Japan Current Account Data Due On Monday
(RTTNews) - Japan will on Monday see February figures for current account, topping a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. The current account is expected to show a deficit of 818 billion yen following the 1.977 trillion yen deficit in January.
Malaysia will see March figures for unemployment; in the previous month, the jobless rate was 3.6 percent.
Finally, the markets in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong are closed for Easter Monday and will re-open on Tuesday.
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Asian Shares Reverse Losses As Oil Slips On US Stock Build
Asian stocks ended flat to slightly higher in cautious trade on Wednesday as oil prices pulled back from recent highs and investors braced for a closely watched Federal Reserve rate decision later in the day.
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Pound Slides Despite U.K. CPI Rise
The British pound weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Wednesday, despite the release of the United Kingdom (UK) Consumer Price Index (CPI) report of August.
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Pound Slides Against Majors
The British pound weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Wednesday.
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European Shares Set For Firm Open Ahead Of Fed Verdict
European stocks are seen opening a tad higher on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision later in the day, with markets pricing in a 92.4 percent chance of a 25-bps rate hike in response to a recent hot inflation report.
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Indian Shares Modestly Higher In Cautious Trade
Indian shares were modestly higher on Wednesday after falling sharply in the previous session on concerns over rising oil and U.S. bond yields amid escalating Middle East tensions.
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Australian Market Slightly Trims Early Gains In Mid-market
The Australian stock market is slightly trimming its early gains in mid-market moves on Wednesday, reversing some of the losses in the previous session, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 moving well above the 8,650 level, despite the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight, with gains in energy and financial stocks partially offset by weakness in technology stocks.
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Asian Markets Trade Mostly Higher
Asian stock markets are mostly higher on Wednesday, despite the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight, as traders are cautious and seemed reluctant to make more significant moves ahead of the US Fed's monetary policy decision later in the day. Some traders are looking to pick stocks at a bargain following the recent slump in the markets. Asian markets closed mostly lower on Tuesday.
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Indian Shares Seen Flat To Higher At Open
Indian shares may see a fragile, tentative recovery at the open on Wednesday following the previous session's sell-off.
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