Asian Stock

Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. Japan's benchmark stock index soars 5 percent in early trade. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)" border="0" />AP - Asian stock markets were mixed in cautious trade Tuesday after Wall Street's relatively flat finish ahead of the U.S. presidential election. Japan's market jumped after being closed for a holiday.

AP - Asian stocks tumbled for a third day Friday on persistent worries that a global recession will eat into corporate profits. Shares of Sony plunged more than 12 percent after it slashed its earnings forecast for the fiscal year.

exchange in Frankfurt, October 20, 2008. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)" border="0" />AP - Asian stock markets rose again Tuesday, buoyed by further signs of easing in credit markets and support by the chairman of the U.S. central bank for more measures to aid the country's troubled economy.

Tokyo Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008. Japan's Nikkei index dropped 136.35 points to 9,3111.22 at the morning trading.(AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)" border="0" />AP - Asian stock markets slipped Wednesday after a two-day rally, tracking Wall Street lower amid concerns that worldwide efforts to boost the financial system won't be enough to stave off a global recession.

Tokyo Stock Exchange worker reacts after the opening bell of Tuesday's trading at the exchange in Tokyo on October 14, 2008. Japan's Nikkei index soared more than 11 percent in early trade following rallies in the global stock market, with the benchmark index jumping 936.68 points, or 11.32 percent, to 9,213.11 as of 9:35 a.m. (0035 GMT) Tuesday. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)" border="0" />AP - Japan's stock market soared in early trading Tuesday, leading a second-day rally in Asian stocks after Wall Street staged a dramatic comeback from its worst week ever.

brokerage in Hong Kong October 8, 2008. Hong Kong shares dropped 5 percent to fall below the 16,000 point-level for the first time in more than 27 months as investors fretted over the inability of broad-stroke policy measures to end the global credit crisis. (Bobby Yip/Reuters)" border="0" />Reuters - Asian stocks tumbled after a devastating day on Wall Street and Hong Kong became the latest economy to slash interest rates as pressure grew for a coordinated, global response to the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression.

Metro Manila October 7, 2008. (Darren Whiteside/Reuters)" border="0" />AP - Asian stock markets plunged Wednesday as recent steps by the world's major economies to fortify credit markets failed to stem escalating fears that the spreading financial crisis could spawn a global recession.

AP - Asian stock markets retreated Thursday as broader concerns about a global economic slowdown outweighed any relief over the U.S. Senate's passage of the bailout package to rescue the U.S. financial system.

Exchange in New York, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. Financial markets appeared less strained Thursday, but investors were still nervous, seeking safe investments like gold and Treasury bills and showing some reluctance to return to stocks. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" border="0" />AP - Asian stock markets soared Friday after a punishing week as news of a possible U.S. government plan to rescue banks from toxic mortgage debt brought hope of a letup in the world's worst financial crisis in decades.

Tokyo Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index was up more than 430 points, or 3.6 percent, at 12,650.27 in morning trading after Washington announced a bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - a move that could help bolster a shaky U.S. housing market and renew investor confidence in stock and credit markets worldwide. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0" />AP - Asian stock markets soared Monday after Washington announced a bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — a move that could help bolster a shaky U.S. housing market and renew global investor confidence.

day to a two-month low on Friday as sentiment turned downbeat on an overnight tumble on Wall Street and skyrocketing global oil prices. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 277.96 points, or 2.01 percent, to 13,544.36, the lowest finish since late April. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)" border="0" />AP - Asian stock markets tumbled Friday amid growing alarm as oil prices spiked above $141 a barrel for the first time and Wall Street plummeted overnight.

Exchange in Sydney Friday, June 27, 2008. The Australian stock market slumped at the open Friday after U.S. markets shed more than three percent as the price of oil hit a new high. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)" border="0" />AP - Asian stock markets tumbled Friday after Wall Street plunged overnight and crude oil spiked above $140 a barrel for the first time, reigniting fears of a global economic slowdown.

AP - Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as investors welcomed a hefty U.S. interest rate cut and a rally on Wall Street overnight.

AP - Asian stocks plunged and the dollar sank Monday after JPMorgan Chase said it would buy troubled U.S. investment bank Bear Stearns, signaling to investors the depths of the credit crisis.

AP - Asian stock markets plunged Wednesday on growing speculation the U.S. economy — a vital export market — is sliding into a recession that could lead to a global slowdown.

mobile phone in front of the stock price indicator in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 6, 2007. The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed at 16,844.50 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Tuesday, up 202.25 points, or 1.22 percent, from Monday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)" border="0" />AP - Asian stock markets rallied Tuesday, reversing a weeklong sell-off triggered by worries of a global slowdown and fanning hope that international trading turmoil may finally subside.

China and fears of a US economic slowdown, although a steadier performance in Shanghai helped to ease investor jitters, dealers said(AFP/Mike Clarke)" border="0" />AFP - Asian stocks fell sharply Wednesday, hit by heavy losses in China and fears of a US economic slowdown, although a steadier performance in Shanghai helped to ease investor jitters, dealers said.