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The won’s USD/KRW pair edged 0.3% lower, the Australian dollar’s AUD/USD pair traded flat, the yuan’s onshore pair USD/CNY ticked up 0.1%, the Singapore dollar’s USD/SGD was little changed, while the yen’s USD/JPY pair last traded at 159.97 yen

Most Asian currencies steadied on Thursday after sharp losses in the previous session.

The won’s USD/K...

KOSPI index was also a major underperformer, losing as much as 2 per cent on deep losses in chipmaking stocks

Asian stocks dropped on Thursday as technology and chipmaking stocks pulled back from recent gains.

Nikkei 225 index declined 1.9 per cent, while the TOPIX index slipped 1.4 per cent on Thursday.

Losses in stocks came after Bank o...

The yen softened to the ⁠closely watched 160 per dollar level in early Asia trade on Wednesday

Persistent strength in the dollar sent ​the Japanese yen slipping to the key 160 level on Wednesday and kept traders on alert for ‌any intervention from Tokyo, as hostilities in the Gulf erupted anew and bolstered demand for the safe-haven do...

Nikkei 225 was the best performer, hitting a record high on a rally in tech and industrial names

Asian stocks rose on Wednesday on strength in tech and persistent optimism over artificial intelligence.

Nikkei 225 was the best performer, hitting a record high on a rally in tech and industrial names. Markets were also encouraged by Tokyo doling ou...

The dollar index was last up 0.184 per cent at 99.195 after last week’s decline of 0.4 per cent

The U.S. dollar was higher on Monday after a small weekly loss as investors digested latest developments in Middle East peace talks after Iran and the U.S. traded blows over the weekend, raising questions about the fragility of diplomatic efforts to end the ...