Global Indices & Markets News
Equity Indices | |||||
2-Nov-12 | 1 week change(%) | 2-Nov-12 | 1 week change(%) | ||
US Dow Jones | 13093.16 | -0.11% | Korea KOSPI | 1918.72 | 1.44% |
US S&P 500 | 1414.2 | 0.16% | Singapore Straits Times | 3040.75 | -0.55% |
US NASDAQ | 2982.13 | -0.19% | Thailand SET | 1306.6 | 1.93% |
UK FTSE 100 | 5868.55 | 1.06% | Indonesia Jakarka Composite | 4338.891 | -0.01% |
Germany DAX 30 | 7363.85 | 1.83% | Brazil BOVESPA | 58382.68 | 1.93% |
France CAC 40 | 3492.46 | 1.67% | India SENSEX | 18755.45 | 0.70% |
Hong Kong Hang Seng | 22111.33 | 2.63% | Russia RTS | 1444.19 | 0.19% |
Hong Kong Hang Seng CEI | 10833.73 | 3.68% | MSCI World Index | 1305.773 | 0.43% |
Taiwan Weighted Index | 7210.47 | 1.07% | MSCI Emerging Market Index | 1004.683 | 1.41% |
Australia ASX 200 | 4460.1 | -0.28% | MSCI AC AP Ex Japan Index | 445.369 | 1.21% |
Japan Nikkei 225 | 9051.22 | 1.32% |
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 0.2 percent, and the Dow Jones industrial average shed 0.1 percent last week. U.S. financial market was shut down on Monday and Tuesday as superstorm Sandy swept through the U.S. Northeast. Investors took profits from the market after a stronger-than-expected payrolls report. |
U.S. labor market reported strong figures in October. Non-farm payroll increased by 171,000 and unemployment rate dropped to 7.9 percent. U.S. manufacturing sector also reported a strong figure, with ISM factory index rose 51.7 in October, the highest figures in last five-month. |
The latest figures from Euro zone were poor. Euro zone manufacturing sector shrank over last 15 months. In China, manufacturing sector rebounded in October as output and new orders climbed. |
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index rose by 2.63 percent last week, one of the strongest markets in the world. Hot money flowed into Hong Kong market as investors expected there will be a bottoming out of China’s economy. Hong Kong Hang Seng Index already rebounded by 15.60 percent since mid-September. |
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury in Hong Kong asserted they have no plan to change the Hong Kong dollar peg system. Over last 2 weeks, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority sold USD 3.5 billion worth of Hong Kong Dollars into the market to keep Hong Kong Dollar into the trading band. |
Gold dropped below USD 1,700 last Friday, as the demand of safe haven was lower after U.S. reported strong figures in labor market. |
Commodities And Currencies | ||
2-Nov-12 | 1 week change(%) | |
UST 10 | 1.73 | 2bps |
UST 30 | 2.92 | 0bps |
EUR/ USD | 1.2845 | -0.67% |
USD/ JPY | 80.5300 | -1.20% |
GBP/ USD | 1.6039 | -0.35% |
USD/ CAD | 0.9965 | 0.11% |
AUD/ USD | 1.0396 | 0.80% |
Gold | 1,717.40 | 0.15% |
Oil (WTI) | 87.05 | 1.41% |
S&P GSCI | 4,857.82 | -0.02% |
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