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BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Friday in most Asian markets after China reported a stronger than expected rise in prices that could prompt authorities to act to cool inflation. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index rebounded after falling the day before. Shares declined in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney and Seoul. On …

Markets in Japan and mainland China gained Friday, following another record day on Wall Street, as most other major global markets were closed for the Good Friday holiday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 NIK, +1.58% rose 1.1%, with SoftBank 9984, +4.22% rising more than 3%. The Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, +0.52% edged 0.4% …

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Thursday after Japan and South Korea reported unexpectedly strong economic data and President Joe Biden announced a $ 2.3 trillion U.S. infrastructure spending plan. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. Japan’s closely watched Tankan survey found …

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were higher across Asia on Friday after a strong gains on Wall Street driven by hopes for a powerful recovery from the pandemic. Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul and Shanghai all gained and U.S. futures also were higher. Hopes that economies will regain ground lost since last …

Asian markets were mixed in subdued trading Monday, ahead of a meeting by the U.S. Federal Reserve later in the week. Japan’s Nikkei 225 NIK, +0.17% was flat while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index HSI, -0.01% rose 0.5%. The Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, -0.96% sank 0.6% and South Korea’s Kospi 180721, …

A currency trader passes by screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index, right, and the foreign exchange rate at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. AP BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Friday as …

A pedestrian walks past an electronic board displaying the Nikkei 225 index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Wednesday. AFP/Getty Images Asian markets were mixed in early trading Wednesday, as investors weighed the results of the U.S. presidential election. Japan’s Nikkei 225 NIK, +1.71% rose 1.9% and South …

A general view of the Tokyo Stock Market(TSE) is pictured on October 01, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images Shares advanced in on Tuesday Asia after hopes for economic aid from Washington helped Wall Street recover its losses from the initial shock of learning President Donald Trump had tested …

Shares slipped Tuesday in Asia after markets tumbled worldwide on worries about the pandemic’s economic pain. Market Extra:Why the Dow dived: Ginsburg replacement battle amplifies election jitters, uncertainty over stimulus Hong Kong’s Hang Seng HSI, -0.86%  lost 0.3% to 23,894.72 and the Kospi 180721, -2.37%  in South Korea sank 1.7% …