Asian stocks subdued after rally
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Asian stock markets took a breather on Monday, but the underlying tone was positive after the U.S. president and Federal Reserve chairman both talked about tackling a credit problem that had roiled financial markets.
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Asian share markets were flat on  Tuesday, ignoring weaker oil prices and a mild rise in U.S.  stock markets, and the dollar paused as officials in Europe and  Japan fretted about its recent decline.
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TOKYO -- Asian stocks rallied and European shares mounted a cautious comeback Tuesday as markets reversed a weeklong sell-off, fanning hopes that recent global trading turmoil may finally subside.
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Stocks ended almost unchanged on  Monday as investors paused for breath after last week's  post-election rally and braced for interest-rate hikes that  threatened to slow growth and raise companies' costs.
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TOKYO - Tokyo stocks ended almost flat Tuesday morning as investors took a breather following sharp gains the previous day that led the benchmark Nikkei stock index to post its second-largest point gain this year.
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Stocks rallied in quiet trading Wednesday as oil prices fell for a third straight day and countered a pair of government reports that gave a mixed picture of the economy.
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Asian stocks mostly rose on Monday,  as steel makers such as POSCO gained on the prospect of global  industry consolidation, but Japan&#039;s Nikkei closed lower amid  jitters ahead of industrial output data.
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Asian stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday, extending a tentative recovery as investors went fishing for bargains after Wall Street rebounded following a week of losses.
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Japanese stocks fell on the open Friday morning as the market took a breather following its sharp rally Thursday. The dollar was lower against the yen.
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Asian stocks were mixed in thin pre-holiday trade on Friday, with steel shares tracking a fall in the US steel sector overnight on concerns about slackening China demand.
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Asian stock markets took a breather on Monday with Tokyo's Nikkei slipping on fresh concerns about the economy, and the yen traded in a small range in a session likely to be dulled by the U.S. Labor Day holiday.
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Asian investors shrugged off a rash  of weak economic indicators on Monday to pick up stocks that  looked like weathering a downturn, while oil and metals kept  close to record prices as supply concerns continued to bite.
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Asian markets rebounded Wednesday, reversing their recent gut-wrenching plunge
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Asian shares rallied on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve's biggest interest rate cut in over two decades, but nagging fears of a U.S. recession prompted many indexes to give up some of their early gains.
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Asian stocks edged higher on Monday  following a strong performance by Wall Street last week, but  Seoul shares eased from a record high as Kookmin Bank dropped  after being ordered to pay back taxes.
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Asian stocks were mixed in thin pre-holiday trade on Friday, with steel shares tracking a fall in the U.S. steel sector overnight on concerns about slackening China demand.
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NEW YORK - Stocks rallied in quiet trading Wednesday as lower oil prices brought out buyers, countering a pair of government reports that gave a mixed picture of the economy.    The modest surge in buying was welcome on Wall Street as investors have been in no hurry to commit new money to stocks lately...