Fund manager hails the performance of mainland China's third bourse, where trading of shares in 81 companies got underway on Monday

A respite in the crisis surrounding troubled Chinese developer Evergrande and reports Beijing plans to ease financial rules on the property sector provided some much-needed support to the region

China's new Beijing Stock Exchange will launch on Monday and is poised to help boost fund-raising options for cash-starved smaller companies.

China property stocks surged on reports of policy easing but analysts said regulations to rein in housing prices are little changed

News of the Evergrande payment helped buoy markets in China, while Tokyo, Singapore, Wellington, Jakarta and Bangkok were also in positive territory.

Didi is preparing to relaunch its ride-hailing apps in China by year-end as it anticipates a regulatory probe into the company will end by then, three people directly involved in the relaunch said.

Musk sold 3% of his shares, partly to satisfy tax obligations related to exercising stock options. Tesla shares have rebounded since he asked followers on Twitter to vote on what he should do.

China’s slowdown is likely to intensify, according to analysts at Nomura. They say four negative shocks will hit growth until a threshold is reached in early 2022

SoftBank shares enjoyed the biggest daily rise in 11 months, lifting the group's capitalisation above $100 billion. Trading volume was double the 30-day average

Values of Asian equities dropped to a 17-month low at the end of October on concerns over China's weakening economy and pandemic related factors

Markets in Asia mostly followed the lead of US markets, which are at record highs, but Tokyo, Sydney, Mumbai and Singapore edged down on Tuesday

The central bank's latest Financial Stability Report says the debt crisis in China's property sector could strain financial markets and affect the US by posing risks to global economic growth