KOSPI Index
Asia stocks mostly rise after Wall Street rally stalls; Tokyo Metro market debut in focus
Pokemon game characters of Japanese video game manufacturer Nintendo are on display on a subway train car in Tokyo, Japan. Hitoshi Yamada | NurPhoto | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Tuesday, with investors awaiting the trading debut of Japan’s subway operator, Tokyo Metro. The company, one of Japan’s leading subway operators and the largest […]
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Asia markets open lower after major U.S. indexes slip; India braces for largest-ever IPO
A bronze bull statue outside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, on Monday, June 3, 2024. India’s stock futures jumped after exit polls indicated a resounding victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party in general elections that concluded Saturday. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images […]
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Asia-Pacific markets poised for mixed open as investors await China loan prime rate announcement
The central bank of the People’s Republic of China is responsible for formulating and implementing monetary policies, preventing and defusing financial risks and maintaining financial stability. Peng Song | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Monday as traders awaited China’s loan prime rate announcement, while also awaiting Japan’s general election […]
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Asia markets mixed as investors assess China economic data, Japan CPI
The skyline of the central business district in Beijing on August 13, 2019. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP) WANG ZHAO | AFP | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Friday, as investors assessed key economic data from China and Japan’s inflation numbers. China’s third-quarter GDP growth rate came in at 4.6% compared to the […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open higher as Dow reaches new highs; Japan trade misses
A flag of Japan flies near cargo containers at Tokyo’s Odaiba Waterfront on August 6, 2020. BEHROUZ MEHRI | Contributor | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher on Tuesday, following gains on Wall Street that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average reach a record close amid a strong start to the earnings season. Investors in Asia […]
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Asian chip stocks fall on ASML’s disappointing forecast, possible U.S. export cap
A worker produces chips at a semiconductor manufacturing enterprise in Binzhou, China, on June 4, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Asian chip stocks fell on Wednesday after Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML posted disappointing sales forecasts, driving down global stocks in the sector. Shares of Japanese semiconductor manufacturing firm Tokyo Electron logged the […]
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Japan’s Nikkei leads declines in Asia-Pacific markets after Wall Street falls
Illuminated skyscrapers stand at the central business district at sunset on November 13, 2023 in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened lower Wednesday, with Japan’s Nikkei leading losses, following declines on Wall Street. Investors will be watching for more stimulus measures to prop up the real estate sector […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open higher after key Wall Street benchmarks hit record highs
The port at Busan, South Korea, in 2020. South Korea and Japan are especially dependent on shipping lanes that traverse the South China Sea, linking them to the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and beyond. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Tuesday, following gains on Wall Street that saw the Dow […]
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Asia markets poised to open higher after China weekend breifing, regional economic data in focus
“China’s growth recovery and north Asia’s earnings rebound in 2024 remain our key investment themes and overweight areas,” Goldman Sachs’ strategists, led by Timothy Moe, wrote in a Saturday note. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Monday, as investors assess China’s weekend press briefing and await […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Is higher-than-expected CPI just a ‘janky’ data point?
Customers shop for eggs at a Sprouts grocery store on April 12, 2023 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where […]
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