Indian shares were deep in the red on Monday after the U.S. allowed a waiver on Russian oil sales to expire and several Gulf countries reported drone attacks, sending oil prices sharply higher and marking a dangerous escalation in the Middle East conflict. The benchmark BSE Sensex was down 958 points,...
The Australian stock market is extending its early losses in mid-market trading on Monday, adding the slight losses in the previous session, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index is falling to near the 8,500.00 level, with weakness in mining stocks partially offset by gains in energy stocks. Technology and financial stocks were mixed.
Asian markets are mostly lower on Monday, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street on Friday, as traders remain concerned about surging crude oil prices and rising global bond yields. They also remain concerned if the fragile U.S.-Iran truce would hold while the U.S and Iran continue talks to end the war in the Middle East even as both factions rejected each other's peace proposals.
Indian shares look set to open sharply lower on Monday as investors fret about rising oil prices and global bond yields. Brent crude futures jumped more than 2 percent above $111 a barrel this morning, building on last week's rally after U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday warned that "the clock...
The Thai Stock market on Friday ended the two-day winning streak in which it had rallied more than 55 points or 3.7 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just beneath the 1,520-point plateau and it's expected to open in the red again on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian markets...
Ahead of the long holiday weekend for Ascension Day, the Indonesia stock market had moved lower in four straight sessions, sinking almost 460 points or 6.3 percent in that span. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just above the 6,720-point plateau and it's got another weak lead for Monday's trade. The...
The Japanese stock market is trading notably lower on Monday, extending the losses in the previous two sessions, following the broadly negative from Wall Street on Friday, with the Nikkei 225 falling below the 61,000 mark, with weakness in index heavyweights, automakers and technology stocks, while exporters and financial stocks were mixed.
The Hong Kong stock market on Friday ended the two-day winning streak winning streak in which it had risen more than 40 points or 0.2 percent. The Hang Seng Index now rests just above the 25,960 point plateau and it may open under water again on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is...
The China stock market has finished lower in back-to-back sessions, sinking more than 100 points or 2.5 percent along the way. The Shanghai Composite Index now sits just above the 4,135-point plateau and it may extend its losses again on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is negative...
The Australian stock market is notably lower on Monday, reversing the slight losses in the previous session, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index is falling below the 8,600.00 level, with weakness in mining stocks partially offset by gains in energy stocks. Technology and financial stocks were mixed.
The Taiwan stock market has moved lower in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had gained almost 300 points or 0.7 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just above the 41,170-point plateau and it figures to open lower again on Monday. The global...
The Singapore stock market has finished lower in consecutive trading days, slumping almost 15 points or 0.3 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 4,990-point plateau and it's looking at another soft start again on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian markets...
The Malaysia stock market has moved lower in three straight sessions, slipping almost a dozen points or 0.7 percent in that span. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just above the 1,740-point plateau and it's expected to open under pressure again on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian...
The Japanese stock market has finished lower in back-to-back sessions, plunging almost 1,800 points or 6 percent in that span. The Nikkei sits just above the 61,400-point plateau and it may take further damage again on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is negative on surging oil prices,...
The South Korea stock market emphatically ended the two-day winning streak in which it had rallied almost 340 points or 4.2 percent to a record closing high. The KOSPI now sits just beneath the 7,500-point plateau and it figures to open in the red again on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian...
May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.