Asia-Pacific stocks mostly increased Tuesday, Jan. 7, with the Hong Kong market declining for the second day.

Asian shares are higher ahead of the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, while bitcoin surged to a record high. The price of bitcoin surged as high as $109,134 early Monday. Hong Kong's benchmark initially jumped more than 2% after China's central bank kept its key lending rates unchanged.

Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Friday after China reported that its economy grew at a 5% annual pace last year, hitting the government’s target but slowing from the year

But retail insiders say they are hopeful resumption of multiple-entry visas for Shenzhen residents will mitigate local spending decline More Hongkongers are expected to travel to Japan amid a weak yen,

The Japanese yen was at its strongest versus the dollar in nine days after Japan's government bond yields hit another cycle high. The 10-year JGB yield was up 1.5 basis points early Wednesday, trading at 1.

Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday followed Wall Street’s mostly positive performance ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could influence the pace of market-boosting rate cuts by

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Hong Kong will launch a new yuan-denominated trade finance scheme and expand the hours and scope of its Bond Connect program for mainland China investors, Eddie Yue, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority said on Monday.

Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region mostly decreased Friday, Jan. 10, with shares in Japan decreasing for the third session and the Hong Kong market down for five consecutive days.

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Asian markets are mostly lower after shares slumped on Wall Street despite better-than-expected reports on the U.S. jobs market and business activity

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York’s Financial District Thursday ... Tencent’s stock that trades in Hong Kong fell 7.3%. That helped pull the Hang Seng index down 1.2%, but indexes were stronger elsewhere in China ...