The Hang Seng and Shanghai were both off to an impressive start for the New Year. Recording gains of over 2% for the first two trading days, we saw the former touch...
Year end book squaring outweighed yet more positive economic data to close the Nikkei a tad weaker on the day, but closes up 34% on the year. Earlier positives were...
Although not all markets closed positive, the overall theme certainly was. Shanghai and Hang Seng were both strong with gains made from Tech, Consumers and Energy...
As can be expected during holiday shortened session, volumes were extremely low and movement similar. The same could not be said for the Euro on Christmas Day...
Most core Asian indices finished in a positive note with KOPSI recovering some of yesterdays losses but also helped by a warmer rhetoric of language. The Hang Seng...
It really does feel as though Christmas is being used an excuse not to do anything! Volumes have been poor for a while but recent trading questions whether we...
Its that time of year again, when volumes are less than comfortable and many just working half-days. We saw a mixed Asian response to the US tax reforms, but...
The Nikkei found it tough to follow other core Asian markets and closed with a small loss. Volumes were again light and even a declining currency didn’t help...
A solid session across the board and all time zones, for the final week ahead of Christmas. The results heard on Friday that the US corporate tax could be reduced...
Asia drifted with prices for core all closing around -0.5% lower for the day. Volumes were light but the lack of conviction as well as year end book-squaring were...
