Banks gain in London, decline in US
Most equities markets around the world were higher on the session again on Friday. In the Asia-Pacific region, the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong dropped 0.75 percent to 21,772.73, but otherwise the markets saw gains. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries added 0.21 percent to 6,310.6. The Straits Times index in Singapore [...]
European equities in gains
Global equities markets had a better day on Thursday, where some indices saw their first day of positive results in several days. In the Asia-Pacific region, the Sensex added 0.51 percent to 14,504.57. The Straits Times index in Singapore gained 0.64 percent to 3,538.23, while the Hang Seng index added 1.07 percent to [...]
Australian equities in significant declines
Asia-Pacific equities markets were lower on Wednesday, with some seeing significant declines. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries dropped 1.9 percent to 6,216.6, while the S&P/ASX 200 also lost nearly 2 percent to close at 6,184.2. The declines there came on lower commodities prices and on weakness in US markets. Banks, miners, and [...]
US homebuilders lower on new home sales data
The majority of Asia-Pacific equities markets saw losses on Tuesday. The Sensex was an exception, but even there the gain was only 0.09 percent to 14,501.08. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was 0.09 percent lower to 21,803.57. The Sydney Ordinaries dropped 0.33 percent to 5,337.3 in Australia. The big [...]
Taiwan’s Taiex index hits seven-year high
Most Asia-Pacific equities markets saw declines on Monday. The main exception was the Taiex index in Taiwan, which added 1.4 percent to 8,939.19, a seven-year high. The gains came on pledges as the presidential campaign began there. Also seeing gains was the Sensex, which was 0.14 percent higher to 14,487.72. Among [...]
Wall Street down substantially at midday
Asia-Pacific equities were mixed again on Friday. Gains came in Australia, where the Sydney Ordinaries added 0.12 percent to 6,409.3, and in Hong Kong with the Hang Seng index 0.21 percent higher to 21,999.91. Decliners included India’s Sensex, which dropped 0.22 percent to 14,467.36. The Straits Times index in Singapore was 5.3 [...]
Asia and New York Equities mixed; Europe sees declines
Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were mixed on Thursday. The Straits Times index in Singapore dropped 0.11 percent to 3,633.88, while the Sydney Ordinaries fell 0.31 percent to 6,401.5. In Seoul, however, the Kospi index added 0.6 percent to 1,794.24 as shipbuilders saw significant gains and on privatization moves within the finance [...]
European equities mixed on session
Asia-Pacific equities markets were mostly higher again on Wednesday. The main exception was South Korea’s Kospi index, which dropped 1.3 percent after several record-setting sessions in a row to 1,783.79 as investors took profits in the brokerage sector, which had driven much of the earlier gains. The biggest gainers in the region included [...]
New records in Jakarta, Seoul as Europe and US decline again
Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were mostly higher again on Tuesday. The Sensex led the way, with a gain of 1.53 percent to 14,295.5 on strength in the banking sector. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries added 0.44 percent to 6,393.4, while the ASX 200 was 0.5 percent higher to 6,372 largely on [...]
Some Asian markets see record high levels
Most Asia-Pacific equities markets were higher on Monday, some of them reaching new record highs on the session. The main exception was in India, where the Sensex dropped 0.58 percent to 14,080.14. Records were set in South Korea, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the Philippines. In South Korea, the Kospi [...]