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Asian shares were set for the worst month since February, with sentiment hurt by still-gloomy China factory activity, while investors were also cautious ahead of a barrage of U.S. data that could add to bets that interest rates have peaked. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.1% but was still headed for a monthly loss of 5.9%, the largest since February.

Global shares are mostly trading higher, boosted by a Wall Street rally that came on positive reports on consumer confidence and job openings

Asian shares are trading higher, boosted by a Wall Street rally that came on positive reports on consumer confidence and job openings

dollar wobbled as weak U.S. labour data bolstered bets that the Federal Reserve was likely done with its interest rate hikes, while beaten-down China stocks rose for a third straight day. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.86% to a two-week top and is on a three-day winning streak.

Real estate stocks added 1.4%. Asia In Asian stock markets, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index climbed 2% at 18,484.03. China's Shanghai Composite jumped 1.2% at 3,135.89.

Indian stock market is expected to open on a strong footing Tuesday led by positive global cues as Asian markets traded higher, while the US stocks also gained overnight. Investors await the release of key economic data this week that will guide the market going ahead. On Monday, the domestic benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher, snapping two-day losing streak, amid largely positive global cues after China announced steps to give a boost to its market.

TOKYO (Reuters) -A labour union of Seven & i Holdings department store unit Sogo & Seibu threatened on Monday to go on strike at a flagship store depending on the outcome of talks with management over the subsidiary's sale, the Nikkei business daily reported.

Beijing on Sunday announced it would halve the stamp duty on stock trading in the latest attempt to boost the struggling market and revive investor confidence. The help was needed given profits at China's industrial firms fell 6.7% in July from a year earlier, extending this year's slump to a seventh month. Chinese blue chips shed 2% last week to hit its lows for the year so far, and all eyes will be on the official PMI for August out on Thursday. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan firmed 0.2%, having eked out minor gains last week to break a three-week losing streak. Japan's Nikkei rose 0.9%, underpinned in part by the persistent weakness of the yen. S&P 500 futures edged up 0.1% and Nasdaq futures 0.2%, extending last week's modest rise. The market did manage to weather a slightly hawkish outlook from Federal Reserve Jerome Powell, who reiterated they might have to raise rates again but promised to move «carefully». «We take this to mean that the FOMC does not intend to hike at the September meeting,» wrote analysts at Goldman Sachs. «We continue to expect that the FOMC will ultimately decide that further policy tightening is unnecessary, making the hike at the July FOMC meeting the last of the cycle.» Futures imply around an 80% chance of a steady outcome at the Sept. 20 meeting, and a 54% probability of a hike by year end. DOWNSIDE RISK ON JOBS Much will depend on the flow of U.S.

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equity market was either likely or very likely. The remaining 22 said unlikely or very unlikely. Of 15 stock indices polled on, analysts forecast only four to rise more than 5% by year-end.

Indian stock market is expected to open higher on Thursday following a rally in global peers. Asian shares gained in the morning trade, while US stock ended higher overnight on renewed hopes that central banks will pause their interest rate hikes after weak economic data. On the domestic front, the Indian equity market rallied on Wednesday with the benchmark Nifty closing above 19,400 level.

Adani Enterprises, Adani Power, Paytm, Tata Power, Union Bank of India are among stocks that will be in focus in today's trade.Asian equities ticked higher on Tuesday following the overnight rally in big tech that spurred a rebound in Wall Street stocks, though elevated Treasury yields kept risk sentiment in check.Tokyo stocks opened higher, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 index adding 0.92% in early trade, while the broader Topix index rose 0.71%. Shares advanced in South Korea as well, and Hong Kong stocks opened slightly higher after seven successive losses.Financial stocks may be under pressure after S&P Global Ratings downgraded the ratings of five US lenders on “tough" environment amid higher interest rates.Overnight on the Wall Street, The S&P 500 rose 30.06 points to 4,399.77 for its first gain in five days.

Asian stocks are mixed as traders look ahead to the Federal Reserve’s summer conference for signs of whether the U.S. central bank thinks inflation is under control or more interest rate hikes are needed to cool inflation

Asian markets stumbled on Monday after China delivered a smaller cut to lending rates than markets had counted on, continuing Beijing's run of disappointing stimulus steps. China's central bank trimmed its one-year lending rate by 10 basis points and left its five-year rate unmoved, a surprise to analysts who had expected cuts of 15 basis points to both. Disappointment at the meagre move saw Chinese blue chips ease 0.3%, while the Australian dollar took a dip as a liquid proxy for China risk.

Indian stock market is expected to open on a flat note Monday following mixed global cues. The domestic benchmark equity indices ended lower for the fourth consecutive week, the longest stretch of weekly declines in over a year. A sharp spike in domestic retail inflation, weak industrial production for June, worries over likely another interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve, depreciation in rupee against US dollar, FII outflow, rising US bond yields and slowing China’s economy weighed on investors sentiment.

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rates staying higher for longer as long-term bond yields surged. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan were up 0.1% after hitting a nine-month low the session before. It was, however, headed for a weekly loss of 2.8%, the third straight week of declines.

Indian stock market is expected to open lower on Friday following selloff in global markets as rising treasury yields weighed on investors’ risk appetite. The Asian markets traded lower following an overnight decline on Wall Street after the treasury yields spiked. Concerns over China’s economic slowdown resurfaced and sentiment weakened after property developer Evergrande filed for bankruptcy protection in the US.

wholesale prices at the factory level have been falling for 10 months now. This means that there is a slowdown in demand, both domestically as well as internationally. In July, China’s goods exports in US dollar terms fell by 14.5% from July 2022.

Nikkei share average closed higher on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street's firm finish overnight, as investors scooped up stocks after sharp losses in the previous session, with chip-related shares leading the gains. The Nikkei index rose 0.56% to end at 32,238.89, regaining some of its 1.27% losses in the previous day. The broader Topix ended 0.41% higher at 2,290.31.