• Apr 17, 2025

Asian Stocks Edge Higher in Thin Holiday Trading: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks notched up small gains as investors largely adopted a wait-and-watch approach on tariff negotiations before taking long-term bets.Most Read from BloombergTrump Signs Executive Orders on Federal Purchasing, Office SpaceDOGE Places Entire Staff of Federal Homelessness Agency on LeaveTrump Administration Takes Over New York Penn Station RevampHow Did This Suburb Figure Out Mass Transit?Why the Best Bike Lanes Always Get BlamedThe Nikkei-225 gauge in Japan advanced 1%. Sh

  • Apr 17, 2025

Asian markets are mostly higher as Wall Street is stuck in trade war doldrums

Asian shares were mostly higher in thin Good Friday trading after a bumpy ride on Wall Street, where the Dow industrials lost 1.3% as UnitedHealth shed more than a fifth of its value due to a weaker-than-expected profit report. U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed on Friday. Taiwan's Taiex gained 0.3% and regional tech companies advanced after global heavyweight Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported a profit for the latest quarter that matched analysts’ expectations.