(RTTNews) - The Australian stock market is declining on Monday following the lackluster cues from Wall Street Friday and on worries about the rising number of coronavirus deaths in Victoria. Banks and mining stocks are lower.
(RTTNews) - The Hong Kong stock market has moved lower in consecutive trading days, sinking more than 50points or 0.5 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now rests just above the 25,180-point plateau and it may take further damage again on Monday.
(RTTNews) - The China stock market has moved higher in two straight sessions, advancing more than 40 points or 1.2 percent along the way. The Shanghai Composite Index now sits just above the 3,360-point plateau although it figures to run out of steam on Monday.
(RTTNews) - The Taiwan stock market has finished higher in back-to-back trading days, collecting more than 125 points or 1 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just beneath the 12,800-point plateau although it's likely to head south on Monday.
(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market on Friday halted the two-day winning streak in which is had advanced more than 50 points or 2 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 2,580-point plateau and it may continue to spin its wheels on Monday.
(RTTNews) - The Malaysia stock market headed south again on Friday, one session after it had ended the four-day losing streak in which it had fallen almost 30 points or 2 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now rests just beneath the 1,565-point plateau and it may tick low
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