Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were mixed on Tuesday. Gainers included the Straits Times index in Singapore, which added 0.13 percent to 3,651.05. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was 0.45 percent higher to 23,057.3. In Australia, however, the Sydney Ordinaries dropped fractionally to 6,418.2, while the Sensex was down 0.14 percent to [...]

Markets in the Asia-Pacific region were mostly lower on Monday. The main exception was in India, where the Sensex added 0.25 percent to 15,311.22. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries dropped 0.11 percent to 6,418.4. The Straits Times index in Singapore was 0.35 percent lower to 3, 652.23, while in Hong Kong the Hang Seng index [...]

Equities markets some parts of the Asia-Pacific region hit all time highs on Friday as investors responded to Thursday’s record highs in New York and to the $38.1 billion dollar bid by Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO) for Canadian aluminium producer Alcan (TSX: AL; NYSE: AL). New records were set in both Hong Kong and Singapore, [...]

Asia-Pacific equities markets were mostly higher on Thursday. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries added 0.58 percent to 6,400.1. Among other Asian markets, Singapore’s Straits Times Index was 0.82 percent higher to 3,600.75, while the Hang Seng index gained 0.89 percent to 22,809.02 in Hong Kong. In India, the Sensex was up 1.22 percent to 15,092.04. [...]

Equities markets in Asia and the Pacific region were lower on Wednesday, with many disturbed by overnight declines on Wall Street. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries were 0.54 percent lower to 6,363.2, while in India the Sensex fell 0.66 percent to 14,910.62. Declines were even bigger elsewhere as the Straits Times index in Singapore dropped [...]

Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were mixed on Tuesday. The main gainers were in Hong Kong, where the Hang Seng index added 0.3 percent to 22,885.84, and in Singapore as the Straits Times Index gained 0.63 percent to 3,641.3. Decliners included the Sensex, which dropped 0.24 percent to 15,009.88 in India. The Sensex remained [...]

Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were higher on Monday, with some closing on multi-year highs. Both the Taiex index in Taiwan and the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo closed at their highest levels in 7 years. The Taiex added 1.98 percent to 9,369.84 on gains in the semiconductors sector, while the Nikkei gained 0.7 percent [...]

Asia-Pacific equities markets were mixed to close out the week. In China, the Shanghai Composite was back after recent declines, adding 4.6 percent on the session to close at 3.781.17. The gains came after a decline of 5 percent on Thursday and were helped by gains in the financial sector. The Hang Seng index in [...]

Markets in the Asia-Pacific region were mixed on Thursday. Gainers included the PSE Composite in the Phillipines, which reached a record high by gaining 1.9 percent to 3,802.32 on new data showing that inflation is slowing there. Also higher were Australian markets. The Sydney Ordinaries were 0.94 percent higher to 6,392.2, while the S&P/ASX200 added [...]

Global equities markets saw gains on Tuesday. In the Asia-Pacific region, there was at least one record set as the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong closed at its highest level ever, adding 1.74 percent to end the session at 22,151.14. The Hong Kong market has been helped recently by a decision by Chinese authorities [...]