Asian stock markets are mostly higher as 2018 trading begins...

Global stocks were mostly higher on Friday, putting them on track to close out a banner year with strong gains...

Asian stock markets mostly drifted higher on the final trading day of 2017 after Wall Street finished with modest gains...

Global stocks are mostly higher in quiet post-Christmas holiday trading, with strong economic data from Asia and the U.S. boosting confidence in some markets....

Asian markets trade higher in a quiet post-Christmas holiday trading as strong economic data from the region and the U.S. boosted confidence...

World stocks mostly higher in quiet holiday trading as oil prices erase some gains...

Asian indexes are mixed in quiet holiday after oil prices erase some of its recent gains and the region generally shrugs off the dip in technology stocks on Wall Street...

Asian stock markets are mixed in light trading following the Christmas holiday...

Asian stock markets are little-changed in light trading after the Christmas holiday...

Shares are lower in quiet trading in the few Asian markets open during the Christmas holiday...