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Thursday, January 14, most Asian stock markets showed positive dynamics against the background of the growing number of jobs in Australia and improving economic conditions in the United States. Thus, according to official data, Australian employers in December increased the number of jobs for 35 200 persons compared to an average forecast of 10 000, as published yesterday, “Beige Book”, reflecting the Fed”s assessment of the current economic situation in the U.S. showed that 10 of the 12 regional offices note an improvement in economic conditions since the previous report.
As a result of trades regional index MSCI Asia Pacific rose by 1,0%. Taiwan TAIEX added 1,14%, Australia SP /ASX 200 rose by 0.61%, Chinese CSI 300 has become stronger on 1,4%. Leader of growth was the Japanese Nikkei 225, an increase of 1.61%. Not supported by the overall positive dynamics of only the stock market in Hong Kong.
Shares Mizuho Financial Group strengthened by 5,1%. According to unofficial information, the third the market value of the lender in Japan, is considering options for raising capital, one of which may be Japan”s first human sentence.
Papers of the third-largest global mining company Rio Tinto Group “recovered” by 2,6% against the increased cost of copper and gold. The company reported an increase in iron ore production for the fourth quarter by 49% due to the fact that the steel mills in China during the period bought record amounts of resources. The market capitalization of BHP Billiton, the biggest rival Rio Tinto, rose by 1,5%.
Quotes JAL after two days of fall jumped 14,3% to 8 yen. Last trading day more than 1 billion shares of the Japanese carrier changed owners.
Papers of the Japanese manufacturers of industrial equipment have completed trades with the growth. According to official information, the volume of orders for equipment produced in the “Land of the Rising Sun” in December for the first time in the past 19 months have shown positive growth. Thus, Okuma shares soared 13.7%, and Makino”s market capitalization increased by 9,5%.
Paper trading fleet operator Mitsui OSK Lines advanced to 7.2% after it became known that pretax profit for the period from October to December 2009 may reach 10 billion yen, more than 500% higher than the value of the corresponding figure for the previous quarter. Against this backdrop, other shipping companies also managed to increase its market capitalization. Nippon Yusen Shares jumped 5.1%, but rates Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha rose by 7,4%.
Values of the basic indexes on closing are resulted in the table:
| Index | Country | Closing (items) | Delta day (items) | Change day (%) | value at beginning of year (the last closing in 2009) | Change YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP /ASX 200 | Australia | 4,898.04 | 29.91 | 0.61% | 4870.64 | 0.56% |
| All Ordinaries | Australia | 4,929.37 | 29.29 | 0.6% | 4882.71 | 0.96% |
| Ho Chi Minh | Vietnam | 512.33 | 3.72 | 0.73% | 494.77 | 3.55% |
| Hang Seng | Hong Kong | 21,716.95 | -31.65 | -0.15% | 21872.5 | -0.71% |
| Hang Seng H-shares | Hong Kong | 12,363.37 | -118.81 | -0.95% | 12794.13 | -3.37% |
| BSE 30 (Sensex) | India | 17,584.87 | 75.07 | 0.43% | 17464.81 | 0.69% |
| Jakarta Composite | Indonesia | 2,645.18 | 12.31 | 0.47% | 2534.36 | 4.37% |
| Shanghai A-shares | China | 3,372.16 | 45.02 | 1.35% | 3437.46 | -1.90% |
| CSI 300 | China | 3,469.05 | 47.91 | 1.4% | 3575.68 | -2.98% |
| KLSE Composite | Malaysia | 1,294.71 | 5.20 | 0.4% | 1272.78 | 1.72% |
| NZSE 50 | New Zealand | 3,278.33 | 2.14 | 0.065% | 3230.15 | 1.49% |
| Karachi 100 | Pakistan | 9,802.45 | 17.60 | 0.18% | 9386.92 | 4.43% |
| Straits Times | Singapore | 2,909.52 | 21.14 | 0.73% | 2897.62 | 0.41% |
| Bangkok SET | Thailand | 749.42 | 2.68 | 0.36% | 520.69 | 43.93% |
| TAIEX | Taiwan | 8,289.98 | 93.42 | 1.14% | 8188.11 | 1.24% |
| PSEi | Philippines | 2,553.96 | 25.21 | 0.81% | 3052.68 | -16.34% |
| Colombo All-Shares | Sri Lanka | 3,536.71 | 42.09 | 1.2% | 3385.55 | 4.46% |
| KOSPI | South Korea | 1,685.77 | 14.36 | 0.86% | 1682.77 | 0.18% |
| Nikkei 225 | Japan | 10,907.68 | 172.65 | 1.61% | 10546.44 | 3.43% |
| Topix | Japan | 959.01 | 14.99 | 1.59% | 907.59 | 5.67% |
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