Bhaskar Prasad

Asian Markets rose Tuesday as expectations that China will take measures to lift its economic growth undermined the euro zone concerns amid Spanish banking woes.

Japan?s unemployment rate rose in April compared to previous month increasing concerns of the country?s faltering economic growth momentum.

Asian markets rose Monday as concerns of Greece exiting the euro zone eased with Greek opinion polls published over the weekend showing that pro-bailout party is leading by a small average margin over the anti-austerity measures party.

Asian markets declined this week on increasing concerns about China's economic slowdown and Greece possibly exiting the euro zone.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade Friday are: Frontline Ltd, EMC Corporation, Deutsche Bank AG, SAP AG, Carnival Corporation, Wells Fargo & Company and BHP Billiton Limited.

Futures on major U.S. indices point to a higher opening Friday ahead of the Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index and Inflation Expectation survey.

Asian markets fell Friday on increasing concerns about China?s economic slowdown and Greece exiting the euro zone.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Thursday are: Hewlett-Packard Company, Activision Blizzard Inc, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Arch Coal Inc., Aviva Plc, Siemens AG and China Telecom Corporation Limited.

Futures on major U.S. indices point to a lower opening Thursday ahead of initial jobless claims and durable orders data.

Asian markets fell Thursday on increasing concerns about the debt crisis looming over the euro zone as national leaders were unable to present specific steps to overcome the situation in Europe.

China's manufacturing activity fell in May compared to April and continued to contract for the seventh straight month, according to the preliminary HSBC Flash Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) released Thursday.

Egypt went to polls Wednesday in country's first free election for a president after weeks of intense speculation and debate. The historic presidential election, contested by Islamists and secularists, heralds the setting up of a democratic system.

Market sentiment continued to be negative as a report quoting former Greek prime minister Lucas Papademos stated that Greece was considering preparations to leave the euro zone. Greece will hold fresh elections June 17.

Japan reported Wednesday a rise in trade deficit in April compared to a year earlier as the nuclear energy crisis has resulted in the increase of oil and gas imports.

Asian markets rose Tuesday as China promised to spur growth and France and Germany agreed to prevent Greece from exiting the euro zone.

A leading economic indicator for China rose at a steady speed in April compared to the previous month indicating that the country?s economy may not have the hard landing as expected earlier.

Asian markets fell this week as they succumbed to the pressures of the euro zone debt crisis and the economic data about the U.S. missing estimates. The Chinese Shanghai Index dropped 2.1 percent and the Japanese Nikkei fell 3.8 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index plunged 5.1 percent and India's BSE Sensex slumped 0.86 percent.

Futures on major U.S. indices point to a slightly higher opening Friday ahead of the commencement of public trading of Facebook.

The Indian rupee fell to a record low Friday as it succumbed to pressures of the debt crisis looming over the euro zone and the weak domestic indicators.

Home prices in China fell in April, indicating that the government's efforts to curb the property market boom are gaining further momentum.

India?s rupee recovered slightly Thursday following the rebound seen in Asian markets led by positive data from Japan and the US.

Asian markets rose Thursday as the economic growth reported by Japan and possible additional monetary stimulus from Federal Reserve to spur growth of the US economy offset the increasing concern of Greece leaving the euro zone.

Japan?s economy grew in the first three months of the year from the preceding quarter, boosted by reconstruction activities in regions hit by last year?s tsunami.

The companies whose shares are moving in premarket trade Wednesday are: Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc., Citigroup Inc., Fossil Inc., Dendreon Corp., Zynga Inc., Titan Machinery Inc., Staples Inc., Vodafone Group PLC and Corning Inc.

Asian markets fell Wednesday as political parties in Greece failed to form a coalition government increasing concerns of the country exiting the euro zone.

South Korea's unemployment rate fell in April with the availability of more jobs in the service sector according to figures reported by Statistics Korea Wednesday.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade Tuesday are: Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc, Infosys Ltd, UBS AG, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Avon Products, Inc, The Home Depot, Inc and Nokia Corporation.

Asian markets fell Tuesday as concerns over Greece's future in euro zone increased with the continuing standstill in talks to form a government.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into China fell in April compared to the same month last year, as investors, who are concerned about the renewed debt crisis in the euro zone, cut down on spending.