Fri Apr 1, 2016/Reuters By Wayne Cole A rout in Japanese shares led Asian markets lower on Friday as a gloomy suite of surveys on Japanese manufacturing sparked heavy fund selling and overshadowed upbeat news from China’s vast factory sector. A renewed slip in oil prices added to the cautious […]
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Asian stocks lifted by Wall Street gains
Mon Mar 14, 2016/Reuters By Lisa Twaronite Asian shares began a central-bank focused week on firm footing on Monday, buoyed by gains on Wall Street as well as glimmers of strength in weekend data from China. Financial spreadbetters expected Britain’s FTSE 100 .FTSE to open 0.3 percent higher. Germany’s DAX […]
Asian shares hit two-month high after solid U.S. job growth
Mon Mar 7, 2016/Reuters By Hideyuki Sano Asian shares hit two-month highs on Monday, extending sharp gains from last week, following upbeat U.S. jobs data, a rebound in oil and commodity prices and a flurry of reassurances from Chinese leaders that the economy would remain on sound footing. European shares […]
