Asian Market Summary

09/12/08 A daily review of the movements within the major Asian/Pacific markets. (Nikkei 225, Hang Seng, S&P/ASX 200, BSE Sensex)

08/19/08 A daily review of the movements within the major Asian/Pacific markets. All four major indices, the Nikkei 225, Hang Seng, S&P/ASX 200, & BSE Sensex, all posted three-digit losses...

09/04/08 A daily review of the movements within the major Asian/Pacific markets. (Nikkei 225, Hang Seng, S&P/ASX 200, & BSE Sensex)

11/26/08 A gain in domestic financials due to the US government's assistance of banking giant Citigroup led to both the BSE Sensex and Hang Seng indices posting heavy gains at their close.

09/16/08 The Nikkei 225 and Hang Seng indices opened their markets a day late due to holidays and began to feel the wrath of declining US financial stocks.

10/21/08 Hong Kong's Hang Seng index, due to a 48% plunge in steel company Citic Pacific, closed out the trading session as the sole major Asian/Pacific index to post in the red at trading end.

12/01/08 This past trading session within the major Asian/Pacific markets was once again covered in red with the exception of the Hang Seng index which managed to remain the sole index to post a...

11/17/08 Despite Japan entering a technical recession, the Nikkei 225 index posted the only gain within the major Asian markets with investors buying recession proof stocks.

09/22/08 The first day of the trading week was good for most Asian/Pacific markets with exception to India's BSE Sensex which remained the sole index to close out te session in the red.

09/18/08 Amid fears of furher failures within financial firms worldwide, each major Asian/Pacific market posted losses this session with the exception of India's BSE Sensex.