Asian stocks swing to 3-week high on Monday while the dollar was pinned near five-week lows as investors wagered on an eventual slowdown in US monetary tightening.

Asia stocks hit 3-week top, dollar near 5 weeks low

In the signs of increasing volatility in stock markets, Asian markets have recovered temporarily today after a day of intense losses. India's BSE Sensex opened with gains of 600 points and it is trading with gains.

Asian stocks in green after a day of intense losses

Amid the ongoing tensions over Russia and Ukraine crisis, major markets in Asia opened up to losses. Surge in crude oil prices has also put Asian stocks under renewed pressure.

Asian stocks under renewed pressure as crude oil prices soar amid Russian invasion of Ukraine

Markets have paused for breath after days of volatility, with Asian shares edging up and gold slipping slightly as investors watched the conflict in Ukraine unfold and weighed its economic implications, mainly regarding energy prices.

Asian markets stable after days of volatility, investors draw breath

Asian stocks slipped on Tuesday, as the Delta coronavirus variant spread in key markets in the region. This has put Chinese authorities on high alert. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.40 per cent in early trading. WION's Business editor Sumit Chaturvedi speaks to Daily FX Strategist, Margaret Yang Yan about the slip in stocks.

WION's Sumit Chaturvedi speaks to Daily FX Strategist Margaret Yang Yan on the slip in Asian stocks

Watch in this video of 'World Business Watch': Strong economic data from China & Japan, Asian stocks hit record peak.

World Business Watch: Strong economic data from China & Japan, Asian stocks hit record peak

Against this backdrop, MSCI’s index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rises 0.75% ahead of Monday’s European session.

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Asian equities fell for a second session today after a warning about the US coronavirus death toll that has investors looking at the safety of dollars and bonds.

Indian markets shut today: Asian stocks slip on fresh virus warning

Asian stocks gained on Friday, joining a global trend as investors took heart from firm US economic data plans hopes a meeting between US and Chinese negotiators next month signals an easing in trade tensions.

Asia shares rise on trade talks hope, firm US data; safe havens sold

Asian shares struggled to make any headway on Friday as weak US manufacturing activity and uncertainty over how much further the Federal Reserve would cut rates added to the general air of caution in markets buffeted by global growth fears.

Asian stocks shaky before Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's speech as growth woes weigh

Asian stocks tracked the Wall Street rally on Monday and found an extra tailwind from a move by China's central bank to change the way a key interest rate benchmark is set, seen by analysts as reducing borrowing costs for companies.

Asia stocks gain as China rates tweak lifts investor mood

Asian stocks took another beating on Friday (August 2) with investors piling into safe-haven assets after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would slap a 10% tariff on the remaining $300 billion of Chinese imports starting September 1

Trump's tariffs sends Asia stocks dipping

Asian stocks edged up on Tuesday as equity investors prepared for an expected US interest rate cut this week while heightened concerns in currency markets about a no-deal Brexit sent the pound to a 28-month low.

Asia stocks higher ahead of Fed, pound pressured by fresh Brexit pain

Asian stocks struggled to rebound on Tuesday as investors came to terms with sharply reduced expectations the Federal Reserve will deliver a large interest rate cut at the end of July.

Asian stocks hobbled by fading expectations for aggressive Fed rate cut

Gold prices ticked lower on Tuesday, as the dollar scaled to multi-week highs on reduced expectations of an aggressive US rate cut, although softer share markets capped the metal's losses.

Gold edges lower as dollar firms; weaker equities limit losses

Asian stocks struggled on Friday to follow Wall Street's euphoria about a possible US rate cut next month as anxiety over Sino-US trade negotiations clouded investor sentiment in the region.

Asian stocks fail to catch Wall Street's Fed rally as trade angst persists

Asian stock markets were mixed on Friday, with sentiment torn between investors worried that the US-China trade war was becoming more protracted, and others hope that the world's two largest economies would reach a settlement soon.

Asia stocks flat as trade worries linger, Europe to open higher

Asian stocks ticked up on Tuesday, staying near a nine-month as hopes of stabilisation in the Chinese economy helped investors shrug off Wall Street's underperformance that followed disappointing bank earnings.

Global Markets: Asia stocks cling to nine-month high on China hopes, Wall Street dented by earnings

The pound jumped and Asian shares rallied on Tuesday after the European Commission agreed to changes in a Brexit deal ahead of a vote in the British parliament on a divorce agreement.

Pound jumps, Asian shares rise after changes to Brexit deal

Asian stocks retreated Friday as concern grew over reports of an impasse in China-US trade talks in Beijing, and Wall Street was hit by weak US retail sales. Bourses across the region posted losses as investors shrugged off news that US President Donald Trump would sign a massive spending bill to avert a government shutdown, while Chinese inflation eased more than expected.

Asian shares drop on trade talks fears, weak US retail

Asian stocks pulled ahead and safe-haven government bonds came under further pressure on Wednesday on optimism the United States and China might be able to hammer out a deal to resolve their nearly year-long trade dispute.

Asian stocks lifted by US-China trade talk hopes

Asian shares barely budged on Tuesday with investors looking to a new round of Sino-US trade talks as the world's two largest economies try to resolve a tariff dispute that has put a dent on global growth and corporate earnings.

Asian stocks subdued, focus on new round of Sino-US talks

Asian stocks rose across the board on Friday, buoyed by gains in US technology shares while investors awaited several key events next week including US-China trade talks.

Asia stocks firm, euro sags after dovish ECB

Asian stocks edged up on Thursday as a steep slide in crude oil prices which had chilled investor sentiment slowed, while the pound and euro were supported after British Prime Minister Theresa May gained cabinet support for a Brexit deal.

Asia edges up as oil slide slows; pound, euro firm on Brexit optimism

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