July 25, 2012|Virginia Harrison, MarketWatch. SYDNEY (MarketWatch) - Major Asia stock markets edged higher in choppy trading Thursday, as investors absorbed a mixed bag of local and offshore earnings reports.

SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Australian shares hovered around the flat line in early trading Thursday, with Qantas Ltd. (ASX:AU:QAN) (OTN:QUBSF) and Newcrest Mining Ltd.

SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Australian shares hovered around the flat line in early trading Thursday, with Qantas Ltd. (AU:qan)(US:qubsf) and Newcrest Mining Ltd.

The S&P/ASX 200 index (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) has ended down 0.2% to 4123.9 as more European alarm bells ring, and following three days of falling overseas markets.

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks fell sharply Wednesday morning, tracking overnight Wall Street losses on concerns Greece would need more debt restructuring, with heavily weighted mining stocks among the top losers.

The S&P/ASX 200 index (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) has closed up 0.1% to 4133.2, but it could have been much worse if not for better than expected Chinese manufacturing data.

SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Australian shares declined Monday amid renewed concerns about Europe's debt problems, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index (AU:xjo) falling 0.9% to 4160.80 in early trading.

Asia stocks head lower, as Japan leads losses. HONG KONG (MarketWatch) - Asian stocks ended mostly lower Friday, as Japanese financials and utilities dragged the Tokyo market downward, while strong gains in telecom shares helped lift Hong Kong to a ...

Tech shares, banking sector climb in Asia. HONG KONG (MarketWatch) - Tech shares paced gains as most Asian stock markets surged on Thursday, with Chinese banks and insurance companies also putting in a strong performance.

SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Australian shares ticked higher on Tuesday, with the S&P/ASX 200 index (AU:xjo) up 0.2% at 4111.80. While the mining sector traded broadly lower, shares of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.