Posted on 14 November 2011. Tags: Asia Pacific, MSCI Asia Pacific, Nikkei 225
The Asian indexes continue to win territory after the beginning of the positive trend on Friday amid optimism that the new government in Greece and Italy will help to contain the European debt crisis and after two influential Chinese economists said the economy is behaving as expected policies restricted lending, slow inflation and tame housing prices. The regional MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 1.2 percent to 118.81 points today, about 4 shares it rose to each, which reduced its value, and 10 sub-index registered progress. The Japanese Nikkei 225 gained 1.05 percent to 8 603.70 points, after it became clear that the country has emerged from recession, growth in the second quarter of the Japanese financial year has reached 6% equated to an annual base, which is best result for the last 2 and half years. The shares of Nissan Motor Co. value increased by 2% to 719 yen, while those of the manufacturer of industrial robots Fanuc Corp. rose 3.6 percent to 12,810 yen.
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Posted on 27 July 2010. Tags: Asia, Asia Pacific, Asian Indexes, financial results, indexes, momentum, Pacific region, positive
The stock markets in Asia and the Pacific region remained positive momentum from the previous two sessions and rose for a third day, leaving the regional MSCI Asia Pacific Index to its highest level last month. Increases in the U.S. indexes and good financial results for the quarter a number of companies in the region supported the optimistic stock investors today. Among the most profitable for banks, they had relaxed rules governing the capital adequacy of banks, which were announced by the Basel Committee. He was instructed by the leaders of the G-20 to establish new rules to regulate the financial sector because of the severe consequences of the financial crisis. MSCI Asia Pacific, which covers the stock markets in ten Asian countries, Australia and New Zealand increased by 0.4 percent to 118.49 points. After winning the last three sessions, it is a 8.2% below its highest point this year, which said on April 15. Exchange in Australia S & P / ASX 200 rose 0.3 percent to 4 497.40 points after the index of leading indicators showed that the Australian economy will continue to grow in the second half of this year. He rose for the third consecutive month in May, increasing by 0.3 percent compared to April.
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Posted on 05 May 2010. Tags: Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific region, Asian markets, MSCI Asia Pacific, Pacific
The exchange session in the Asia Pacific region passed under the dictation of the bears as the regional index MSCI Asia Pacific reported its biggest decline for the past three months. The reason for this were problems in the euro area and new regulations on real estate market in China that threaten to collapse in house prices. Today MSCI Asia Pacific fell 2.4 percent to 119.77 points, all markets in the region colored in red. Strongest decline in the stock was China, where CSI 300 lost 4.6 percent goals to 2 896.86 points. Today was particularly strong pressure on the industry of real estate that were on sale. In Hong Kong Hang Seng retreated by 0.96 per cent to 20 Punta 133.41, while in Taiwan Taiex lost 1.5 percent to 7 579.48 points. Exchange in South Korea did Kospi slid 2 percent to 1 684.71 points. Japan’s main Nikkei 225 index lost 3.3 percent today, which is its biggest daily decline since March last year so far.
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Posted on 06 April 2010. Tags: Asia Pacific, Asia Stocks, BSE Sensex, indexes, MSCI, MSCI Asia Pacific, Possitive, Possitive session, session, stock indexes
Almost all the major stock indexes in Asia and the Pacific ended today’s session of positive territory, led by increases in mining companies, after economic optimism increased the prices of metals and energy resources. The regional MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose for a fourth day, adding 0.4 percent to 127.43 points. The price of copper rose above the psychological level of 8 thousand dollars per ton, since in recent days it became clear that employment in the U.S. grows, along with activity in the services sector. Companies from the raw materials sector was best performing group in the composition of the MSCI Asia Pacific today, over the past four days the price of their shares has risen by an average of 1.5 percent, according to Bloomberg. Exchange Taiex in Taiwan rose 0.8 percent to 8 089.7 points, while South Korean Kospi, and the Chinese Shanghai Composite, ended the session with a growth of 0.1 percent. Hong Kong Stock Exchange remained closed since April 1 because of the celebration of national holidays. The main measure in India BSE Sensex 30 rose 0.2 percent to 17 971.1 points, while in Indonesia Jakarta Composite decreased by 0.4% to 2 876 points after the central bank left the main interest of its record low level of 6.5 percent for the eighth consecutive month. Among the few indexes fell today, and ordered the Japanese Nikkei 225, which lost 0.5 percent, but remained above the psychological level of 11 thousand points. Appreciation of the yen against the euro has put pressure on shares of companies exporting the Tokyo Stock Exchange today.
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