The Asian stock indexes ended the month with moderate optimism, but generally do not think was particularly beneficial for market participants. Monthly regional index MSCI Asia Pacific reported a loss of nearly 10 per cent, which is the poor performance of October 2008 onwards. Following the retreat, which recall the presentation of the index during the period after the bankruptcy of investment bank Lehman Brothers, the average price / earnings of the companies in the index fell to 14.4. This is well below the level of 23 recorded in early 2010. Today, the index decreased by 0.1 per cent minimum to 113.33 points. The exchange in Tokyo the Nikkei 225 added 0.1 percent to 9 768.70 points, but this does not help for the removal of even part of the accumulated loss for May. In the month indicator erase some 12 percent of its value. China does Shanghai Composite slumped by 9.7 per cent for the month, continuing retreat of 7.7 per cent recorded in April. Just today, the index fell 2.4 percent to 2 592.15 points. During today’s trading session progressed Taiex in Taiwan with 1.08 per cent to 7 373.98 points. With so increase the index and the leading exchange in South Korea – KRX 100, which ended three months at 445.68 points.
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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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The price of crude oil increased to near 81 dollars a barrel during electronic trading today in Asia, together with all the major stock indexes in the region. The price of energy input is about to celebrate third growth in the last four weeks, after having surged by 1.2 percent over the past five days. Reason for today’s rise in oil gave news that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will cut oil supplies by 2.3 percent within months, ending on March 20. Countries that are members of OPEC, the source of about 40% of global oil supplies. U.S. light crude for delivery in April, is rising by 60 cents, or 0.8 percent, to 80.81 dollars a barrel during electronic trading today on the New York oil exchange. By the end of the session on Thursday, oil futures fell by 66 cents to 82.21 dollars per barrel. Meanwhile, the price of Brent rose by 64 cents, or 0.8 percent, to 79.18 dollars per barrel in today’s times of electronic commerce in the international petroleum exchange in London. The April oil futures ended the session yesterday with a decrease in price by 0.9 percent to 78.54 dollars per barrel.
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The U.S. stock indexes continued to be traded in the Range beginning of a new week, shares of the telecommunications sector supported the market. However, the rise in shares was limited by the possibility the Fed to raise base rate earlier than expected. The strong dollar in recent days has affected negatively on the prices of some companies. Verizon Communications was one of the best performing companies in the Dow Jones, having risen by 2.42 percent to 33.49 dollars. Sprint Nextel Corp. add 5 percent to 3.88 dollars after the third largest provider of wireless internet will most likely increased by 50 percent its offer for Virgin Mobile USA Inc. This is a consequence of constantly increasing number of prepaid services offered by the company. Comcast, the largest U.S. cable television, rising by 4.7 percent to 16.89 dollars after Barron’s said that the company is profitable to purchase. Companies offering credit cards, rose after Bank of America Corp. increase their ratings, as announced that they will most likely realize significant revenue from the economic recovery. American Express rose by 1.3 percent to 39.79 dollars, while Capital One Financial add 0.9 percent to 38.25 dollars. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is shot with 7.8 percent at 8.48 dollars, while Nvidia Corp. also recorded high growth, rising by 13% to 16.12 dollars.
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