Shanghai stocks fell to a one-week low on Tuesday amid fears that the People's Bank of China would not provide monetary stimulus to support the economy while Asia's other equity markets were mixed ahead of Australia's budget release.
SEOUL, May 3- Seoul shares opened higher on Friday, with sentiment boosted after the European Central Bank cut interest rates to an all-time low and Wall Street rallied on improved labour market data. Technology and telecommunication shares like LG Display. and SK Telecom made solid gains.
SEOUL, May 2- South Korean shares fell on Thursday, weakened by selling in technology and banking heavyweights, and as market sentiment was further hurt by soft U.S. data. "However, the market will turn around soon as the profit-locking spree cools and as investors look to positive signs in economies," said Kim Young- june, a market analyst at SK Securities.
Gains in Asia continued for a second session on Thursday but momentum was tepid due to a lack of fresh catalysts as investors look ahead to the Bank of Japan's policy decision due Friday.
China stocks led losses in Asian markets on Tuesday, after a preliminary survey of factory managers showed factory activity slowing in April, renewing fears of a slowdown in the world's second largest economy.
TOKYO/ TAIPEI, April 21- Apple Inc marketing chief Phil Schiller let slip during last August's courtroom battle with Samsung that when setting forecasts for new iPhones, the inside joke was that people should assume sales would equal all previous versions combined.
*Cirrus Logic outlook fans worry on Apple's product demand. SAN FRANCISCO, April 18- Apple Inc's shares fell below $400 on Wednesday for the first time since December 2011 after a U.S. chip supplier's disappointing revenue forecast fanned fears about weakening demand for the iPhone and iPad as competition intensifies.
*Deal could check Apple's influence at Sharp- analysts. TOKYO/ SEOUL, March 6- Samsung Electronics Co, with a $110 million investment in cash-strapped Sharp Corp, will broaden its supplier base, gain access to low-power thin screen technology and get a foot in the door at one of Apple Inc's key Asian display suppliers.
*Worries about slower demand for Apple products growing. SEOUL, Jan 24- LG Display Co Ltd, a major supplier of iPad and iPhone screens, said its LCD panel shipments would slide this quarter, underscoring worries about weaker growth for Apple Inc products, and taking the shine off forecast-trouncing results.
*Apple's below-view results, N. Korea threat drag markets. TOKYO, Jan 24- Asian shares fell on Thursday in choppy trade, as positive Chinese manufacturing data was eclipsed by North Korea threatening a nuclear test and on below-view results from Apple Inc..
Q1 profit seen tumbling on falling Apple orders. SEOUL, Jan 24- LG Display Co Ltd reported a second consecutive quarterly profit, beating forecasts by far on a rebound in television sales during the year-end holiday season and solid sales of screens used in Apple Inc's iPad and iPhone.
SEOUL, Jan 24- LG Display Co Ltd reported a second consecutive quarterly operating profit on Thursday, helped by a rebound in television sales during the year-end holiday season and solid sales of its screens used in Apple Inc's iPad and iPhone.
*Apple's below-view results drag regional techs. TOKYO, Jan 24- Asian shares edged higher on Thursday after manufacturing data from China confirmed a recovery in the world's second biggest economy was on track, easing nervousness caused by a sharp drop in Apple Inc shares after its earnings report.
TOKYO, Jan 24- Asian shares fell on Thursday as investors were cautious ahead of manufacturing data from China, while a sharp slide in Apple Inc shares following its earnings report also capped demand.
TOKYO/ SEOUL, Jan 18- Sharp Corp has nearly halted production of 9.7- inch screens for Apple Inc's iPad, two sources said, possibly as demand shifts to its smaller iPad mini.
TOKYO/ SEOUL, Jan 18- Sharp Corp has nearly halted production of 9.7- inch screens for Apple Inc's iPad, two sources said, possibly as demand shifts to its smaller iPad mini.
TOKYO/ SEOUL, Jan 18- Sharp Corp has nearly halted production of 9.7- inch screens for Apple Inc's iPad, two sources said, as demand shifts to its smaller iPad mini.
Jan 14- Shares in Apple Inc dipped below $500 for the first time in almost one year after reports it is slashing orders for screens and other components from its Asian supplier as intensifying competition erodes demand for its latest iPhone.