Asian Shares Gain With Russian Stocks on Ukraine; Rubber Slumps

Asian stocks climbed with Russian shares as the ruble dropped on easing tension in Ukraine. Credit risk in Japan fell and rubber slid to the lowest since 2009.The MSCI Asia Pacific Index added 0.3 percent to 139.09 at 4:07 p.m. in Tokyo as Japan��s Topix closed 0.6 percent higher. Russia��s Micex Index increased 2.2 percent while South Korea��s Kospi Index rose 0.6 percent. The ruble dropped 0.2 percent against the dollar after strengthening...

China Stocks Fall, Capping Steepest Weekly Loss in Month

Chinese stocks posted their steepest weekly loss in a month, as slowing growth in home prices dragged down smaller real-estate companies and China Merchants Property Development Co. reported a drop in profit.China Merchants Property fell 1.1 percent to a one-month low. China Fortune Land Development Co. and Jinke Properties Group Co. paced losses for developers after official data showed home prices from the first-tier cities to those...

Tokyo Stocks Close Up 0.68%

Tokyo stocks rose 0.68 percent in quiet trade Friday as a weaker yen boosted exporter shares following a mixed session on Wall Street.The Nikkei 225 index added 98.74 points to finish at 14,516.27, while the Topix index of all first-section shares climbed 0.58 percent, or 6.78 points, to 1,173.37.Most regional markets were closed Friday for the long Easter weekend.Trading volume...

Japanese Shares Rise After Yen Weakens as Ukraine Tensions Ease

Japanese shares rose in thin trading, with the Topix index headed for its biggest weekly gain this month, after the yen fell yesterday as tensions in Ukraine eased and amid optimism about U.S. earnings. The Topix gained 0.3 percent to 1,170.04 at the break in Tokyo, with about nine shares rising for every seven that fell. The measure is poised for a 3.2 percent advance this week, the most since the period ended March 28. The Nikkei...

China Stocks Head for Steepest Weekly Loss in Month

China��s stocks fell, sending the benchmark index to its steeply weekly loss in a month, on concern a slowing economy will curb earnings growth. The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.8 percent to 2,082.43 as of 9:51 a.m. local time. Trading volumes were 13 percent below the 30-day average for this time of day, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Equity markets including the U.S., Hong Kong and Singapore are closed today for a...