Asia markets

In Asia Monday, Japan's Nikkei 225 Index slid 0.8% to 10,013. Markets in China and Hong Kong were closed in celebration of Chinese New Year.

In Asia Wednesday, Japan's Nikkei 225 Index rose 0.9% to 10,177. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index sank 0.9%, ending the day at 21,612 and China's Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.6% to close at 3,255.

In Asia Wednesday, major indexes closed lower. In Japan, the Nikkei Index fell 1.3% to 10,005 and in Hong Kong the Hang Seng Index was down 1.4% to close at 21,742. In China, the Shanghai Composite Index lost 1.7%, ending the day at 3,240. Cars were the talk of the town today as the China...

In Asia, stocks climbed higher Monday. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.9% and in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index added 1.4%. Japan's Tokyo Stock Exchange was closed today for Labor Thanksgiving Day, a celebration of workers' rights. In China, consumer product stocks rallied with VV Food &...

In Asia today, Japan's Nikkei Index closed at 10, 258 – up 0.2 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index lost 0.3 percent, ending the day at 21,930, and China's Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.1 percent to 2,977. Japan's worst-performing stock was Japan Airlines Corp. (JALSY), which plunged 11...