Most Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, with technology shares leading gains as investors tracked an overnight rally on Wall Street, while keeping a close watch on Middle East tensions and a busy week of central bank decisions.
Manufacturing output in the United States rose 0.2% month-over-month in February 2026, more than market expectations of 0.1% and after moving up 0.8% in January.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that a planned meeting between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this month could be postponed due to logistical challenges.
Oil climbed again in Asia on Tuesday (Mar 17) after prices retreated a day earlier, with investors remaining focused on the Strait of Hormuz.
hina will impose anti-dumping tariffs of up to 30.1% on halogenated butyl rubber imported from Canada and Japan, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said on Friday, in a final ruling for investigations launched in 2024.
The allocation for the new assistance rate under the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda) replanting programme in Sarawak has been increased to RM23,000 per hectare, up from the previous RM14,805.