Asian equities started the week on a strong note as Hong Kong and South Korea outperformed, while Australia was closed for the King’s Birthday and Indonesia and Pakistan were closed for Eid al-Adha.

Live Updates Live Coverage Updates appear automatically as they are published. Analyst Moves 9:59 am by The hits keep coming for McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) stock. Most recently, Redburn Atlantic downgraded shares to a “sell” rating from “buy,

China is tapping an often overlooked pool of funds worth 10.9 trillion yuan ($1.5 trillion) to salvage its housing sector, offering people an alternative to bank mortgages.

Semiconductor stocks rose Monday as a White House official indicated restrictions on chip exports to China could be lessened through trade talks taking place in London.

U.S. stock futures are mixed ahead of the key monthly jobs report. The May jobs report is due before the bell. Economists, on average, expect 130,000 new jobs created and a 4.2% unemployment rate. At 6 a.

Chinese shares trading in Hong Kong were on course to enter a bull market by Monday’s close, as planned talks between the US and China fuel a wider sense of relief among investors.