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guoyanyunyan
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28-Nov-2013 20:16
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Nikkei hits a six-year closing high on dollar riseThe Nikkei Stock Average hit its highest closing mark in nearly six years Thursday, as another surge in the dollar encouraged hopes for better profits ahead for Japan. The release of encouraging overnight U.S. economic data, including surprisingly good weekly jobs figures, were key to the dollar?s ascent through the 102 yen mark ? its highest level since Japan stocks? prior peak in May. A stronger dollar benefits exporters by making their goods cheaper to buy overseas while fattening profits converted back into yen. The Nikkei ended up 1.2% at 15,727.12, almost 100 points ahead of its last high, set on May 22. ?This move is a technical breakthrough, but may yet serve as a buy signal for investors ? especially overseas buyers who feel left behind ? and help to spark a bull run right through the calendar year-end,? said Tachibana Securities market analyst Kenichi Hirano. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nikkei-hits-a-six-year-closing-high-on-dollar-rise-2013-11-28 |
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guoyanyunyan
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28-Nov-2013 10:52
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Japan stocks rally as yen falls, retail sales riseLOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Stocks in Japan rallied at Thursday's open, supported by surges among exporters as the yen dropped against the U.S. dollar. The Nikkei Stock Average climbed 205 points, or 1.3%, to 15,655, and the broader Topix bulked up by 1%. Shares of Honda Motor Co. and Mazda Motor Corp. leapt more than 2% each, as did shares of tech companies Panasonic Corp. and Sharp Corp.. The dollar bought around ¥102.20, bolstered after a Bank of Japan board member on Wednesday said the central bank could ease monetary policy further. Also helping dollar strength were upbeat U.S. economic data that supported the prospect that the Federal Reserve will soon begin reducing asset purchases. Japanese retail stocks, meanwhile, rose following a better-than-expected report on October retail sales. Fast Retailing Co. shares tacked on 1.6%, FamilyMart Co. moved up 1%, and Rakuten Inc. gained 1.4%, extending its 6.4% rise on Wednesday after the online retailer said it will raise its dividend. |
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guoyanyunyan
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26-Nov-2013 09:17
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Year of the Horse: China to gallop into historic gains?Under the rules of the Chinese zodiac, 2014 will be the 'Year of the Horse,' and according to research firm Jefferies, it will be the year that the world's number two economy releases its full potential. In a China equity strategy note published over the weekend, the Jefferies analysts describe how the raft of reforms unveiled following the Third Plenum meeting of the Communist Party earlier this month will boost confidence in policy makers' ability to drive reform and a trigger a historic bull run for equities. " A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. With a clear path to prosperity in sight, we believe China will gallop into a historic multi-year bull run," said the Jefferies analysts. 2013 has been a volatile year for Chinese investors as they attempted to navigate uncertainty over policy makers' agenda and fears over slowing growth. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index is just 4.5% higher than where it started this year, while the Shanghai Composite has lost 3.6% year to date. This compares to the MSCI Asia-Pacific index which is up near 10% in the same period. A historic Communist party meeting which took place earlier this month has provided some optimism that 2014 might bring more certainty and therefore better returns for investors. Following the meeting, policy makers unveiled a 60-point reform plan, which includes the relaxation of its one-child policy, along with changes to its welfare system, more rights for farmers, increased financial reform and steps towards opening up of its state-owned enterprises (SOEs). According to Jefferies analysts, Chinese policy makers have made efforts to reform in the past, but haven't been as successful. This time round there is more reason to be optimistic, they said, meaning next year will mark the beginning of a new era of profound change. " We believe President Xi has consolidated power, removed obstacles and established the political mechanisms to push through reforms," read the note. " We believe the creation of a Central Reform Committee (likely to be chaired by Secretary Xi) under the Party (not the government) is critically important. We believe this committee will be able to cut through calcified bureaucracies and vested interests to get things done," they said, adding that the reason why other governments haven't been as successful with their reform plans in the past was due to their inability to cut through these vested interests. As a result, Chinese stocks are now poised for a strong rally towards the end of this year and into 2014, the note said. Jefferies declined to give specific forecasts, but said they expected the country's equity market to generate modest double digit growth in 2014. " As expected, policy uncertainty has made 2013 challenging for equities... 2014 will be different, in our view. We believe policy consensus has been reached and markets will gain strength with reform clarity and confident implementation," they said. Jefferies recommended investors bought stocks in sectors including airlines, autos, banks, brokers, consumer staples, health care, insurance, internet, clean energy and retail property, and sold stocks exposed to industrials, metals & mining, residential property, shipping. ?By CNBC |
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guoyanyunyan
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27-Sep-2013 15:17
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27-Sep-2013 08:58
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Japan stocks decline, but Panasonic, Tepco climbLOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks edged lower Friday, giving back a slice of the benchmark's climb of 1.2% in the previous session. The Nikkei Stock Average lost 32 points, or 0.2%, to 14,767.59, with mixed action among exporters as the U.S. dollar lost the 99-yen level overnight, marking a lift for Japan's currency. Market heavyweight Toyota Motor fell 0.8% while Honda Motor Co. picked up 0.4%. Shares of Panasonic Corp., meanwhile, popped up 0.8% after a Nikkei newspaper report that the company will sell an 80% stake in its health care business to investment firm KKR & Co. for roughly 150 billion yen ($1.52 billion). Also outperforming the broader market, shares of Tokyo Electric Power Co. rallied 8.4% after the Niigata prefecture governor agreed to allow Tepco to apply for safety checks on an atomic plant. In economic news, the Japanese economy registered a rise in consumer prices in August from the year-ago period. The Nikkei Stock Average was on track to rise 0.2% for the week. |
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guoyanyunyan
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26-Sep-2013 15:23
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Nikkei Ends At 2-Month High On Stimulus HopesTOKYO (NQN)--Tokyo stocks finished higher for the first time in four trading days Thursday, with the Nikkei Stock Average rising 178.59 points, or 1.22%, to end the session at 14,799.12, its highest since July 18.Buying gradually increased, supported by expectations that the government's economic measures will underpin the stock market. Investors bought shares in maritime shippers, insurance companies and construction firms after reassessing them. Stocks, with the ex-dividend amount for the year ending September factored in, opened slightly lower on concerns over U.S. fiscal issues and share sales to procure cash. But after 11 a.m., media reports about government measures to prop up the economy, including possible imminent cuts in corporate tax, fueled buying of futures, pushing cash stocks higher through arbitrage trading. The trading value on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange totaled 2.15 trillion yen on a preliminary basis. |
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26-Sep-2013 14:10
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guoyanyunyan
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26-Sep-2013 09:05
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Japan stocks fall, many trade ex-dividendLOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) - Japanese equities fell Thursday, as many major issues traded ex-dividend and after declines on Wall Street left the S& P 500 Index with its longest losing streak this year. The Nikkei Stock Average fell 64 points, or 0.4%, at 14,556.81, on track for a fourth day of declines, and the broader Topix lost 0.6%. Among financial shares trading without dividend rights, Nomura Holdings Inc. lost 0.9%, and Mizuho Trust & Banking Co. shed 0.5%. Elsewhere, shares of Advantest Corp. sank 7.5% after the maker of testing systems for memory chips projected a yearly net loss because demand for chips has been weaker than anticipated.
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guoyanyunyan
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25-Sep-2013 15:19
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Nikkei Ends Lower For 3rd Straight Day On Wall St LossesTOKYO (NQN)--Tokyo stocks continued lower Wednesday, with the Nikkei Stock Average falling 112.08 points, or 0.76%, to end the day at 14,620.53. The Dow Jones industrial average closed lower overnight on uncertainty over the U.S. fiscal and monetary policy outlook. This prompted Tokyo investors to dump stocks in the early morning. Despite bargain hunting, which briefly pushed the benchmark Nikkei average into positive territory, buying momentum faltered as investors generally stayed on the sidelines ahead the expected announcement of a rise in the consumption tax on Oct. 1, and steps aimed at cushioning the blow. Investors increasingly moved to close out their positions toward the market close, widening Nikkei average's losses to more than 100 points. Trading value on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange totaled about 2.22 trillion yen on a preliminary basis.
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guoyanyunyan
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25-Sep-2013 08:49
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Nikkei Opens Tad Lower On Wall St LossesTOKYO (NQN)--Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower Wednesday, with the Nikkei Stock Average sliding 19.58 points to begin the day at 14,713.03. Selling surged after the Dow Jones industrial average closed lower for the fourth straight trading day overnight amid uncertainty about U.S. fiscal conditions and monetary policies. However, the decline appears limited for now because some investors are buying stocks on expectations of a supplementary budget of about 5 trillion yen that the Japanese government is currently considering. |
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guoyanyunyan
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24-Sep-2013 14:52
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Nikkei Ends Slightly Lower On Wall St LossesTOKYO (NQN)--Tokyo stocks closed lower Tuesday, with the Nikkei Stock Average falling 9.81 points, or 0.07%, from Friday to end the day at 14,732.61.The market was closed Monday due to a national holiday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell for the third straight trading day overnight and the dollar weakened to the upper-98 yen range, fueling selling of automakers and other blue chips. With the Nikkei average rising for the third straight week through last week, investors were inclined to lock in gains amid concerns about overheated stocks. However, the market received support from dip-buying. In addition to purchases spurred by the pause in the dollar's fall toward the close, investors also began buying shares to benefit from dividend payouts, as Wednesday is the last day shareholders will be entitled to dividend payments from companies ending their fiscal year in March and September. The Nikkei average briefly rose 25 points from Friday's close to 14,767. The trading value on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange totaled 1.92 trillion yen on a preliminary basis, falling below 2 trillion yen for the first time in four trading days.
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guoyanyunyan
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24-Sep-2013 08:59
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Nikkei Opens Lower On Wall St LossesTOKYO (NQN)--Tokyo stocks opened lower Tuesday, with the Nikkei Stock Average slipping 116 points from Friday to begin the day at 14,626. The market was closed Monday due to a national holiday. The benchmark index later trimmed its losses to less than 100 points. Overnight losses on Wall Street are prompting investors to sell blue chips, including Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co., to lock in recent gains. The liquidation price for the December contract for Nikkei Stock Average futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange overnight fell below the closing price on the Osaka Securities Exchange on Friday, prompting futures selling. As a result, investors are selling cash stocks to unwind arbitrage positions. Bargain hunters are also buying stocks on dips as Wednesday is the last day shareholders will be entitled to dividend payments. |
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guoyanyunyan
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23-Sep-2013 11:37
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China flash HSBC PMI rises to 6-month high in SeptemberChina's manufacturing sector picked up further steam in September, a preliminary survey of factory managers showed on Monday, a sign that the country's economic recovery is gaining traction. The HSBC flash Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) hit a six-month high of 51.2, from a final reading of 50.1 in August, moving further above the key 50 mark that divides expanding activity in the sector from a contraction. " The HSBC Flash China Manufacturing PMI [adds] further evidence to China's ongoing growth rebound. The firmer footing was supported by simultaneous improvements of external and domestic demand condition," said Hongbin Qu, chief China economist and co-head of the Asian economic research team at HSBC. " We expect a more sustained recovery as the further filtering-through of fine-tuning measures should lift domestic demand. This will create more favorable conditions to push forward reforms, which should in turn boost mid- and long-term growth outlooks," he added. The improvement in HSBC's manufacturing survey ? which is weighted towards small and medium-sized companies ? follows a jump in the official PMI reading to 51.0 in August from 50.3 in July. Positive economic data out of the world's second largest economy has raised expectations of a growth rebound in the third quarter, from the previous three months. |
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guoyanyunyan
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23-Sep-2013 08:29
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今 日 は 日 本 の 祝 日 で 、 秋 分 の 日 で す 。 Today is Japan public holiday, Autumnal Equiniox Day (ie 中 秋 节 ). |
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guoyanyunyan
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20-Sep-2013 14:50
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Nikkei Ends Down Fraction Ahead Of German VoteTOKYO (NQN)--Tokyo stocks edged lower Friday, with the Nikkei Stock Average falling 23 points, or 0.16%, to end the day at 14,742. In the early going, the dollar's rise lifted the benchmark index above the 14,800 line for the first time during trading hours since July 23. However, investors headed for the sidelines ahead of Sunday's federal election in Germany, and the Nikkei average gradually came under the selling pressure. Market players also sold shares to square their positions ahead of a three-day weekend in Japan. |
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20-Sep-2013 08:38
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Nikkei Opens Above 14,800 On Fed's Continued EasingTOKYO (NQN)--Tokyo stocks opened slightly higher Friday, with the Nikkei Stock Average climbing 35 points to begin the day at 14,801, surpassing 14,800 during trading hours for the first time since July 23. Investors are less risk-averse after the U.S. Federal Reserve Board decided not to begin tapering its bond purchases on Wednesday, U.S. time. This is prompting investors to buy the dollar and the euro against the yen, pushing up the benchmark index. However, profit-taking took place after buying ran its course, as the Nikkei average had surged more than 450 points over the two days through Thursday. |
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guoyanyunyan
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19-Sep-2013 14:44
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Nikkei Ends At 2-Month High On Fed AnnouncementTOKYO (NQN)--Tokyo stocks continued rising Thursday, with the Nikkei Stock Average surging 260.82 points, or 1.80%, to end the day at 14,766.18, its highest point since July 23. Wall Street closed higher overnight, with the Dow Jones industrial average hitting an all-time high, after the Federal Reserve Board decided not to begin tapering its bond purchases. It was also reported that the Japanese government will consider reducing the corporate tax rate before the consumption tax rate is raised. As a result, investors became less risk-averse, prompting stock buying from early morning. The trading value on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange totaled about 2.41 trillion yen on a preliminary basis.
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19-Sep-2013 08:37
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Nikkei Opens Higher On Dow's All-Time HighTOKYO (NQN)--Tokyo stocks opened higher Thursday, with the Nikkei Stock Average jumping 175.04 points to begin the day at 14,680.40. The Dow Jones industrial average hit an all-time high overnight after the Federal Reserve Board of the U.S. decided not to begin tapering its asset purchases at the two-day meeting of the FOMC, which ended Wednesday afternoon, U.S. time. The positive sentiment carried over to the Tokyo market, with investors buying a broad range of issues, including financial shares. Japan posted a trade deficit of 960.3 billion yen in August on a customs-cleared basis, according to preliminary data released before the bell by the Finance Ministry. It was the largest deficit for the month since comparable data began to be compiled in 1979. However, market response to it appears limited. |
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18-Sep-2013 14:49
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Nikkei Closes Above 14,500 Ahead Of FOMCTOKYO (NQN)--Tokyo stocks rose strongly Wednesday in response to overnight gains on Wall Street, with the Nikkei Stock Average jumping 193.69 points, or 1.35%, to end the day at 14,505.36. The benchmark index closed above the psychologically important 14,500 mark for the first time since July 25. Tokyo stocks were lifted by large intermittent buy orders for futures as well as arbitrage buying of high-priced stocks, including Fast Retailing Co. and SoftBank Corp. Investors took heart from the view that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut the amount of assets it purchases only slightly, even if the central bank decides to reduce its bond-buying. The two-day meeting of the FOMC will end Wednesday, local time.
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18-Sep-2013 11:12
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