HONG KONG, Aug 18 — Asian markets rallied today as investors engaged in bargain hunting despite losses on Wall Street and a surge of the coronavirus Delta variant stoking fears about the global economic recovery. A fresh lockdown in New Zealand and a curfew imposed in Australia’s second-largest...
HONG KONG, Aug 18 — Asian markets rallied today as investors engaged in bargain hunting despite losses on Wall Street and a surge of the coronavirus Delta variant stoking fears about the global economic recovery.
But Asian markets appeared unmoved by gloomy prospects, with Tokyo snapping a four-day losing streak to close higher Wednesday. New Zealand made gains despite fears over fresh virus cases as the country’s Reserve Bank chose to keep interest rates unchanged, opting against a move that would have seen it become the first advanced economy in the Asia Pacific to normalise policy.
Markets in London, Paris and Frankfurt edged higher in opening deals, eyeing the earlier gains in Asia.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Sarawakians warned against complacency as Covid-19 cases within state hit record high | Malay MailKUCHING, Aug 17 — State Health director Datuk Dr Mohamed Sapian Mohamed has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic in Sarawak could get worse should Sarawakians fail to do their part in stopping the spread of the virus. In a statement yesterday, he pointed out that yesterday’s 1,566 new Covid-19...
Read more »
JKJAV: Over 28.3 million Covid jabs administered as of yesterday | Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — A total of 28,312,631 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) as of yesterday (Aug 16), according to the Special Committee for Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV). JKJAV, via an infographic...
Read more »
Penang’s Covid-19 vaccination programme unaffected by political changes in Putrajaya, says chief minister | Malay MailGEORGE TOWN, Aug 17 ― Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow gave an assurance today that the state’s Covid-19 vaccination will not be disrupted by political changes in Putrajaya. He said the state Pakatan Harapan government will continue to cooperate with the related government agencies to ensure...
Read more »
Malaysia records 19,631 new Covid-19 cases today, slight dip from yesterday | Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — Malaysia detected 19,631 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a very slight decrease from yesterday’s 19,740. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a tweet that the new cases today brings the total number of Covid-19 cases detected in the...
Read more »
Admission of Covid-19 patients to Klang’s HTAR down by over 50pc, says director | Malay MailSHAH ALAM, Aug 17 — The number of daily admissions of Covid-19 patients for treatment at Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR), Klang has dropped by over 50 per cent since last week. HTAR director Dr Zulkarnain Mohd Rawi said previously, the hospital had been receiving about 400 Covid-19 cases...
Read more »
Sabah breaches 2,000 new daily Covid-19 cases again | Malay MailKOTA KINABALU, Aug 17 — Sabah today hit a new state record in daily Covid-19 cases at 2,103, an increase of 375 from yesterday’s cases. Sabah Covid-19 spokesman Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said that most of the cases were from close contact screening, as has been the trend recently. “The state...
Read more »