The new rules will benefit lenders such as HSBC, Standard Chartered, Bank of East Asia and Hang Seng Bank, analysts say.

Hang Seng jumps on Alibaba’s earnings beat, while Nikkei falls below 150 as yen strengthens. US tariff threats add to market ...

The Hang Seng closed 4% higher on Friday, its best one-day advance since October. Most of that was due to the Hong Kong-listed Alibaba shares catching up to the U.S.-listed shares, [following ...

Asian markets rose Friday, with Hong Kong leading the way thanks to a surge in tech stocks led by ecommerce titan Alibaba. But Asia fared, with Hong Kong piling on more four percent to hit a ...

SINGAPORE equities finished higher on Friday (Feb 21) amid regional gains and a flurry of earnings reports. Read more at The ...

Asian shares rose on Friday, reversing Wall Street's negative lead as the U.S. exceptionalism narrative continued to lose its ...

Wall Street fell as Walmart's forecast impacted stocks, with the S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq all down, despite Baxter and Shake Shack gains.

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian shares surged to a three-month peak on Friday as buyers returned to previously unloved ...

NEW YORK — A sharp slide for Walmart on Thursday helped pull Wall Street off of its record. The Standard & Poor’s 500 slipped ...

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Friday as investors reacted to Japan’s inflation hitting a two-year high and weighed the ...

Shares lower as CBA drops 2pc; ACCC mulls penalties for Telstra; Barrenjoey upgrades MinRes; $A lingers near US64¢; Domain, Nine leap on CoStar bid, REA slumps.

Asian stock markets moved higher on Friday, after a strong earnings report from internet-commerce colossus Alibaba (BABA), and a softer yen. Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo finished in the green, while ...