Asian stocks slump as demonstrations and lockdowns in China cloud the picture.

On Monday, Asian stocks fell, with Hong Kong temporarily falling more than 4% as a result of weekend protests in several places against China's draconian zero-COVID lockdowns.

After a mixed, truncated day on Wall Street on Friday, US futures were down. Oil prices have dropped by mor...

CHINA’S EXPORTS ROSE 30.6% IN MARCH OVER HOPEFUL ECONOMIC RECOVERY

Highlights –

• China’s exports rose 30.6% in March over hopeful economic recovery.
• Chinese imports jumped 38.1% year-on-year last month.
• Imports on meats saw an increase of 1.02 million tonnes in March.
• China’s po...

SOUTH KOREA’S STOCK MARKET TO GET EXTRA SUPPORT

Highlights:

• The South Korea stock market is tumbling between the positive and negative in the last four trading days.
• The global forecast for the Asian market is positive.
• The KOSPI ended the day on Friday with gains from the financial shar...