The Australian stock market is maintaining its early losses in mid-market trading on Tuesday, extending the losses in the previous session, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is falling to near the 8,650 level, with weakness in mining stocks partially offset by gains in energy and technology stocks.
Asian stock markets are trading mostly lower on Tuesday, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight, with major markets in the region, China, Japan and South Korea closed, as traders react to the re-escalation of the Middle East conflict and the related spike in crude oil prices that has again raised global inflation concerns. Asian markets closed mostly higher on Monday.
Lower GIFT Nifty futures, weak Asian stocks and the overnight negative close on Wall Street point to a flat to negative start for Indian shares on Tuesday. Dut to an escalation in tensions in the Middle East, the mood in global stock markets has turned subdued again.
Ahead of the long holiday weekend for Labor Day and Coronation Day, the Thai Stock market had moved higher in four straight sessions, adding almost 40 points or 2.7 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,490-point plateau although investors figure to lock in gains...
The Indonesia stock market has finished higher in two of three trading days since the end of the seven-day losing streak in which it had tumbled more than 550 points or 5.1 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just above the 6,970-point plateau although it's expected to open in the red on Tuesday. The...
The Australian stock market is notably lower on Tuesday, extending the losses in the previous session, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is falling to near the 8,550 level, with weakness in mining stocks partially offset by gains in energy and technology stocks.
The Hong Kong stock market has finished higher in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which it had slumped almost 300 points or 1.2 percent. The Hang Seng Index now rests just beneath the 26,100-point plateau although it may be stuck in neutral on Tuesday. The global forecast...
The Taiwan stock market on Monday ended the three-day losing streak in which it had tumbled more than 700 points or 1.8 percent. Now at a fresh record closing high, the Taiwan Stock Exchange sits just above the 40,700-point plateau although it may head south again on Tuesday. The global forecast for...
The Singapore stock market has tracked higher in back-to-back sessions, collecting more than 60 points or 1.2 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 4,920-point plateau although it's expected to open under water on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets...
The Malaysia stock market has finished higher in two straight sessions, advancing almost 20 points or 1.1 percent along the way. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just beneath the 1,740-point plateau although it may run out of steam on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is...
Asian equity markets rallied on Monday tracking Wall Street's strong performance on Friday attributed mainly to strong corporate earnings.
Despite paring a good portion of early gains, key Indian stock indices Sensex and the Nifty50 closed on a firm note on Monday, as investors reacted to a slew of earnings updates and encouraging vehicles sales data from leading automobile manufacturers. A good show by the National Democratic Allianz (led by the Bharatiya Janata Party) in assembly elections in Assam and West Bengal contributed as
Key Indian stock indices Sensex and the Nifty50 are up firmly in positive territory Monday morning, tracking Wall Street's notable upmove on Friday, and reacting to earnings reports and other corporate news.
The Australian stock market is extending its early losses in mid-market trading on Monday, but reversing some of the gains in the previous session, following the mixed cues from Wall Street on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index is falling to near the 8,700.00 level, with weakness in gold miner, financial and energy stocks partially offset by gains in technology stocks.
Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Monday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street on Friday, with markets in China and Japan closed, as traders remain cautious amid the uncertainty prevailing around the peace proposal to end the Middle East war. Crude oil prices also eased with potential US-led maritime security measures in the Strait of Hormuz to provide safe passage to vessels.
May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.