China stocks steady amid focus on Third Plenum; HK shares fall SHANGHAI, July 16 (Reuters) - China stocks held steady on Tuesday, as investors awaited the details of reform measures announced at the 'Third Plenum' meeting amid a slew of weak economic data. Hong Kong shares fell, dragged by tech stocks. ** China's economy grew much slower than expected in the second quarter as a protracted property downturn and job insecurity knocked the wind out of a fragile recovery, keeping alive expectations

Japan's Nikkei rises as market gauges US election outlook, yen strength By Brigid Riley TOKYO, July 16 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Tuesday, tracking gains in Wall Street, as investors assessed whether an assassination attempt on U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump increased his chances of winning the November elections. The Nikkei .N225 was up 0.51% at 41,399.72 by the midday break and the broader Topix .TOPX climbed 0.8% to 2917.04. Japan's markets were closed on Monda

GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares fall as China drags, dollar in demand By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, July 16 (Reuters) - Asian shares fell on Tuesday as investors pondered the prospect of a Trump victory and what that would mean for China, while the dollar climbed for a second day even though dovish Fed comments fuelled bets of more U.S. rate cuts this year. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS fell 0.5%, having eased 0.3% on Monday.

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks, Treasury yields gain as odds of Trump win increase Dow registers record high close PredictIt shows increased chance of Republican win Crypto stocks higher Updates to 5:00 p.m. (2100 GMT By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuters) - World stock indexes and Treasury yields rose on Monday as investors weighed the prospect of Republican Donald Trump winning the U.S.

UPDATE 1-Asia Morning Call-Global Markets July 16 (Reuters) - Stock Markets Net Chng Stock Markets Net Chng S&P/ASX 200** 8,017.60 58.30 NZX 50** 12,123.14 -11.83 DJIA** 40,329.61 328.71 NIKKEI** - - Nasdaq** 18,561.98 163.54 FTSE** 8,182.96 -69.95 S&P 500** 5,655.88 40.53 Hang Seng** 18,015.94 -277.44 SPI 200 Fut 7,993 -9.00 STI** 3,499.89 2.11 SSEC** 2,974.0107 2.72 KOSPI** 2,860.92 3.92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds Net Chng Bon