GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia opens higher, but China tech worries weigh on Hong Kong Reuters 7 hrs ago
By Scott Murdoch
HONG KONG, July 6 (Reuters) - Most Asian share markets opened a fraction higher on Tuesday, ahead of a key decision by Australia s central bank on its quantitative easing program and despite ongoing concerns over the future regulation of China s powerful technology sector.
U.S. markets were closed on Monday to mark the Independence Day holiday, leaving the Asian region without a strong lead to start trading on Tuesday.
MSCI s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.05%.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index was down 0.7% while China s CSI300 was off by nearly 0.3%.
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Most Asian share markets opened a fraction higher on Tuesday, ahead of a key decision by Australia s central bank on its quantitative easing programme and despite ongoing concerns over the future regulation of China s powerful technology sector. U.S. markets were closed on Monday to mark the Independence Day holiday, leaving the Asian region without a strong lead to start trading on Tuesday. MSCI s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.05%. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index was down 0.7% while China s CSI300 was off by nearly 0.3%. Japan s Nikkei was up 0.45% while the S&P ASX200 stood 0.21% higher. In South Korea, the Kospi 200 Index rose 0.5% in early trade.
Asia opens higher, but China tech worries weigh on Hong Kong
By Scott Murdoch
Reuters
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Most Asian share markets opened a fraction higher on Tuesday, ahead of a key decision by Australia s central bank on its quantitative easing programme and despite ongoing concerns over the future regulation of China s powerful technology sector.
U.S. markets were closed on Monday to mark the Independence Day holiday, leaving the Asian region without a strong lead to start trading on Tuesday.
MSCI s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.05%.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index was down 0.7% while China s CSI300 was off by nearly 0.3%.
Asia shares volatile as China tech worries remain Reuters 8 hrs ago
By Scott Murdoch
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian share markets were volatile on Tuesday, after Australia s central bank flagged some tapering in its quantitative easing programme and concerns over the future of China s powerful technology sector weighed down shares.
U.S. markets were closed on Monday to mark the Independence Day holiday, leaving the Asian region without a strong lead to trading on Tuesday.
MSCI s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.1%.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index was down 0.44%, marking its sixth day of losses, while China s CSI300 was off by nearly 0.6% to an almost two-month-low.
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