earlier low of 106.19 per dollar.
Oil prices were mixed in the afternoon of Asian trading hours, with international benchmark Brent crude futures down 0.15% to $40.00 per barrel. U.S. crude futures hovered above the flatline, trading at $37.31 per…
Mainland Chinese stocks edged higher on the day, as the Shanghai composite added 0.72% to about 3,316.42 while the Shenzhen component was fractionally higher at 13,293.33.
Oil prices were higher in the afternoon of Asian trading hours, with international benchmark Brent crude futures up 0.39% to $44.24 per barrel. U.S. crude futures added 0.63% to $41.63 per barrel.
The Japanese yen traded at 106.24 per dollar after weakening from levels around 106 against the greenback yesterday
Shares of Mitsubishi jumped 10.31% while Itochu gained 5.57%. Marubeni soared 12.41% and Mitsui gained 8.36%, Sumitomo rose 10.4%.
Oil prices edged lower in the afternoon of Asian trading hours, with international benchmark Brent crude futures slightly lower at $44.33 per barrel. U.S. crude futures also shed 0.14% to $42.28 per barrel.
The Japanese yen traded at 105.53 per dollar after touching levels above 106 against the greenback yesterday. The Australian dollar changed hands at $0.7185, in a turbulent trading week that has seen it from…
The Japanese yen traded at 106.08 per dollar after weakening from levels around 105.6 against the greenback yesterday. The Australian dollar was at $0.7133 after falling below $0.71 yesterday
Oil prices dipped in the morning of Asian trading hours, with international benchmark Brent crude futures down 0.35% to $43.19 per barrel. U.S. crude futures also shed about 0.2% to…
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The Australian dollar changed hands at $0.6958 after seeing an earlier low of $0.6923.
Amazon finished lower on Thursday after touching a record intraday high earlier in the day.
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