Hong Kong's stock benchmark on Tuesday fell below 17,000 points for the first time in 11 years, after China vowed to stick to its zero-COVID policy, adding to slowdown concerns amid heightened US tech crackdowns and aggressive overseas rate hikes.

Stocks skidded lower in Asia on Monday after a surprise drop in US unemployment quashed any thought of a pivot on policy tightening ahead of a reading on inflation which is expected to see core prices move higher again.

Asian stocks declined on Friday, extending a global equity slide to a third day, as investors fretted over recession risks amid signs of further aggressive central bank policy tightening.

Asian shares were cautiously higher on Thursday, while the dollar eased ahead of US non-farm payrolls data, and oil prices gained for a fourth day after deep production cuts pledged by OPEC+ members.

Hong Kong stocks soared Wednesday as investors returned from a public holiday to play catch-up, with a global rally fueled by easing concerns about central bank interest rate hikes.

The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has upgraded its target for the growth of the domestic capital market to more than Rp 182 trillion this year, more than 4 percent higher than initially projected.

Stocks drifted in Asia on Monday as investors await key US jobs data, while girding themselves for a corporate earnings season many fear will highlight the impact of surging inflation and interest rates.

The dollar rose against the euro on Friday but pared gains late in a session that was muddied by quarter-end trading while riskier commodity-led currencies fell sharply after European inflation hit a record high and US consumer spending increased faster than expected.

Asian shares on Friday were headed for their worst month since the onset of COVID-19, while jitters in currency and bond markets persisted over hawkish talk from central banks, worries about a global recession and rising geopolitical risk.

Sterling slid as low as $1.0763 in early morning London deals, one day after the BoE snapped up long-dated government bonds in order to prevent a "material risk" to stability.

Asian stocks rallied Thursday as UK and US government yields fell after the Bank of England jumped into bond markets to prevent a fresh financial catastrophe.

The pound was on track for its biggest monthly fall since October 2008, just after Lehman Brothers collapsed.

Asian share markets tumbled on Wednesday as surging borrowing costs intensified fears of a global recession, spooking investors into the arms of the safe-haven dollar and driving the Chinese yuan to record lows.

The instructions were given verbally by the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges through so-called "window guidance", or unofficial policy directives with no written documents, one of the sources said.

Sterling steadied on Tuesday, but was perched above its record low only thanks to soaring yields on British debt and the hope of a response from policymakers or politicians, with its gyrations unnerving markets to the benefit of the dollar.

The British pound tumbled nearly 5 percent to an all-time low on Monday as investors ran for the exits after the new government's fiscal plan threatened to stretch Britain's finances to their limits.

The government is set to tighten its grip on cryptocurrency trading in the country in a move that analysts say will slow the growth of the industry but will serve the long-term interests of investors.

Hong Kong has lost its crown as Asia's premier finance center to Singapore in a global ranking list where New York and London maintained their number one and two spots.

Asian markets fell again Friday as part of a global sell-off fueled by recession fears after central banks around the world ramped up interest rates to fight decades-high inflation.

Japan's finance ministry said Thursday it intervened in the currency market to bolster the yen, which has plummeted against the dollar in recent months on the widening policy gap between the US and Japanese central banks.

The Bank of Japan maintained ultra-low interest rates and dovish policy guidance on Thursday, as it seeks to reassure markets that it will continue to swim against a global tide of central banks tightening monetary policy to combat soaring inflation.

Generous energy subsidies restrained inflation, at 4.69 percent in August, allowing Bank Indonesia (BI) to delay raising rates until last month, well behind most other central banks. 

Stocks in Asia sank and bond yields were elevated on Wednesday, as investors braced for another aggressive interest rate hike from the US Federal Reserve later in the day.

Indonesian palm oil producers are whittling down their hefty inventory overhang with discounts versus rivals and aggressive sales to India, where demand is picking up for next month's Diwali festival, industry officials said.

The dollar lingered near a two-decade top on major peers on Monday, ahead of a week loaded with market holidays and central bank decisions from Washington to London and Tokyo.

Asian markets fell Monday as traders extended last week's rout across risk assets, with expectations high that the Federal Reserve will this week announce another outsized interest rate hike.

China has stepped up spending on coal in the face of extreme weather, a domestic energy crunch and rising global fuel prices -- raising concerns Beijing's policies may hinder the fight against climate change.

Asian stocks mostly edged higher on Thursday, tracking gains on Wall Street, as markets adjusted following a rout this week on higher-than-expected US inflation data.

The Japanese yen also began slipping again, getting only a limited boost from the strongest hints yet of possible market intervention by Japanese authorities. 

The strongest warnings to date came shortly after the yen fell close to the psychologically important 145 line against the US dollar, reflecting market expectations of a further divergence in the monetary policies of the two nations. Japanese authorities warned that the yen's recent movements have been rapid, one-sided, and excessive.