Latest: Asia Stock Market News

Asia’s major markets were hit hard as Russia continued its assault in Ukraine and the Hang Seng plunged nearly 4% and Tokyo’s Nikkei dropped 3%

London nickel prices soared as much as 30.7% on Monday, the biggest daily percentage gain on record, as supply fears gripped markets amid an escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict

Investors have shown growing interest in Thai, Malaysian and Indonesian stocks as economic prospects brighten in ASEAN nations, while other regions are hit by impacts of the Ukraine crisis

The Indian rupee fell to a historic low on Monday, after a sharp rise in global prices of crude oil stirred concern on inflation and possible interest rate hikes by the central bank

Yuan's trade-weighted CFETS basket index rose to 106.07, the highest level since the index was introduced in early 2015, according to a calculation based on official data

The state planning body plans to boost output and reserves of oil, gas, as well as coal, which powers more than 60% of China's electricity generation plants

Japan's Nikkei sinks 3.2%, Sensex opens 2.3% down, while the MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares ex-Japan loses 1.6% and Chinese blue chips shed 0.8% amid a sea of red