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 …
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Asian markets were mixed in early trading Monday, following a sharp selloff on Wall Street last week. Japan’s Nikkei 225 NIK, -0.49% dipped 0.3% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index HSI, -0.43% gained 0.1%. The Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, -1.87% declined 0.2% while the smaller-cap Shenzhen Composite 399106, -2.21% retreated 0.2%. …
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Asian markets were mixed in light trading Friday following gains on Wall Street. Japan’s Nikkei NIK, +0.78% was about flat while South Korea’s Kospi 180721, +1.33% rose 0.3%. In China, the Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, -1.03% declined 0.6% while the smaller-cap Shenzhen Composite 399106, -1.94% fell 1.3%. Taiwan’s Taiex Y9999, +0.37% …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes What a week. The headlines with market-moving potential came fast and furious this week as a host of political, economic and global issues gave investors cause for both concern and celebration. Meanwhile, mortgage rates continued to fall. First, the January jobs report on Friday suggested the …
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