Asian market: Shares end lower as investors turned to economic indicators

In the Asian market, most of the shares ended lower today as investors turned their attention to upcoming earnings reports and other economic indicators. South Korea's Kospi index declined one and a half per cent while Japan's Nikkei-225 shed 1.2 per cent. Singapore's Straits Times index fell 0.6 per cent. However, Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.3 percent while China's Shanghai Composite index closed flat.       European Markets were trading in positi...

Asian markets end mixed

Asian markets ended mixed today, as investors reacted to the release of China's latest benchmark lending rate. China's one-year loan prime rate was kept unchanged at 3.7 percent, today. So, while the stock markets in Japan were closed for a holiday today, China's Shanghai Composite index ended 0.1 percent higher and Singapore's Straits Times index rose 0.8 percent. But Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 0.9 percent and South Korea's Kospi index...

Asian markets end mixed

Asian markets ended mixed today, as concerns over China's property sector and inflation worries offset upbeat US data and positive news on new drugs to fight the coronavirus. So Japan's Nikkei-225 index dropped 1.1 percent; South Korea's Kospi index declined 1.6 percent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slipped 2.2 percent. But China's Shanghai Composite index rose 0.9 percent and Singapore's Straits Times index climbed 1.3 percent. In Europe, ...

Asian markets end mostly lower

Asian markets end mixed

Asian markets end mixed