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HONG KONG: Asian stocks bounced on Thursday after tentative steps by euro zone policymakers to tackle a crippling debt crisis, but investors remained wary that obstacles the bloc's leaders face could weigh on the euro and Asian currencies in the medium term.

SINGAPORE: Asian stocks fell to a 16-month low and emerging market currencies tumbled on Friday amid fears of a global recession, but a pledge from the G20 to preserve financial stability helped stem the scale of losses.

SINGAPOREL: Asian stocks, U.S. index futures and the euro fell on Wednesday as investors remained unconvinced that euro zone leaders have a coherent plan to tackle the bloc's sovereign debt problems, which many fear could trigger a new banking crisis.

Thailand invited Indian pharma & information technology companies to invest in the South-East Asian country. "We are the top leading economy in ASEAN & invite Indian companies to invest in pharma and information technology sector for our growth.

Asian stocks will react to the influential US nonfarm payroll data for June 2013, which will be released during trading hours in the United States. As per market expectations, the data is likely to show an increase of 165,000 jobs in June 2013. The monthly payroll report has been looked at for cues on whether or not the Federal Reserve will begin to roll back its bond-buying program before the end of this year.

Nifty option tips - The S&P BSE Sensex surged over 300 points in trade on today tracking positive trend seen in other Asian markets. The rally in the index was led by gains in HDFC Bank, ITC, Infosys, HDFC & RIL.

Today, Sensex slided over 200 pts tracking weak cues from other Asian markets on Wednesday, led by losses in ITCBSE -1.91 %, SBI, ICICI BankBSE -1.78 %, L&T, and RILBSE -0.74 %.

Share tips - The broader market traded in line with the benchmark indices with the BSE midcap and smallcap indices trading lower by 0.61 and 0.32 per cent, respectively. Today, the rupee dropped 18 paise to hit its lowest level to 68.56 against the USDr since Sep 4, 2014, in early trade amid weak cues from Asian currency markets.

Today, the S&P BSE Sensex started on a cautious note tracking muted trend seen in other Asian markets. The fell down in the index was led by losses in ITC, HDFC BankBSE -0.61%, RILBSE -0.63%, Sun Pharma & HDFC Bank.Click here

Today, the S&P BSE Sensex started on a cautious note tracking muted trend seen in other Asian markets. The fell down in the index was led by losses in ITC, HDFC BankBSE -0.61%, RILBSE -0.63%, Sun Pharma & HDFC Bank.Click here

Today 's market update : The S&P BSE Sensex opening on a cautious note with a negative bias followed by muted trend seen in other Asian markets and losses seen in index heavyweights such as ICICI Bank,ITC, Tata Motors, HDFC & TCS.

The lacklustre requirement scenario in the country has led to frequent reduction in corporate India's earnings expectations, which has impacted the performance of Indian equities relative to regional peers.

Share tips & currency updates : Cracking a 2-day losing streak, the INR(rupee) went high by 18 paise to 66.75 in early trade on yesterday, as Asian currencies recovered amid reports that the Chinese central bank, PBoC, was intervening to support the tumbling yuan.

Today's news : Asian equities delivered some last-minute Christmas cheer, continuing to rally on the last full trading day of the week before the holiday. Oil prices recovery boosted energy stocks in the areas, with US crude nearly 1 per-cent high in Asia trading following a 4 per-cent rally overnight.

Key gainers in the Nifty were Hindalco, Tata Steel, TCS, Asian Paints and NMDC, up over 2.5 percent each. Laggards included Kotak Mahindra Bank, ONGC, Ambuja Cements, ITC and NTPC, down over 1 percent each.