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Latest Articles in Asia Pacific shares

Stocks Ride Higher On Democrat Senate Win, Dollar Founders

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.5% to just shy of a record high, led by jumps of more than 1.5% in South Korea's chipmaker-heavy Kospi and Australia's miner-and-bank heavy ASX 200.

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Asian Stocks Fall Amid Concern About Georgia Senate Vote

Japanese shares lost 0.25% after a media report that the government will curb business hours in Tokyo and surrounding cities from Thursday.

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Wall Street Ends Lower But Crude Advances As Senate Weighs Expanded Stimulus

Emerging market stocks rose 1.12%. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan closed 1.07% higher, while Japan's Nikkei rose 2.66%.

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Global Stocks, Oil Lead Risk Rally On US Stimulus Hopes

The FTSE 100 rose 2.4%, on course for its fourth straight day of gains, led by companies in a range of sectors likely to benefit from the deal, including Intertek and Diageo.

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Global Stocks, Oil Lead Risk Rally On U.S. Stimulus Hopes

The MSCI World Index was up 0.3% at 0751 GMT, extending recent gains after gains in Asia, where Japanese stocks hit a 30-year high. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.45%.

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Asian Shares Rise On US Stimulus Fix, Nikkei Hits 30-Year High

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.46%. Australian stocks rose 0.55%. Japan's Nikkei leapt 1.63% to its highest since August 1990, while shares in China rose 0.1%.

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Global Stocks Falter, Sterling Skids As New COVID Strain Shuts UK

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dipped 0.2% after hitting a string of record peaks last week. Japan's Nikkei reversed early gains to be down 0.4%, off its highest since April 1991.

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Global Tocks Steady As Infection Fears Curb Vaccine Optimism

MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 49 countries, was flat by 0901 GMT after losses in Asia overnight, although European shares managed to post slight gains after a weaker open.

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Global Stocks Look For Vaccine-Led Recovery, US Stimulus

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.1%, having hit a string of record highs last week.

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Asian Shares Boosted By Vaccines Hopes, Brexit Deadline Casts Shadow

MSCI's ex-Japan Asia-Pacific index rose 0.5%, on track for its sixth straight week of gains, while Japan's Nikkei dropped 0.6%.

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Global Markets: Stocks Take A Breather As Brexit, U. S Stimulus Talks Stall

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.34%. Japan's Nikkei erased early losses to trade 0.1% lower. Both are up more than 60% from March lows. S&P 500 futures meanwhile pared early gains and steadied in Asian afternoon trade.

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Asian Stocks Take A Breather As Brexit And US Stimulus Talks Drag On

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.3%, while Japan's Nikkei fell by the same margin. Both are up more than 60% from March lows.

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Asian Shares Slip From All-Time Highs; Oil Falls On Virus Case Surge

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.3% following four straight sessions of gains.

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Asian Shares Hit Record High As U.S. Stimulus Seen Within Reach

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.6%, surpassing its Nov. 25 peak, while Japan's Nikkei dipped 0.4% on profit-taking.

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World Shares Rise On Recovery Hopes, Following Stellar November

Japan's Nikkei rose 1.3% while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 1.1% after Australia's central bank said the country's economy would need fiscal and monetary support "for some time".

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