Tokyo’s main bourse continued its recent slide following its record run while an uplift in China prices boosted hopes of a consumer turnaround

Shares across the region were in the green with optimism high that central banks are set to U-turn on interest rates soon

Tokyo’s benchmark ended its recent record run, falling back below the 40,000 mark, while Hong Kong and China stocks weakened too

Investors were waiting on big policy moves to emerge out of China’s annual national congress and signs from the US on a rate cuts timetable

Hong Kong’s benchmark slumped, dragging indexes across the region down with it, while Tokyo’s main bourse took a breather

Tokyo’s main benchmark continued its unassailable rise while China and Hong Kong crept ahead on stimulus hopes

Tokyo’s benchmark moved past the historic high set during the 1989 asset bubble while stimulus hopes lifted China and Hong Kong stocks

Tokyo’s record run looks to have abated as foreign sellers exited while Hong Kong slipped despite shares advancing on the mainland

Asian investors were in cautious mood as they waited on key US inflation data while China’s property woes continued

Tokyo’s benchmark hit another record before retreating while China stocks rode the AI wave to continue their 2024 surge

Tokyo’s benchmark showed no signs of retreat as foreign funds flowed into Japan while China’s markets ran out of steam after a nine-session rally

Investor attention was split on Friday with bets on the AI revolution competing for attention with China’s sketchy recovery