BEIJING – Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday, following Europe and Wall Street down amid growing fears the latest deal to resolve Greece’s debts is faltering. Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index shed 0.2 percent to 9,238.63 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was off 0.8 percent at 21,194.4. Seoul’s Kospi fell 1.1 percent to 2,002.60. Global markets rose briefly Wednesday on news China would keep investing in Europe and Greece would fulfill obligations …

BANGKOK – Asian stocks posted muted gains Monday in trade thinned by Chinese New Year holidays as talks on a debt agreement for Greece dragged on. Only a handful of markets were open for business. Trading is closed in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and South Korea. Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average was up 0.2 percent at 8,779.16 while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.3 percent to 4,228.10. New …

BANGKOK – Asian stocks fell Thursday as hopes faded that a bold solution might be found to a crippling debt crisis that is threatening to drag Europe into a deep recession. Benchmark oil rose above $ 100 per barrel while the dollar fell against the euro and the yen. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.6 percent to 8,670.82, dragged down by weaker-than-expected machinery orders. South Korea’s Kospi lost 0.3 percent to 1,913.69 and Hong …

BANGKOK – Asian shares had been mainly decrease Thursday as traders once again started to doubt Europe’s capacity to cauterize its worsening debt crisis. Benchmark oil fell under $ 81 a barrel even though the dollar dropped against the euro and the yen. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index shed 1 percent to eight,531.02 and Australia’s S&ampP/ASX 200 fell one.4 % to 3,981.60. Investing in Hong Kong was suspended due to an approaching typhoon. Mainland …

TOKYO – Asian stock markets fell sharply Monday, with sentiment soured by renewed nervousness about Europe’s credit card debt difficulties and heavy Wall Road losses before the weekend. Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average misplaced 2 percent at eight,562.47 as the index hit fresh six-month intraday lows. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index shed 3.two % to 19,231.69. In Australia, the S&ampP/ASX 200 plunged 3.five percent to 4,048.sixty. Benchmarks in New Zealand and Singapore also …

HONG KONG – Globe stocks struggled to hold onto the week’s gains as early declines on European markets on Thursday pared gains in Asian markets before in the day. Oil rose fell beneath $ 89 a barrel whilst the dollar strengthened against the euro and the yen. In early European trading, Britain’s FTSE one hundred fell .2 percent at 5,380.90 whilst France’s CAC-40 fell .seven % to 3,232.84. Germany’s DAX fell 1.3 percent …

BANGKOK – Asian markets rose Thursday right after stocks in Europe and the U.S. closed higher on a surge in need for autos and planes in July that offered an unexpectedly upbeat signal of lifestyle in the U.S. financial system. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose one.seven % in early trading to 8,788.99. Export shares were buoyed by a weakening yen, which lowers the cost of Japanese merchandise offered overseas. Nissan Motor Corp. jumped …

BANGKOK – Stock markets in Asia opened sharply reduce Friday amid symptoms of a achievable U.S. recession and renewed concerns about the financial wellbeing of Europe’s banking institutions. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index slumped two.1 percent at 8,751.67. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell two.8 % to 19,489.35 and South Korea’s Kospi index plummeted four.7 % to one,776.11. Australia’s benchmark S&ampP/ASX 200 index was down 2.8 percent at 4,131.thirty. Benchmarks in Singapore, Taiwan, and New …

HONG KONG (AFP) – Asian stocks fell on Monday after last week’s historic downgrade of the United States’ credit rating, which compounded concerns over the world’s biggest economy as well as the global outlook. The falls were echoed by big losses in oil while gold surged to another record as investors moved out of risky assets. They also follow a huge sell-off on Friday caused by mounting problems in the eurozone amid growing …

HONG KONG – Most Asian stock markets fell Wednesday as the U.S. federal government edged closer to defaulting right after lawmakers in the world’s biggest economy failed to make significant progress on raising its borrowing limit. Oil dropped to close to $ 99 a barrel. The dollar weakened in opposition to the yen but strengthened slightly against the euro. U.S. Republican leaders had promised a vote Wednesday in the Home of Representatives on …