Investors were in no mood to take on risk as Middle East tensions showed no signs of easing while surging yields added to the pressure

The violence in and around the Gaza Strip saw investors shun equities and run for safe havens as a bond sell-off intensified

Tensions in the Middle East cast a long shadow over the region’s trading floors even as China reported better-than-expected growth figures

Investors were in a positive frame of mind thanks to strong economic signs from the US even as the situation in Gaza darkened

Tensions in Gaza had an impact across Asia’s trading floors with oil prices rising and the US dollar surging as investors shunned equities

Hotter-than-predicted US consumer prices have resurrected the likelihood of more rate rises – just as investors had begun betting on a rollback

Investors were betting on the US Fed easing back on its rates campaign soon while new China stimulus also contributed to the optimism on trading floors

Investors across the region were cheered by signals from the US that interest rates there have finally peaked

Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel raised investor anxiety levels but hints of rate cuts and rising energy prices helped

Oil prices surged after the Hamas invasion from Gaza, piling pressure on equities, while China’s economic struggles continued to have an impact too

Investor eyes were on the latest US jobs data due out later in the day and which way the Fed will jump in response

Softer US jobs numbers took the pressure off Treasury yields, giving investors across the region a breather and a chance to bargain hunt