Most Asia shares edge higher after US rate cut

Record ID: 1433178

  • Title: Most Asia shares edge higher after US rate cut
  • Date: 19th September 2019
  • Summary: TOKYO, JAPAN (SEPTEMBER 19, 2019) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE (TSE) SIGN READING (English): "JPX / TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE" ELECTRONIC BOARD VARIOUS OF NIKKEI 225 INDEX ON ELECTRONIC BOARD TSE INTERIOR TSE STAFF WORKING HONG KONG, CHINA (SEPTEMBER 19, 2019) (REUTERS) TRAFFIC VARIOUS PEOPLE WALKING ON HONG KONG STREET VARIOUS STOCKS BOARD SHOWING HONG KONG HANG SENG INDEX FALLING TRADER WORKING SCREENS VARIOUS STOCKS BOARD SHOWING HANG SENG INDEX FALLING SHANGHAI, CHINA (SEPTEMBER 19, 2019) (REUTERS) ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD IN FRONT OT PEARL TOWER ELECTRONIC BOARD SHOWING SHANGHAI COMPOSITE INDEX AND SHENZHEN COMPONENT INDEX ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD IN FRONT OT PEARL TOWER ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD SHOWING STOCK INFORMATION BUILDINGS TO ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD ELECTRONIC BOARD SHOWING SHANGHAI COMPOSITE INDEX AND SHENZHEN COMPONENT INDEX ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD SHOWING STOCK INFORMATION SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (SEPTEMBER 19, 2019) (REUTERS) TRAFFIC ON SEOUL STREET PEOPLE CROSSING ROAD KOREA COMPOSITE STOCK PRICE INDEX (KOSPI) ON ELECTRONIC TICKER/ INTERIOR OF DEALING ROOM AT KEB HANA BANK ELECTRONIC BOARD SHOWING KOSPI DEALERS WORKING ELECTRONIC BOARD SHOWING KOSPI AND USD/KRW EXCHANGE RATE DEALER LOOKING MONITOR VARIOUS OF DEALERS WORKING
  • Embargoed: 3rd October 2019 04:25
  • Keywords: South Korea KOSPI Nikkei Hang Seng Shanghai
  • Location: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA / HONG KONG, SHANGHAI, CHINA/TOKYO, JAPAN
  • City: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA / HONG KONG, SHANGHAI, CHINA/TOKYO, JAPAN
  • Country: Various
  • Topics: Economic Events,Equities Markets
  • Reuters ID: LVA001AXBMXXJ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Asian shares edged higher on Thursday (September 19) tracking some modest Wall Street gains after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected but offered mixed signals on the next easing, keeping investors cautious.
    In South Korea, stocks opened higher with the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) up 16.25 points or 0.78 percent to 2,086.98 points as of 0022 GMT. Japan's Nikkei rose 0.46%,
    While in Hong Kong, Hang Seng composite index fell nearly one percent after market opened to lower than 26,600 points.
    (Production: Yasuteru Ueda, Dogyun Kim, Xihao Jiang, Tommy Ardiansyah, Angie Teo, Arshad Satikin, Minwoo Park, Masako Iijima, Kwiyeon Ha)
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