The Bank of Japan surprised investors with a small but significant shift away from years of ultra-loose monetary policy

Investors were buoyed by signs the Fed’s tightening cycle may be coming to an end but China’s economic difficulties continued to weigh

Investor optimism was fading just 24hrs after Beijing promised to back its struggling economy with questions being asked over how much support will be offered

Investor mood was lifted after Beijing pledged to boost demand, with property and tech stocks leading the charge

Debt concerns over China’s real estate sector deepened over the weekend while traders were also preparing themselves for more interest rate rises

Unspectacular earnings reports from Tesla and Netflix dampened the mood on trading floors with chip giant TSMC’s downbeat forecast adding to the gloom

A Wall Street tech slide dragged on Tokyo’s benchmark index while elsewhere investors weren’t wowed by Beijing's plans to boost its economy

Tokyo was boosted by Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda signalling his resolve to maintain an ultra-loose monetary policy while Wall Street rallied

Hong Kong felt the force of a selling storm after closing for Typhoon Talim on Monday with investors unnerved by China’s growth outlook

The world’s No2 economy grew at a slower pace than hoped in the last quarter, intensifying the call for more support from Beijing

Japan’s Nikkei fell to a one-month low as exporters suffered from its currency’s rise while the Hang Seng enjoyed a boost from credit figures and tech optimism

Investor mood was boosted after US Fed officials signalled there might be an easing back on interest rate rises soon