Round-up of South Korean financial markets: South Korean shares shed early gains to trade slightly lower on Wednesday after the government reported 15 fresh coronavirus cases, bringing the number of people infected in the country to 46. The Korean won and the benchmark bond yield weakened.
(RTTNews) - The Japanese stock market is rising on Wednesday despite the mostly negative cues overnight from Wall Street and lingering fears about the coronavirus epidemic.
(RTTNews) - The Indonesia stock market has finished higher in back-to-back trading days, gathering more than 20 points or 0.3 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just above the 5,885-point plateau although it's expected to spin its wheels on Wednesday.
Oil prices were slightly higher on Wednesday with gains limited by the widening economic impact from the coronavirus epidemic that started in China, although new confirmed cases fell for a second day in the province at the centre of the outbreak.
Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg will sell Bloomberg LP, the financial information company that made him a billionaire, if he is elected to the White House in November, his campaign confirmed on Tuesday.
(RTTNews) - The Australian stock market is little changed on Wednesday following the mostly negative cues overnight from Wall Street and as investors digested mixed local corporate earnings results.
Shares of Herbalife Nutrition (NYSE: HLF) shot up more than 4% in after-hours trading on Tuesday when the company reported its fourth-quarter and 2019 full-year financial results. Although its Chinese market saw a significant decline in revenue, the difference was made up by s
Samsung Electronics stands to be a major beneficiary of the China production problems announced by rival Apple Inc on Monday, reaping the rewards of a decade-long bet on low-cost smartphone manufacturing in Vietnam.
Gold prices eased on Wednesday after crossing the key $1,600 level in the previous session, as global shares climbed in cautious trade following a slight dip in new coronavirus cases, while palladium hit a fresh peak on supply issues.
The dollar stood tall over the languishing euro and heavily sold exporter currencies on Wednesday, as investors reckoned with a deepening economic fallout from the coronavirus.
On southwestern Japan's Miyajima island, a short walk from one of the country's most famous ancient temple sites, there's a brand new attraction for tourists - a state-of-the art public toilet block nearly as big as a tennis court.
Asian shares and U.S. stock futures edged cautiously higher on Wednesday as investors tried to shake off worries about the coronavirus epidemic following a slight decline in the number of new cases.
Australian wages grew at a scrooge-like pace in the final quarter of last year, sapping household spending power just as raging wildfires and the deadly coronavirus were set to crimp confidence and the tourist dollar.
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