SYDNEY: Asian stock markets jumped on Wednesday (Aug 5) as robust earnings and renewed appetite for tech propelled Wall Street to record highs, while hopes for progress on opening the Strait of Hormuz pushed down on oil prices and bond yields.Japan's Nikkei climbed 3.0 per cent and South Korea added 4.1 per c

Asian shares advanced, mirroring a Wall Street rally fueled by technology stocks. The yen stabilized after intervention-driven gains, while oil prices declined amid easing Middle…

HONG KONG, Aug 4 — Stocks mostly rose today after last week’s tech-led rollercoaster ride as investors tracked a record day on Wall Street, while oil prices edged up after...