Asian stocks hit record as yen slips, oil climbs
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Asian stocks raced to a record high on Friday as a weaker yen boosted Japanese exporters such as Canon Inc.  and a spike in oil prices pushed energy shares higher.
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Asian shares were mostly steady  Friday as record oil prices lifted energy stocks and miners  rebounded on stronger metals markets, but Tokyo shares fell for  a sixth day on worries the cost of crude would hurt the  economy.
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The yen hit a six-month high against the  dollar on Thursday as falling oil prices boosted Tokyo stocks,  while the dollar remained close to eight-month lows against the  euro on concerns about the U.S. trade gap.
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Asian stocks hit a record high on Monday and the dollar plumbed an all-time low versus the euro and a basket of major currencies as investors bet the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this week.
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The dollar held near a record low  against the euro and a 4-1/2-year low versus the yen on Monday,  sending Asian shares sharply lower, after a meeting of rich and  developing nations said nothing to arrest its fall.
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The yen hit a 1-month high versus the  euro on Friday as investors bet next week's Group of Seven  meeting will boost the currency, and European stocks were  called higher as crude oil plumbed a new 5-month low.
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The yen hit a 1-month high versus the   euro on Friday as investors bet next week's Group of Seven   meeting will boost the currency, and European stocks were   called higher as crude oil plumbed a new 5-month low.
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Japanese stocks rose Thursday morning after climbing to the highest level in more than six years the previous day. The dollar was lower against the yen.
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Asian share markets fell on Monday after oil hit a record above &#36;55 a barrel, with investors cautious ahead of earnings reports from bellwether firms IBM and Texas Instruments later in the day.
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MSCI's world stock market index hit  its highest level in over three years on Friday as weaker oil  prices eased pressure on the global economy, while the yen  shrugged off soft Japanese GDP data to gain on the dollar.
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Japanese shares fell on Wednesday as a stronger yen and worries over earnings outlooks weighed on tech stocks, but hefty gains in mining giant BHP  pushed the Australian market to fresh record highs.
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Asian share markets fell on Monday after oil hit a record above $55 a barrel, with investors cautious ahead of earnings reports from bellwether firms IBM and Texas Instruments later in the day.
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Tertiary index comes in at almost double expectations, drives up yen and helps Nikkei overcome oil. LONDON  - The yen hit a four-week high against the dollar Friday as stronger-than-expected Japanese service sector data raised optimism about the ...
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Global stocks hit their highest level  in nearly four years on Thursday, boosted by a 3 percent drop  in oil prices and a rise in U.S. stocks to multi-year peaks,  though most Asian share markets were trapped in narrow ranges.
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Asian shares rallied on Thursday, with Taiwan jumping more than 3 percent, as technology issues chased a rise in their U.S. peers and investors showed resilience to record oil prices.
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Asian share markets fell on Monday  after oil hit a record above $55 a barrel, with investors  cautious ahead of earnings reports from bellwether firms IBM  and Texas Instruments later in the day.
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Asian tech shares powered ahead on  Monday, driving stock markets higher, while the dollar wobbled  on weak U.S. economic data and worries about a possible  hurricane-related supply crunch pushed crude oil futures  higher.