Asia shares stumble with worries over growth in China’s Covid-affected economy continuing to weigh heavy on sentiment

Mainland China and Hong Kong shares advanced but Tokyo retreated with investors distracted by war in Europe and soaring global prices

Tech, industrial stocks pulled shares lower as Beijing imposed new Covid curbs and analysts downgraded their forecasts

President Biden said he was thinking about dropping some of Trump’s China tariffs, which boosted sentiment but Covid and inflation still cast a shadow

Stocks in Hong Kong, Tokyo and mainland China all advanced off the back of the higher-than-expected benchmark borrowing rate cut on Friday

A Wall Street slump brought the mood down across Asian trading floors with Hong Kong tech firms like Tencent and Alibaba hit hardest

Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced but traders remain concerned about surging global prices, war in Europe and Covid in China

Stocks across the region recovered on Tuesday with tech firms leading the way in Hong Kong but inflation fears linger

There were mixed returns on Asian markets at the start of the trading week with investor concern about China’s slowing economy dominating

Bargain hunters were busy on Asia’s trading floors as fears of a global recession intensify with prices soaring worldwide and supply chains snarled

The prospect of major rate hikes with US prices soaring sent the region’s markets into a tailspin with tech stocks like JD.com leading the plunge

China stocks closed higher as investors took comfort in lower Covid-19 cases, while US President Joe Biden's decision to consider eliminating Trump-era tariffs on Beijing lifted risk appetite.