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Equities

Singapore shares drop to two-week lows as real estate firms retreat

Rate-sensitive stocks decline ahead of U.S. Fed policy decision

31 January 2018
Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou at a shareholders meeting on Wednesday. Gou wants to take a subsidiary public to bolster the group's financials. (Photo by Debby Wu)
Electronics

Shareholders of Apple supplier Foxconn OK subsidiary's IPO

Gou says US giant 'did poorly' in Dec and wants to counter slow smartphone demand

31 January 2018
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Equities

Chinese financial stocks send Hong Kong market higher

Energy producers retreat despite signaling profit growth

31 January 2018
Company valuations have risen sharply in Japan over the past year, fueled by rising corporate investment and international tourism.
Equities

Japan's surging stocks have more companies in trillion-yen club

Corporate investment and international tourism fuel rising market caps

31 January 2018
Ping An could raise $1 billion from a medical service unit's IPO on the Hong Kong exchange.
Insurance

China's Ping An preps medical service unit for listing

Conglomerate seen raising $1bn from Hong Kong IPO

31 January 2018
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Equities

India shares decline tracking global equity selloff

Concerns over rising bond yields hurt stock markets

30 January 2018
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30 January 2018
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Equities

Mainland Chinese stocks in Hong Kong post biggest fall in 7 weeks

Shanghai Composite loses 1%; Hang Lung Properties slumps after results

30 January 2018
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Nikkei Markets

Singapore, Malaysia stocks fall as rising bond yields hurt equities

Suppliers to Apple decline on report iPhone X production slashed

30 January 2018
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Equities

Noble Group shares tumble after debt restructuring proposal

More than 50% of shareholders will have to approve the deal

30 January 2018
Overseas investment funds are taking an interest in small- and midcap stocks in Japan, many of which are listed on the Jasdaq market.
Equities

Specialist foreign funds go bargain-hunting for Japanese small-cap stocks

Undervalued shares and a bull market are catching investors' eye

30 January 2018
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Equities

Hong Kong shares extend losses on Wall Street pullback

Apple suppliers retreat after Nikkei report of lower iPhone X production targets

30 January 2018
Robots are making robots at Yaskawa Electric's headquarters in Kitakyushu, Japan.
Equities

Robot-themed mutual fund joins Japan's trillion yen club

Investors leaving REITs for promising prospects in the cutting-edge field

30 January 2018
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Equities

India shares rebound as Maruti Suzuki, Housing Development advance

Maruti gains amid bets royalty payments to Suzuki may come down

29 January 2018
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Equities

Nikkei Asia300 Index little changed as Chinese insurers decline

China property developers also fall, offsetting gains triggered by U.S. stocks

29 January 2018
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Equities

Hong Kong stocks drop as mainland Chinese shares pull back

Shanghai market posts steepest decline in six weeks; Shenzhen slumps 1.6%

29 January 2018
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29 January 2018
Japan Exchange, which combines trading operations in Tokyo and Osaka, has a market capitalization only one-fourth as large as the Hong Kong bourse. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)
Equities

Japan Exchange struggles to compete with global rivals

Mergers boost profits at the Tokyo bourse, but its IPO strategy is lacking

29 January 2018
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Asia300

Hong Kong shares edge away from record highs

HSBC, Ping An fall; H-share index rises toward fresh two-and-a-half-year high

29 January 2018
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Equities

Malaysia shares edge up to 32-month high, bank rally holds

Disappointing factory output data damps Singapore

26 January 2018
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Equities

Hong Kong stocks close above 33,000 for first time

Market posts 7th straight weekly gain; energy companies, mainland banks lead

26 January 2018
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Asia300

Hong Kong stocks rebound, poised for fresh record high

Tencent, Chinese banks lead way as Hang Seng Index set for close above 33,000

26 January 2018
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda attends a news conference at BOJ headquarters in Tokyo.
Economy

Speculation rife as Kuroda's tenure as BOJ governor winds down

Some worry his replacement could end easing, snuff out the stock market rally

26 January 2018
Investors have soured on Apple suppliers as iPhone X sales disappoint.
Equities

Apple-linked stocks slide on dull iPhone X sales

Slumping heavyweight suppliers limit broader market's upside

26 January 2018
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25 January 2018