Bhaskar Prasad

Japan’s industrial output rose in November, but less than expected, indicating the world’s third largest-economy continues to weaken.

China's manufacturing activity expanded to a 14-month high in December, according to the HSBC Purchasing Managers’ Index released Friday.

The U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open Thursday ahead of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data.

Japan's Nikkei average rose above 9,700 Thursday to reach an eight-month high as investor sentiment was lifted on hopes that policymakers will soon announce stimulus measures to boost growth of the world’s third-largest economy.

The Bank of Korea Thursday announced its decision to keep the policy rate at 2.75 percent, withstanding the pressure from the market participants for additional stimulus measures to give a boost to the country's weakening economy.

E. I. Du Pont de Nemours, BP Plc, Deutsche Bank AG, Autoliv Inc, Apple Inc, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Alcatel Lucent SA and Molycorp Inc are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Wednesday.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a flat open Wednesday ahead of the Department of Labor's import price index.

South Korea’s unemployment rate in November remained unchanged from that in October but grew at a slower pace than expected.

Japan’s core machinery orders rose to 2.6 percent in October from a 4.3 percent fall in September.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Tuesday were Dolby Laboratories, Hillenbrand Inc, Orbitz Worldwide Inc and Darling International Inc. The top after-market NYSE losers Tuesday were Cobalt International Energy Inc, Molycorp Inc, Northstar Realty Finance Corp, Flowers Foods Inc and Ellie Mae Inc.

ASM International NV, TOTAL S.A., ASML Holding NV, Telecom Italia, McDonald's Corporation, Apple Inc, Microsoft Corporation and Nokia Corporation are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Tuesday.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open ahead of the Bureau of Economic Analysis's trade deficit report.

Malaysia's industrial output rose in October compared with its output in the same month last year.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Monday were Teck Resources Ltd, Box Ships Inc, Stillwater Mining Company and Gardner Denver Inc. The top after-market NYSE losers Monday were Juniper Networks Inc, Trina Solar Limited, Main Street Capital Corporation, Hertz Global Holdings Inc and HCA Holding Inc.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc , Dynavax Technologies Corporation, Deutsche Bank AG, Telefonica S.A, Nokia Corporation, Banco Santander, ASML Holding N.V. and Bank of America Corp are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Monday.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Monday as investors continue to worry that the looming fiscal cliff will have a marked impact on the economic recovery.

China’s trade surplus dropped in November compared to that in the previous month.

Japan's gross domestic product contracted in the third quarter in comparison to that in the previous quarter.

With South Korea’s economy continuing to falter, market participants have renewed their call for urgent policy easing measures.

Asian markets rose in the week as investor sentiment was lifted with China's manufacturing and service activity expanding in November.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open ahead of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' unemployment report.

The data released by the Cabinet Office show that Japan’s leading index of economic indicators rose to 92.5 in October.

Malaysia posted a better-than-expected trade surplus in October, indicating that the country’s economic condition continued to strengthen.

The Asian Development Bank slightly lowered the 2012 and 2013 growth forecasts for developing Asia.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Thursday ahead of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data.

The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Wednesday were Finisar Corporation, Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc, Garmin Ltd and Zogenix Inc. The top after-market NASDAQ losers Wednesday were Vera Bradley Inc, Align Technology Inc, Dunkin' Brands Group Inc, Memorial Production Partners LP and NXP Semiconductors N.V.

The global economy continued to recover in November, helped by a sharp growth in the service industries.

South Korea's economic growth slowed to 0.1 percent in the third quarter compared to that in the previous quarter.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Wednesday ahead of Automatic Data Processing’s (ADP) National Employment Report.