Tokyo's Nikkei index closes down 4.73% after Wall Street rout

15:16, February 06, 2018

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  Chinese shares open lower tracking overseas market rout

  (File Photo)China's major stock indices dropped in the morning session on Friday, after Wall Street saw the Dow Jones industrials plunged more than 1,000 points Thursday.The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 2.73 percent to open at 3,172.85 points, while the smaller shenzhen Component Index opened 2.66 percent lower at 10,096.47 points.The Shanghai SE 50 Index, which tracks actively traded industry

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  Hong Kong stocks plunge more than 4 pct

  Hong Kong stocks fell sharply on Friday morning, tracking losses on Wall Street overnight.The benchmark Hang Seng Index opened at 29,679.21 points, falling 772.06 points, or 2.54 percent on Friday. It continued to dive during the morning session, plummeting more than 4 percent.Heavyweights Tencent dropped more than 4 percent, while HSBC lost over 3 percent.Mainland-based financial stocks also went down

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  S&P 500's January gain suggests momentum for a strong 2018

  A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, US December 28, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Andrew KellyOne of the oldest Wall Street adages dictates: “So goes January, goes the year.” After the S&P 500’s gain of almost 6 percent in the first month of 2018, that should mean the rest