South Korea's Kospi hits fresh record as Asia markets trade mixed amid oil surge, Iran risks
South Korea's Kospi opened at a fresh record Monday, leading gains in Asia-Pacific markets amid rising oil prices and escalating...
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Asia-Pacific markets fall as renewed U.S.-Iran clashes keep investors on edge
Offshore vessel 'Zakher Duty' at the Port of Fujairah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the...
South Korean stocks hit fresh record, building on historic monthly rally in April
A screen displays the Nikkei 225 Stock Average figure on the trading floor at the Nomura Securities Co. headquarters in...
Australia and Japan markets climb, looking past Iran war escalation fears
Pedestrians at Pitt Street Mall in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Brendon Thorne | Bloomberg | Getty Images...
Japan, South Korea stocks hit record highs as Iran ceasefire extension lifts sentiment
Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty ImagesJapan and South Korea stocks hit record highs Thursday, trailing overnight gains on Wall...
Japan's Nikkei 225 rises to record high as Trump extends Iran ceasefire
A pedestrian looks at an electronic quotation board showing numbers of the Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo on September 11,...
Asia markets mixed as hopes for Iran peace talks offset Trump threat of escalation
U.S. Vice President JD Vance (C) arrives to the meeting with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on April 11, 2026...
Asia markets mostly fall as fragile Middle East ceasefire tempers sentiment
Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets opened lower Friday, as cautious optimism over the Middle East conflict tempered...
Japan's economy avoids technical recession, but fourth-quarter rebound misses expectations
Pedestrians stand in front of an electronic quotation board displaying the numbers of the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo...
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi's ruling LDP seen winning outright majority in snap election: NHK
A poster of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi displayed at the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Feb....
Japanese stocks open at record highs as expectations of snap poll rise
Osanbashi in Yokohama on December 10, 2022.Yuichi Yamazaki | Afp | Getty ImagesJapanese indexes hit record highs Wednesday on expectations...
Dollar claws back losses from U.S. government shutdown, turns slightly higher
Jackal Pan | Moment | Getty ImagesThe dollar was little changed Wednesday, recovering from earlier declines, as traders weighed the...
Asia markets set to open lower as investors watch U.S.-China talks in Spain
Shanghai urban skyline and the bund, China.Comezora | Moment | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were set to open lower as investors...
Japan's Nikkei 225 hits a new high as SoftBank surges nearly 10%
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 notched a record high of 44,251.65 on Thursday, mirroring gains on Wall Street overnight on Fed-rate...
Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street gains as Fed rate-cut hopes rise
The city skyline of Lujiazui Shanghai Center in China, on March 13, 2024.Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets...
Asia-Pacific markets open higher after Trump formalizes lower Japanese auto tariffs
Mount Fuji and buildings in the Shinjuku district are reflected on a table at an observation deck in Tokyo, Japan,...
Japan's economy expands more than expected in second quarter as net exports remain resilient
The Tokyo Tower stands amid buildings at dusk in Tokyo, Japan.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJapan's economy expanded 0.3% in...
Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors bet on Fed rate cut
Asia-Pacific markets start the day mixedAsia-Pacific markets opened mixed Thursday.Japan's Nikkei 225 benchmark fell 0.31%, reversing course from its record...
Japan's Nikkei 225 hits record high as market resumes trading after a holiday
Asia-Pacific markets open higherAsia-Pacific markets opened higher Tuesday.Japan's Nikkei 225 benchmark rose 1.26%, while the broader Topix index added 0.74%,...
Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as two key Wall Street benchmarks fall
Asia-Pacific markets start the day mixedAsia-Pacific markets opened mixed Friday.As of 8:12 a.m. Singapore time (8:12 p.m. ET Thursday), Japan's...
