Asia-Pacific markets experienced a general uptick on Thursday, following a rise on market driven by optimism regarding a potential interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week, spurred by disappointing jobs data. Payroll processor ADP reported that private companies cut 32,000 workers in November, compared with 47,000 additions in October, and well below the Read More
On Tuesday, shares of South Korean automotive firms experienced an uptick following the announcement by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, who confirmed that the reduced U.S. auto tariffs of 15% on South Korea would be applied retroactively, effective from November 1. “We are also removing tariffs on aeroplane parts and will ‘un-stack’ Korea’s reciprocal Read More
The shares of China’s CATL, the world’s largest battery manufacturer, listed in Hong Kong, experienced a decline of up to 8.75% on Thursday. This drop occurred as investors aimed to secure profits after the expiration of a six-month sales restriction on approximately 77.5 million shares owned by early stakeholders. The 23 cornerstone investors comprise Sinopec Read More
SoftBank Group experienced a decline of up to 10% on Wednesday following the announcement of its complete divestment from U.S. chipmaker Nvidia for $5.83 billion. This move reflects the Japanese conglomerate’s strategy to leverage its significant investment in OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT. SoftBank’s shares ended the trading session down by 3.46%, closing at 21,910. Read More
Asia-Pacific markets exhibited a mixed performance on Tuesday, reversing earlier gains and diverging, which experienced an uptick fueled by renewed optimism surrounding artificial intelligence and increasing expectations for a swift resolution to the U.S. government shutdown. On Monday in the United States, Nvidia experienced a notable increase of 5.8%, positioning it as the leader in Read More
Asia-Pacific markets experienced a decline on Friday, mirroring the downturn observed, amid ongoing apprehensions regarding elevated valuations in artificial intelligence stocks. The shares of prominent AI firms experienced a decline on Thursday in the United States, contributing to a downward pressure on the overall U.S. market. The most significant declines were observed in Nvidia, Microsoft, Read More
Asia-Pacific markets experienced an uptick on Thursday, following the upward momentum of market, spurred by AMD’s third-quarter earnings surpassing expectations, which in turn bolstered artificial intelligence stocks. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index experienced an increase of 1.34%, concluding at 50,883.68, while the Topix index saw a rise of 1.38%, finishing at 3,313.45. Japanese companies in Read More
On Tuesday, Asia-Pacific markets experienced a decline, lacking significant catalysts, following the overnight increase of two major indexes driven by optimism in the technology sector. Amazon’s stock experienced a 4% increase following a $38 billion agreement with OpenAI, a strategic decision that will leverage hundreds of thousands of Nvidia’s graphics processing units. Nvidia experienced an Read More
