Asian shares dip on wave disaster
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Shares and currencies drop in Asia after a massive underwater earthquake sent giant waves crashing into coastlines across the region.
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Asian shares slumped on Wednesday, tracking heavy losses on Wall Street on fears about an intensifying crisis in U.S. mortgage lending that spooked investors nursing losses from a sharp sell-off two weeks ago.
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Fears about the possibility of a recession in the US economy send Asian shares falling.
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Asian share prices were hammered Monday as a global stock market rally fizzled out amid renewed pessimism about the US economic outlook and a plunge in Chinese stocks, dealers said.
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A steep stock plunge on Wall Street in response to a weak business survey was followed Wednesday morning by sharp declines on Asian markets.
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Asian stock markets hit record highs as investors see little impact from the earthquake tragedy, but Thailand cuts its growth forecast.
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French and German stocks eased Monday with airline and insurer stocks under moderate pressure as the markets assess the toll of the tidal waves across Southeast Asia over the weekend.
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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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Technology stocks led Asian share markets lower Friday after a retreat by their U.S. peers, with investors cautious amid record-breaking oil prices and ahead of U.S. jobs data later in the day.
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Asian stocks edged down on Tuesday as  a reduced sales forecast by the world's biggest retailer,  Wal-Mart, stoked concerns of slower economic growth and offset  relief from lower oil prices.
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Asian stocks slid on Monday as investors fretted over high oil prices and bleak earnings prospects at technology firms, while Australian markets cheered a resounding election win for Prime Minister John Howard.
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Asian stock markets closed mostly lower Tuesday on continued worries about the surge in global oil prices. Tokyo&#39;s benchmark Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues slipped 43.
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The volatility triggered by the mortgage meltdown in the United States further plagued stock markets today, prompting a drop of all major indices in Asia.
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Dollar and oil price weakness pulled  Asian export and resource shares down on Monday and knocked  Toyko shares lower, but strength in some bank and technology  issues underpinned broader stock markets.
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Shares in Asia fell 3 percent on Monday as concerns over the health of the global economy returned to haunt stock markets, sending investors to seek safe haven government bonds.
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Asian stocks eased on Monday, taking a breather after four straight weeks of gains, with expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut this week offset by renewed worries about a global credit squeeze.
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Asian shares fell on Monday, led by  banks such as Macquarie  after surging U.S. inflation  and high oil prices fanned concerns the Federal Reserve may be  unable to make deeper rate cuts to prevent a possible  recession.