Stock Market News (European Open) – European markets await ECB; mixed picture in Asia
Posted on September 7, 2017 at 9:41 am GMTEquity markets in Asia projected a mixed picture today. South Korea’s Kospi climbed by a sizeable 1.1%, the Nikkei 225 finished the day higher for the first time this week, rising by 0.2%, while the broader Japanese index, the Topix, rose by a heftier 0.4%, building on yesterday’s gains. In terms of losers, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng retreated 0.3% and the Shanghai Composite by a much larger 0.6%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was flat. Risk sentiment was boosted today after US [..]