The Canadian market closed notably lower on Thursday as stocks tumbled on sustained selling pressure due to weak commodity prices and rising concerns about U.S. President-elect Donald Trumps tariff threats. The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index ended with a loss of 246.99 points or 0.96% at 25,410.71, a more than two week low. Materials and energy...
The South Korea stock market has moved higher in three straight sessions, improving more than 120 points or 5 percent along the way. The KOSPI now sits just above the 2,480-point plateau although investors may lock in gains on Friday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is soft, with oil and technology shares likely...
The Japanese stock market has tracked higher in four straight sessions, advancing more than 750 points or 1.9 percent along the way. The Nikkei 225 now sits just beneath the 39,850-point plateau, although its tipped to open in the red on Friday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is soft, with oil and technology...
The Singapore stock market has finished higher in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which it had fallen almost 30 points or 0.8 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,810-point plateau although it figures to turn lower again on Friday. The global forecast for...
Large manufacturing in Japan accelerated slightly in the third quarter of 2024, the Bank of Japans quarterly Tankan Survey of business sentiment showed on Friday with a diffusion index score of +14. That beat forecasts for a reading of +13, which would have been unchanged from three months earlier. The outlook came in at +13,...
The China stock market has finished higher in three straight sessions, collecting nearly 60 points or 1.8 percent along the way. The Shanghai Composite now sits just above the 3,460-point plateau although it may run out of steam on Friday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is soft, with oil and technology shares likely...
The Hong Kong stock market on Thursday ended 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 beneath the 20,400-point plateau although it may turn lower again on Friday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is soft, with oil and...
The Indonesia stock market on Thursday wrote a finish to the four-day winning streak in which it had rallied almost 150 points or 2.2 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just beneath the 7,400-point plateau and its expected to extend its losses on Friday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is soft, with...
The Thai stock market has finished lower in three straight sessions, slipping more than a dozen points or 0.9 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just beneath the 1,440-point plateau and it may take further damage again on Friday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is soft, with oil...
The Canadian market closed weak on Tuesday, weighed down by losses in healthcare and technology sectors. Stocks from energy and real estate sectors too found the going tough. The mood was cautious with investors looking ahead to the Bank of Canadas interest rate decision and U.S. consumer price inflation data, due on Wednesday. The Canadian...