Asian Shares Rally as Oil Drops
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Asian shares on Friday tracked a jump in U.S. stocks after oil prices dropped below &#36;49 a barrel, easing pressure on the global economy, while the dollar was mired near a record low against the euro ahead of U.S. jobs data.
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High oil prices kept Asian stock markets in check on Wednesday as investors fretted over the impact of energy costs on corporate earnings, but an upbeat outlook from Applied Materials lifted some tech issues.
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Most Asian stock markets fell after oil prices hit a record high on Thursday, reigniting worries that high energy costs will dent household incomes, raise companies' expenses and hurt global economic growth.
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Asian stocks edged higher on Thursday  as a rally in crude oil prices underpinned resource stocks,  while the dollar was supported by U.S. Fed chief Alan  Greenspan's comment that U.S. interest rates were "fairly low."
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Asian stocks rose on Monday, with  China&#39;s market surging to an all-time high and South Korea also  hitting a record, as a rally in metals prices lifted miners and  a stronger dollar boosted shares in Japanese exporters.
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Gains in banks and exporters helped lift Tokyo's Nikkei 0.84 percent by midday on Tuesday as a fall in crude oil prices and a rebound in U.S. stocks led buyers to pick up shares hit by the index's recent sharp losses.
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Asian shares ticked higher on Tuesday as oil paused in its near-daily record climb, providing investors a chance to buy banks and some semiconductor shares such as NEC Electronics Corp.
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U.S. stocks turned positive on  Wednesday morning after oil inventories rose unexpectedly last  week, prompting a sharp drop in oil prices.
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Asian shares stuck to narrow ranges  Friday as record oil prices supported energy stocks and miners  rebounded on steadier metals markets, countering worries about  technology earnings and falls in Japanese automakers.
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Asian stocks rose, led by PetroChina Co., after crude oil climbed to a four-week high and comments by Vice Premier Huang Ju increased speculation that China won&#39;t adopt new measures to slow the economy.
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Japanese shares rebounded from  three-month lows on Tuesday but stubbornly high oil prices and  concern over their impact on corporate earnings capped gains.
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Asian stocks rose on Thursday, with  an index of shares outside Japan at record levels for a second  successive day, as strong earnings from U.S. computer maker  Dell boosted shares in technology suppliers.
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Oil prices slipped to seven-week lows  on Wednesday, lifting Asian shares, while the dollar gained on  fresh warnings over the euro's strength ahead of an expected  U.S. interest rate rise later in the day.
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Asian and European stock markets rallied Wednesday in the wake of Wall Street's overnight surge spurred by the U.S. Federal Reserve's larger-than-expected interest rate cut.
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Asian shares rose on Thursday, led by  exporters such as Honda and Samsung and resource stocks, after  upbeat U.S. growth data eased worries about the health of the  economy in Asia's biggest export market.
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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.
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Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei at its highest in nearly seven years on gains in tech firms and blue chips such as Sony Corp., while the dollar steadied after dropping on a big U.S. trade deficit.