Asia-Pacific equities markets were mixed on Tuesday as investors waited to see what the US Federal Reserve would do about interest rates and how it would characterize the current mess in the subprime market. Decliners included Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index, which fell 0.13 percent to 21,907.99 and the Straits Times index in Singapore at [...]

Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region dropped sharply on Wednesday as continuing troubles in the subprime mortgage sector and around corporate debt worried investors as it became clear that the damage would not be limited to US markets. Taiwan’s Taiex index saw the worst of the losses, dropping 4.26 percent to 8,891.88. The Kospi index [...]

Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were mostly lower again on Thursday. The Shanghai Composite was again an exception as it added 0.52 percent to 4,346.46, a new record high, on corporate profits reports that have been better than anticipated in the first half of the year. The other exception was India’s Sensex, which gained [...]

Most Asia-Pacific equities markets were lower again on Wednesday. India’s Sensex index was an exception, but it only added 0.07 percent to 15,301.17. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries dropped 0.79 percent to 6,367.2, while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong fell 0.93 percent to 22,841.92 and the Straits Times index in Singapore was 1.68 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Asia-Pacific equities markets were lower on Wednesday. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index fell 0.28 percent to 20,578.75, while the Straits Times index in Singapore dropped 0.41 percent to 3,551.22. The Sensex was down 0.91 percent to 14,003.03. Meanwhile, in Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries were 0.92 percent lower to 6,210.1. In Tokyo, the markets [...]

Global equities markets were mixed on Tuesday, with most Asia-Pacific markets higher but European markets lower. Wall Street was also lower by the middle of the trading day in New York. In Australia, the Sydney Ordinaries were 0.15 percent higher to 6,267.7. In Asia, the Hang Seng index was 0.1 percent higher to 20,636.39 in [...]