The Malaysia stock market has moved lower in back-to-back sessions, giving back more than a dozen points or 0.8 percent along the way. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just beneath the 1,600-point plateau and its likely to remain steady in that neighborhood again on Wednesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is...
The Taiwan stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which it had fallen almost 360 points or 1.5 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just beneath the 23,020-point plateau and it may tick lower again on Wednesday. The...
The China stock market has moved lower in three consecutive trading days, stumbling more than 100 points or 3 percent along the way. The Shanghai Composite Index now rests just above the 3,360-point plateau and its tipped to open in the red again on Wednesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is soft ahead...
The Thai stock market has finished lower in six straight sessions, slipping more than 55 points or 4 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,395-point plateau and its looking at another soft start again on Wednesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is soft ahead of...
The value of core machine orders in Jaan was up a seasonally adjusted 2.1 percent on month in October, the Cabinet Office said on Monday - coming in at 869.8 billion yen. That beat forecasts for an increase of 1.2 percent following the 0.7 percent decline in September. On a yearly basis, core machine orders...
The Taiwan stock market headed south again on Friday, one session after ending the two-day slide in which it had fallen almost 360 points or 1.5 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just above the 23,020-point plateau and its likely to remain in that neighborhood again on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian...
The China stock market on Friday halted the three-day winning streak in which it had advanced nearly 60 points or 1.8 percent. The Shanghai Composite now sits just above the 3,390-point plateau although its expected to be rangebound on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian markets suggests little movement ahead of the FOMC meeting...
The manufacturing sector in Japan continued to contract in December, albeit at a slower pace, the latest survey from Jibun Bank revealed on Monday with a manufacturing PMI score of 49.5. Thats up from 49.0 in November, although it remains beneath the boom-or-bust line of 50 that separates expansion from contraction. New orders continued to...
The Hong Kong stock market turned lower again on Friday, one day after ending the two-day losing streak in which it had slumped more than 250 points or 1.2 percent. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the 19,970-point plateau although it may bounce higher again on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian...
The Indonesia stock market has tracked lower in back-to-back sessions, giving up nearly 140 points or 1.9 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just beneath the 7,325-point plateau and it figures to remain stuck in neutral again on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian markets suggests little movement ahead of...