China's stocks fell on Tuesday, one day after the nation's premier warned against overly optimistic signs of a recovery from the global financial downturn.
A three-peat of advances on Wall Street helped light a fire under Asian markets Friday, with Tokyo's Nikkei average closing 5.2 percent higher, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumping up 4 percent near closing.
China's stocks fell on Tuesday, one day after the nation's premier warned against overly optimistic signs of a recovery from the global financial downturn.
A three-peat of advances on Wall Street helped light a fire under Asian markets Friday, with Tokyo's Nikkei average closing 5.2 percent higher, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumping up 4 percent near closing.
Japanese stocks finished mixed Thursday, as gains in steel and trading house shares played off against a drop in consumer credit stocks following reports that a major domestic player may be restructuring.
Asian stocks jumped Wednesday morning in the wake of Wall Street's overnight surge spurred by the Federal Reserve's larger-than-expected interest rate cut.
Japanese stocks fell Wednesday after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced plans to resign after a string of damaging scandals and a humiliating electoral defeat.
Most Asian stocks rallied Thursday, with market sentiment buoyed in large part by gains Wall Street posted overnight on optimism about a possible U.S. interest rate cut.
Asian stocks rebounded on Thursday with energy shares boosted by a jump in oil prices, while the yen steadied after suffering its biggest fall against the euro in more than three years.
Asian stocks looked set for their biggest daily fall in nearly two weeks on Wednesday, snapping a recent rebound as investors shunned riskier assets on renewed fears about the health of the U.S. economy.
Asian stock markets stalled on Tuesday as fresh fears about the outlook for the U.S. economy prompted investors to trim exposure to riskier assets, boosting the yen and safe-haven government bonds.
Asian stocks stalled on Tuesday as fresh fears about the outlook for the U.S. economy offset healthy profits and orders at firms in the region, while the yen firmed as investors trimmed exposure to riskier assets.
Stocks rose on Monday, taking their cue from a Wall Street rally triggered by surprisingly strong economic data, but ongoing jitters about the risk of further credit-market problems helped the yen edge up.
Asia Pacific stocks opened stronger on Monday, taking their cue from a Wall Street rally triggered by surprisingly strong economic data, while the yen weakened against the dollar.
Stocks fell on Friday, while debt prices and the yen edged higher, on fresh concern that U.S. housing and credit market problems could push the world's biggest economy into recession.
Asian stocks fell on Friday on concern that problems in the U.S. housing and credit markets could push the world's biggest economy into recession, while the yen steadied against the dollar and euro.
Asian stocks opened stronger on Thursday as growing hopes the worst of the recent credit market storm may be past fueled appetite for riskier assets, hurting government bond prices and sending the yen down.
Most Asian stocks traded stronger on Wednesday, lifted by hopes of a U.S. interest rate cut to calm turbulent markets, but caution ahead of this week's Bank of Japan policy meeting weighed on Japanese equities.
Asian stocks extended gains on Tuesday as credit concerns eased and a softer yen lifted Japanese exporters, while a move by China to let residents invest directly in Hong Kong securities gave the Hang Seng Index a fillip.
Asian stocks looked set to post their best daily gain in nine years on Monday after the Federal Reserve slashed a key U.S. bank lending rate, while the yen fell as fears of a credit crunch faded and risk appetite rose.
Asian stocks were on track for their biggest rally in more than three years Monday after the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed a key U.S. bank lending rate, helping soothe jitters about a worldwide credit shortage.
Asian stocks headed for their biggest weekly fall in nearly a decade Friday and the yen rose, as stubborn credit fears drove investors away from risky trades despite a dramatic late turnaround on Wall Street.
Asian stocks headed for their biggest weekly fall in nearly a decade on Friday as stubborn credit fears drove investors away from risky trades, despite a dramatic late rebound on Wall Street.
Tokyo stocks slipped early Friday as investors cautiously awaited key events including a series of earnings reports from major Japanese companies later in the day.
The page you requested cannot be found. The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
Please try the following:
• If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly.
• Open the edition.cnn.com home page and look for links to the information you want.
• Use the navigation bar above to find the link you are looking for.
• Click the Back button to try another link.
• Enter a term in the search form below to look for information on CNN sites or the Internet.
Video
