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Asian shares firm, oil near two-month high after deeper output cut

Asian stocks held firm on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump's rhetoric kept investors' hopes up on a trade deal with China, while oil sat near two-month highs after producers led by Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed on further output cuts......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 5th, 2019

Asian shares up as trade optimism lingers, oil firm on OPEC+ output cut

Asian stocks gained on Friday as investors took heart from U.S. President Donald Trump saying trade talks with China were "moving right along", and U.S. oil prices sat near 2-1/2-month highs after OPEC and other producers agreed to cut output......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 6th, 2019

Asian shares gain as Trump fuels trade deal optimism, oil firm on OPEC+ output cut

Asian stocks gained on Friday as investors took heart from U.S. President Donald Trump saying trade talks with China were "moving right along", and U.S. oil prices sat near 2-1/2-month highs after OPEC and other producers agreed to cut output......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 5th, 2019

Asia shares hit seven-week high, oil rallies as economies slowly re-open

Asian shares climbed to a near two-month peak on Wednesday as investors took heart from easing coronavirus lockdowns in some parts of the world, better-than-expected corporate earnings and a welcome rebound in oil prices......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 29th, 2020

Asian stocks seen retreating from 1-month high as investors reconsider risk

Asian shares looked set to pull back from a one-month high on Tuesday, as warnings of a deep recession dampened investor optimism that the slowing spread of the coronavirus could allow businesses to re-open......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 14th, 2020

Asia shares hit one-month high on Chinese trade data, easing pandemic worries

Asian equities extended gains on Tuesday after China's trade data came in better than expected and as some nations tried to restart their economy by partly lifting restrictions aimed at containing the coronavirus outbreak......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 14th, 2020

Asia shares pause near high ground, oil jumps on Libya shutdown

Asian shares held near a 20-month top on Monday even as investors took some money off the table following a strong run recently, while oil jumped to more than a one-week high after two large crude production bases in Libya began shutting down......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 20th, 2020

Asia shares camp on high ground, oil jumps on Libya shutdown

Asian shares neared a 20-month top on Monday as Wall Street extended its run of record peaks on solid U.S. economic data and lashes of liquidity from the Federal Reserve......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 19th, 2020

Asia shares camp on high ground, oil up on Libya shutdown

Asian shares neared a 20-month top on Monday as Wall Street extended its run of record peaks on solid U.S. economic data and lashes of liquidity from the Federal Reserve......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 19th, 2020

Yuan soars, stocks scale heights as markets cheer imminent Sino-U.S. deal signing

Asian shares hit a 7-month high, China's yuan jumped and safe-harbor assets slipped on Tuesday, amid signs of goodwill between China and the United States, as the world's two biggest economies prepared to sign a truce in their trade war......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 13th, 2020

Gold, oil soar, shares slip as U.S. and Iran rattle sabers

Tensions in the Middle East after the killing of a top Iranian general by the United States pushed an index of Asian shares off an 18-month high on Monday as investors pushed safe-haven gold near a seven-year high, and oil jumped to four-month peaks......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 6th, 2020

Gold, oil soar, shares slip as U.S. and Iran trade threats

A gauge of Asian shares was toppled from an 18-month top on Monday as heightened Middle East tensions sent investors scurrying for the safety of gold, which hit a near seven-year high while oil jumped to four-month peaks......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 5th, 2020

Asian shares at 18-month highs; Nikkei finishes year up 18%

A broad gauge of Asian share markets rose to an 18-month high on Monday as Chinese equities gained, while oil touched three-month highs on a combination of U.S. crude inventory drawdowns, trade optimism and unrest in the Middle East......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 30th, 2019

Asian shares hit 18-month top in festive cheer; oil, gold hold gains

Asian shares jumped to an 18-month high on Friday while gold and oil prices stayed buoyant in a holiday-shortened week, as investor optimism was boosted by hopes a U.S.-China trade deal would soon be signed......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 26th, 2019

Asian shares near 18-month high, bask in trade deal afterglow

Asian markets idled near 18-month highs on Monday as trading volumes weakened ahead of the Christmas holiday break, with investors taking profit on gains made earlier this month......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 23rd, 2019

Asian stocks ride Wall Street wave to 18-month peak, pound slips

Santa came early to Asia's stock markets on Tuesday as trade deal optimism, positive economic signals in China and Wall Street's rally sent shares to an 18-month high, while familiar Brexit worries knocked sterling......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 17th, 2019

Asian shares, sterling on a high as global risks ebb

Asian shares scaled eight-month peaks on Friday as a last-gasp Sino-U.S. trade deal and a likely major election win by Britain's Conservative Party cleared a couple of dark clouds from the global horizon......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 13th, 2019

Asia Markets: Asian shares slide on weak Japan data; Hang Seng drops 2%

Japan reported Friday that its factory output fell 4.2% in October, much worse than forecast and the biggest month-on-month drop since January 2018.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchNov 29th, 2019

Asian shares race to six-month high on hopes of tariff relief

Asian shares vaulted to six-month highs on Tuesday, surpassing their July peaks, as hopes that Washington may roll back some of the tariffs it has imposed on imports from China shored up optimism on the global economic outlook......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 5th, 2019

Asian stocks rally after Fed cut, BOJ sends clearer easing signal

Asian shares jumped on Thursday to a three-month high and the dollar fell broadly after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected and U.S. Treasury yields declined......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 31st, 2019

Asian stocks rally after Fed rate cut, BOJ keeps policy steady

Asian shares jumped on Thursday to a three-month high and the dollar fell broadly after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected and U.S. Treasury yields declined......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 31st, 2019