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Japan's Nikkei lose most in 3 weeks on Ukraine, US inflation risks

The Nikkei share average lost 2.23% to close at 27,079.59, posting its biggest daily percentage drop since January 27 and touching below the 27,000 level for the first time since January 31

Nikkei posts worst week in 2 months, despite Apple-inspired rebound

Nikkei declined 2.93%, its fourth straight weekly drop, as Japanese stocks joined a global sell-off.

Tech stocks drag Japan's Nikkei to 13-month low ahead of Fed decision

US stocks whipsawed between steep losses and modest gains before ending well off session lows, with rate-sensitive tech stocks weighing most heavily

Japan's Nikkei hits 2-year low as US rate-hike bets, Ukraine tensions weigh

The Nikkei share average fell 2.5% to 26,890.94, its lowest level since Dec. 29, 2020

Tech stocks pull Nikkei lower; investors cautious before Fed, earnings

The Nikkei dropped 0.55% to 27,371.11 as of the midday break, with startup investor SoftBank Group being the biggest drag on the index, slipping 3.13%

Shares rise in Asian markets but Evergrande jitters keep investors on edge

As Hong Kong markets came off a holiday, Evergrande's shares surged 30% to mark their best day.

Asia shares make sluggish start, Nikkei hesitates near 30-year high

Japanese shares have been on a tear as hopes for fresh stimulus from a new Prime Minister saw the Nikkei surge 4.3% last week

Asian shares dragged by Covid-19 vaccination lag, Wall Street fares better

sian share markets were in a mixed mood on Friday after a volatile week in which sentiment over global growth waxed and waned with every new headline on the Delta variant

Apple to upgrade budget handset to 5G, drop iPhone Mini from 2022 lineup

Apple Inc's cheapest handset will support 5G technology in its next iteration and its iPhone Mini will not be included in its 2022 lineup, Nikkei reported

Asian shares hit 1-week lows on renewed virus scare, inflation worry

Japan's Nikkei dropped 1.3% as did Australia's benchmark share index. South Korea's KOSPI was 1% lower

Asian stocks hit 2-month lows as Delta variant shatters confidence

Asian shares stumbled to two-month lows on Friday and were set for their worst weekly performance since February as confidence took a beating over the global spread of the Delta virus variant

Global Stock markets reach for record high as US jobless claims dive

On Wall Street, the S&P 500 reached its sixth consecutive all-time closing high on upbeat economic data, and European shares ended higher on a rally in crude prices

World stocks near record high as investors await dovish Fed Reserve act

Japan's Nikkei rose 0.35% while MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.1%

Asian stocks extend global rally to seventh day; US stimulus in focus

Tokyo led the advance, with the Nikkei jumping 1.9% early in the session. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.3%, hitting its highest level this month

Asia shares left listless as Chinese sales data misses expectations

Taiwan's government on Monday had to reassure investors it would stabilise stock and foreign exchange markets if needed amid a spike in Covid-19 cases

World stocks hit record high as bond yields ease with inflation fears

Most Asia-Pacific share indexes followed Wall Street higher, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng leading gains in the region

MacBook, iPad production delayed as supply crunch hits Apple: Report

Production of some of Apple Inc's MacBooks and iPads has been postponed due to a global component shortage, the Nikkei reported on Thursday.

Asia shares mostly higher after US gains for fifth day on Wall Street

Asian shares mostly rose on Tuesday, cheered by a rally to all-time highs on Wall Street. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.6 per cent to 29,953.97. South Korea's Kospi added 0.3 per cent to 3,054.77. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1.1 per cent to 6,846.20. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.5 per cent to 28,971.04, while the Shanghai Composite inched down nearly 0.1 per cent to 3,417.02. The slower rollouts of the coronavirus vaccine in Asia, compared to the US and Europe, continues to put investors in the region in a cautionary mode, although South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and other nations have had fewer deaths. Weighing on sentiment is news that the vaccine from AstraZeneca had had reports blood clots after usage, whether or not a side-effect, (that) have resulted in a precautionary' suspension in Europe," said Venkateswaran Lavanya of Mizuho Bank in Singapore. This has setback Europe's vaccination progress even more starkly compared to the US, Lavanya said in a report. The news is

Indices end lower for 2nd day; Sensex drops 441 pts but up 2.5% this week

On the upside, ONGC, Maruti Suzuki, Nestle India, Titan, Reliance Industries, and L&T supported the markets with up to 2.5 per cent gains

Asian shares track Wall Street fall as bond yields rebound; Nikkei down 2%

Asian shares fell Thursday, tracking a decline on Wall Street as another rise in bond yields rattled investors who worry that higher inflation may prompt central banks to raise ultra-low interest rates. Benchmarks were lower in most major markets and the dollar rose against the Japanese yen. Shares have yoyo'd recently with fluctuations in bond yields. When yields rise quickly, as they have in recent weeks, it forces Wall Street to rethink the value of stocks. Technology stocks are most vulnerable to this reassessment after having soared during the pandemic, making them look pricier than the rest of the market. US government bond yields rose Wednesday after easing a day earlier. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was steady at 1.47 per cent early Thursday. The dial ticks back to rising bond yield concerns, between that and the broad risk-on mood derived from the global economic recovery, Jingyi Pan of IG said in a report. She noted that stocks more affected by ups an