FT.com - Asia Pacific Equities Market Data
FT.com - Asia Pacific Equities Market Data



Japan warned on governance (May 11)
The country must improve its standards of corporate governance to halt sliding investor confidence, a group of the world's most influential institutional investors will warn this week


Asian stocks sink on subprime concerns (May 9)
Massive losses at US insurer AIG have sparked worries there may be more credit trouble ahead


Financial stocks weigh on Asian markets (May 8)
Worries about further subprime losses in the US emerged and traders reacted to a fall on Wall Street overnight, pressing the MSCI Asia Pacific Index down 1.1 per cent


Depositary receipts offer HK listing for foreigners (May 9)
Foreign companies will be able to list in Hong Kong using depositary receipts from July 1, the market's operator, Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEx) said.


Hyundai suspends US pick-up production plan (May 9)
The South Korean carmaker has suspended a plan to produce pick-up trucks in the US due to falling demand for gas-guzzling vehicles amid record high oil prices


Hynix to buy 10% stake in rival ProMOS (May 8)
Hynix Semiconductor, the world's second-largest memory chipmaker, said it planned to buy up to 10 per cent of ProMOS Technologies to expand its strategic partnership with the Taiwanese rival


Kazakhstan economy causing alarm (May 8)
Years of rampant borrowing by banks and an unprecedented construction boom are dangerously exposing the economy, prompting Standard & Poor's to issue a warning


Region's bourses eye ascendancy (May 7)
As the world's great exchanges merge in a series of cross-continental takeovers and tie-ups, the Gulf's bourses look increasingly atomised


Fears for growth sparks Chinese sell-off (May 7)
The Shanghai composite index tumbled 4.1% to 3,579.15 points as Chinese stocks suffered a steep sell-off due to concerns about inflation and economic growth


Banks and oil weigh on Asia-Pacific shares (May 6)
As oil hit new highs, banks faltered on profit falls in Australia and South Korea. Meanwhile, the Bank of America has been warned to steer clear of a subprime victim