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Six of Eight Indices Rise as Hang Seng Gains 1.79 Percent
Six of the eight Asian indices that traded on our panel closed higher on Friday, with Seoul and Taipei shut for public holidays. Hong Kong's Hang Seng led the gainers, up 1.79 percent, and Mumbai's…
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Samsung Guides Q3 Operating Profit to 107.4 Trillion Won
Samsung Electronics estimates its operating profit for the third quarter of 2026 at approximately 107.40 trillion won, equivalent to 80.1 billion dollars,…
Read more →All Ten Indices Fall as Singapore Drops 3.49 Percent
All ten Asian indices on our panel closed lower on Thursday, the first session with Shanghai and Shenzhen back from the National…
Read more →All Eight Asian Indices Fall as Seoul Drops 1.98 Percent
All eight Asian indices on our panel closed lower on Wednesday, led by Seoul, where the Kospi fell 1.98 percent to 6,803.90…
Read more →Nikkei Posts First Close Above 70,000 Since July as Kospi Falls
The Nikkei 225 rose 1.05 percent to 70,683.98 on Tuesday, its first close above the 70,000 line since 1 July, and every…
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Taiwan's Reserves Ease to 600.7 Billion Dollars in September
Taiwan's foreign exchange reserves stood at 600.745 billion dollars at the end of September, down 1.159 billion dollars from the end of…
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South Korea's Reserves Ease to 440.56 Billion Dollars in September
South Korea's official foreign reserves stood at 440.56 billion dollars at the end of September, down 1.72 billion dollars from 442.28 billion…
Read more →Every Open Board Rises as Taipei Jumps 2.55 Percent
Every board open on our Monday set closed higher, with Taipei's weighted index jumping 2.55 percent to 49,712.04 and the Nikkei 225…
Read more →Hong Kong Falls 2.60 Percent as the Kospi Closes Above 7,000
Hong Kong set the tone for a thinned out Friday board. The Hang Seng returned from Thursday's holiday and fell 2.60 percent…
Read more →Tokyo Rallies 3.30 Percent as China Begins Golden Week
The Nikkei 225 rose 3.30 percent, or 2,203.00 points, to 68,956.72 on Thursday, the board's strongest row by a wide margin, with…
Read more →Asia Wrap: Nikkei Jumps 1.94 Percent as China's Factory Gauge Grows
Tokyo led Asia's board higher on the final session of September. The Nikkei 225 closed 1.94 percent higher at 66,753.72 and the…
Read more →Asia Wrap: The Topix Falls 1.72 Percent as Mainland and Sydney Gain
Asia split on Tuesday with the selling concentrated in Tokyo's broader benchmark: the Topix fell 1.72 percent to 4,041.13 against the Nikkei…
Read more →Asia Wrap: Shenzhen Falls 3.44 Percent as Brent Tops 108 Dollars
Asia opened the week lower after Washington rejected Tehran's conditional offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz: Shenzhen's component index fell 3.44…
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Taiwan Has Approved 44 Billion Dollars of TSMC Capital for Its US Unit
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has approved 44 billion dollars of TSMC capital for its US subsidiary through 7 approvals since December…
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Japan Says Katayama and Bessent Share Concern Over the Yen
Japan's Finance Minister Katayama and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reaffirmed on 25 September that the undervaluation of the yen is a…
Read more →Asia Wrap: Tokyo Rallies as Iran Offers to Reopen Hormuz Within 7 Days
Tokyo carried a board thinned to four open markets on Friday. The Nikkei 225 closed 1.30 percent higher at 66,364.20, per the…
Read more →Asia Wrap: Nikkei Rises Alone as Japan's 10 Year Hits a 30 Year High
Tokyo came back from its three day holiday with the Nikkei 225 the board's only riser. The index closed 0.76 percent higher…
Read more →Asia Wrap: Taipei Sets a Second Record Close, Seoul Leads Into Chuseok
Asia closed split on Wednesday around a thinning holiday map. South Korea's Kospi led the board, 0.90 percent higher at 7,080.92, a…
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Alibaba's New AI Chip Triples Performance as Shares Jump 5.1 Percent
Alibaba Group unveiled a new AI chip that it said triples the performance of its predecessor and outlined plans for an AI…
Read more →Asia Wrap: A Taipei Record and a Fade as Brent Slips Under 100 Dollars
Asia took Wall Street's record close and handed most of it back by the bell on Tuesday. South Korea's Kospi opened 2.20…
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China's Gold Imports Already Top 1,000 Tons, Beating All of 2025
China's gold imports through August 2026 topped 1,000 tons, already surpassing the country's full year import total for 2025, according to customs…
Read more →Asia Wrap: The Kospi Reclaims 7,000 With Japan Shut and Oil Under 101
Asia opened the week higher without Japan. South Korea's Kospi rose 1.65 percent to close at 7,007.72, back above the 7,000 line…
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