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| Open | 3,022.25 |
| Volume | 2,095,989,232 |
| Day's range | 3,020.14 - 3,058.90 |
| 52-week range | 2,685.27 - 3,288.45 |
| Avg. volume | 228,445 |
By Alex Ho
Investing.com – Most Asian markets continued to climb on Friday morning helped along by continued forward movement in trade negotiations between the U.S. and China, the easing of tensions between the U.S. and Iran a strong performance in tech stocks on Wall Street.
Investing.com - Asian markets rebounded in morning trade on Thursday after U.S.-Iran tensions appeared to ease somewhat.
Investing.com - Asian markets fell in morning trade on Wednesday amid news that Iran fired a series of rockets at two U.S.-Iraqi airbases.
Investing.com – Equity markets continued to rise rose Monday morning in Asia, starting a short New Year’s Day week strong after finishing the shortened Christmas week at multi-month highs.
Investing.com – Most Asian markets rose on Friday morning helped along by a rally on Wall Street that has seen the Nasdaq hit all-time highs and other markets trade broadly higher.
Investing.com – Stock markets in China and Hong Kong were trading higher Monday morning following news that China will reduce tariffs on tech and some agricultural products on Jan. 1 and that the state-backed semiconductor fund will sell some of its holdings in some key tech companies.
Asian markets opened slightly down Friday morning after U.S. markets hit records high on Thursday on news that the House of Representatives voted to pass a deal to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Remarks to be given by Chinese President Xi Jinping on the 20th anniversary of the handover of Macau to Chinese rule are also in the spotlight today. Analysts expect president Xi's announcements to address changes of economic policies of the special administrative region of Macau, whose economy highly relies on the gambling sector.
Investing.com - Asian markets gained in morning trade on Friday ahead of the release of U.S. nonfarm payrolls data for November due later in the day stateside.
Investing.com – Asia stocks opened on an upbeat tone after more positive tones on the possibility of a trade deal between the US and China, after days of contradictory developments.
Investing.com - Asian equities traded broadly higher Monday morning, buoyed by good economic news out of China.
Investing.com - Asian equities fell in morning trade on Friday, with Hong Kong stocks leading losses among major markets as tensions in the city remain.
Investing.com - China’s industrial profits recorded its steepest fall in eight months, data on Wednesday showed.
Investing.com - Asian markets rose in morning trade on Tuesday. Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) Group Holding Ltd (HK:9988) made headlines as it jumped as much as 8% in its Hong Kong debut.
Investing.com - Asian markets fell in morning trade on Thursday, with Hong Kong stocks down more than 1.5% following news that both chambers of Congress passed a pro-Hong Kong rights bill.