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Asian investors were muted to the hawkish comments from US Federal Reserve.

Many US Fed committee members said it would be 'appropriate' to increase interest rates in June.

Fed presidents Robert Kaplan and Dennis Lockhart spoke in favour of a rate increase.

Oil prices touched its highest levels in 6 months this week amid supply concerns.

Asian stock markets follow a negative close on Wall Street and Footsie overnight.

Data released by Beijing over the weekend indicated that the country's exports fell 1.8% in April.

Investors disappointed as they were expecting Bank of Japan to introduce a stimulus package.

US data indicated that the country grew in the first quarter but at its slowest pace in two years.

US Federal Reserve not expected to increase interest rates.

Travelers, Verizon and a few other US companies have reported poor earnings.

Japan's Nikkei 225 leads gains in region as shares in Mitsubishi Motors go untraded.

Exports jump 11.5% year-on-year in March, rebounding from 25% slump in previous month.

Shares in Hong Kong and Japan gain ground but Shanghai Composite Index closes week down 1%.

The US Fed is unlikely to raise interest rates before June amid the global economic slowdown.

St Louis Fed chief James Bullard argues case for interest rate rise from US central bank in April.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei index down 0.6%, a day after explosions rocked Belgian capital.

US Federal Reserve officials hint at a potential rise in interest rates as early as April.

Saudi Arabia and non-OPEC countries such as Russia to meet in April in Doha to discuss oil production freeze.

Mario Draghi, president at European Central Bank hints there would not be any more rate cuts going forward.

The European Central Bank is expected to ease its monetary policy later in the day.

China announced an average economic growth target of 6.5% to 7% over the next five years.

Australia and Canada too contributed partly to the rally in stock markets by releasing positive GDP data.

Policymakers at the G20 meeting failed to come out with any action that could spur global growth.

Zhou Xiaochuan said Beijing still had the room and tools to support the country's economy.

Investors are looking forward to the G-20 meeting in Shanghai scheduled for 26 February.

Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi says there is 'no sense wasting our time seeking production cuts'.

All Asian indices were trading lower despite an increase in WTI crude oil prices.

Japanese manufacturing PMI falls to 50.2 in February from 52.3 in the previous month.

China's Shanghai Composite Index and other indicators react to oil price fall.

Oil prices have bounced back after Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed to freeze output.