Tag: Asian Stocks
Asian stocks volatile, China market drops 8.4 pct
Aug 24, 2015 (LBO) – Shares in the Asian markets continued to fall as a result of the volatility in the Chinese stocks, foreign media reports said. Chinese shares continued their sharp fall on Monday as the mainland benchmark index, the Shanghai Composite, fell sharply by 8.4 percent to 3,211.75 points. Beijing announced over the […]
Asian stocks rise, Yuan lower for third consecutive day
Aug 13, 2015 (LBO) – Asian shares extended early gains on Thursday following a recovery on Wall Street and efforts by China’s central bank to slow the sharp descent of the yuan, foreign media reports said. The Shanghai Composite rose by 0.8 percent to 3,916.68 points in early trading, Thursday on hopes the lower yuan […]
Asian stock markets back on track
July 07, 2015 (LBO) – Most of the Asian markets traded higher on Tuesday, following losses on Monday, foreign media reports said. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was up 1.4 percent to 20,389.47 in early trade while the euro also rebounded from Monday’s one week low to 1.1045 US dollars against the dollar. Hong Kong’s Hang […]