SSE Composite Index

Several Asian stock market indexes hit 52-week lows during trading on Monday in Asia, the first day of trading after Standard & Poor's lowered its rating of United States government debt. While much of the selloff in Asian stocks could be blamed on the Standard & Poor's move to lower its...

Stock markets across Asia had a dismal performance a day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered its biggest single-day drop in nearly three years. Asian stock markets started the week off on a positive note, rising after news broke that President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders had...

All of the significant stock market indexes in the Asia/Pacific region ended Monday trading higher after news broke that President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders had reached a deal to raise the United States debt ceiling in order to prevent the country from defaulting on its debts. The...

Stock prices across Asia continued to fall during trading on Monday over worries about possible defaults on sovereign debt facing the United States and the European Union. There is growing concern that President Barack Obama and the United States Congress will be unable to agree to raise the debt...

Although the Chinese economy continues to grow at a pace that far exceeds its Western counterparts, there are signs that inflation fighting measures by the Chinese government may be having an impact. While Chinese GDP growth in the 2nd quarter came in at a robust 9.5% above the year earlier period...

Asian stocks climbed higher again during Friday trading in Asia, as the markets reacted positively to the Greek Parliament passing a second set of austerity measures that allowed Greece to receive the latest 12 billion euro ($17 billion) installment of its emergency loan from the European Union (EU...

Most Asian stock markets ended Wednesday trading in positive territory, mainly on the belief that the Greek Parliament would pass a set of austerity measures aimed at getting the country's finances in order and ending the near-term possibility of a default by Greece on its debts. Earlier in the...

Chinese stock prices ended Monday trading in Shanghai down 1.51% due to tighter market liquidity and concerns that the Chinese government would continue tightening monetary policy. The Chinese government has grown increasingly concerned over inflationary pressures facing the country's economy....

Most stock markets across Asia fell during Tuesday trading, a day after credit rating agency Standard & Poor's lowered its outlook on United States government debt down to Negative from the previous outlook of Stable. Oil and other commodity stocks were among the biggest decliners across Asia...

The Chinese stock market ended Thursday trading down, amid concerns about the government's plans for further tightening monetary policy in an attempt to bring inflation under control. While most stock markets in Asia ended Thursday trading higher, the SSE Composite Index of Chinese traded stocks...

China unexpectedly swung to a February trade deficit of $7.3 billion, compared to January's trade surplus of $6.5 billion. China's largest trade deficit in 7 years was caused by a surge of imports, while export growth was low. The unexpected trade deficit, along with rising oil prices caused by...

Chinese stocks opened in negative territory during Monday trading and remained there for most of the day, except for a brief morning move into positive territory. Soon after opening below the previous trading day's close, the SSE Composite Index of Chinese stocks began to move upward. However, the...

Chinese stocks posted impressive gains during the Tuesday trading session. The SSE Composite Index of Chinese stocks spent the entire Tuesday trading session in positive territory. After opening above the previous trading day's close, the index fell slightly during the first hour of trading before...

The SSE Composite Index of Chinese stocks opened Thursday in negative territory and spent most of the day there, before a mid-afternoon rally finally sent share prices into positive territory. The index of Chinese stocks traded in Shanghai opened at 2,751.97, which was barely above its closing...

The SSE Composite Index of Chinese stocks opened Wednesday in positive territory, then spent much of the morning and late afternoon moving back and forth between negative and positive territory, before a rally at the end of the trading session sent share prices upward. The index of Chinese stocks...