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Friday, December 18, the stock markets in Asia have completed trades with predominantly negative results. At investor sentiment in addition to the so-called four witch Friday (when the time expires on futures and options on indexes and stocks) were influenced by news about lowering the credit rating of Greece, the rating agency Standard Poor”s.
Yesterday”s trading results in the United States and news of the American corporate world, in particular, the banking sector, to provide investors in Asian markets, a painful and anxious mood. Outcome of the meeting of the Bank of Japan, in fact neutral, have not changed anything on the market.
The closure of the Japanese Nikkei 225 index lost 0.30%, Chinese CsI 300 fell 2.54%, Hong Kong”s Hang Seng went to a minus on 0,8%, while South Korea”s Kospi lost 0.22%. The plus indexes closed in Taiwan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
Stock market in Sri Lanka today fixed the next historical maximum against the background of news about GDP growth for the third quarter of 4,2% compared to the same period last year. In the second quarter economic growth was 2.1%. Sri Lankan market this year is the leader in profitability among us tracked stock markets in Asia (103.4%).
China initiated the drawdown was the housing sector. Leading developers retreated to the background of news that the government increased the minimum down payment to purchase land in installments. Shares of the largest developer China Vanke lost 4.6%, and the second largest Poly Real Estate went into minus to 5,6%.
Chinese banking sector has picked up a sale against the backdrop of the fact that rating agency Fitch noted shortcomings in the state capital of banks. At the auctions in Hong Kong, shares of Industrial Commercial Bank of China dropped to 1,4%, China Construction Bank - by 0,6%, while Bank of China - on 0,5%.
At the auctions in Japan”s financial sector is also a “poisoned” after application of the Basel Committee that the banks will have to bring their capital in order to end in 2012 when it the day before markets reacted positively to the same news (while it was still a rumor), to rejoice deferred for 3 years. Mizuho Financial Group shares fell 3,2%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group lost 4.9% of market capitalization.
| Index | Country | Closing (items) | Delta day (%) | change per day (items) | Change from the beginning of 2009 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP /ASX 200 | Australia | 4650.521 | -0.42 | -19.749 | 25.47 |
| All Ordinaries | Australia | 4671.907 | -0.38 | -17.736 | 28.16 |
| Ho Chi Minh | Vietnam | 443.34 | 1.95 | 8.47 | 37.78 |
| Hang Seng | Hong Kong | 21175.88 | -0.8 | -171.75 | 48.38 |
| Hang Seng H-shares | Hong Kong | 12334.82 | -1.33 | -166.38 | 58.41 |
| BSE 30 (Sensex) | India | 16719.83 | -1.03 | -174.42 | 75.12 |
| Jakarta Composite | Indonesia | 2509.576 | -0.51 | -12.969 | 85.15 |
| Shanghai A-shares | China | 3266.188 | -2.05 | -68.249 | 74.41 |
| CSI 300 | China | 3391.735 | -2.54 | -88.418 | 91.46 |
| KLSE Composite | Malaysia | 1266.97 | -0.16 | -2.06 | 44.51 |
| NZSE 50 | New Zealand | 3154.229 | 1.003 | 31.313 | 14.99 |
| Karachi 100 | Pakistan | 9183.73 | -0.47 | -43.45 | 57.33 |
| Straits Times | Singapore | 2802.59 | -0.38 | -10.68 | 59.70 |
| Bangkok SET | Thailand | 503.29 | -0.06 | -0.29 | 59.13 |
| TAIEX | Taiwan | 7753.63 | 0.15 | 11.46 | 68.63 |
| PSEi | Philippines | 3016.99 | -1.02 | -31.16 | 62.75 |
| Colombo All-Shares | Sri Lanka | 3188.82 | 1.73 | 54.35 | 108.54 |
| KOSPI | South Korea | 1647.04 | -0.05 | -0.8 | 46.54 |
| Nikkei 225 | Japan | 10142.05 | -0.21 | -21.75 | 14.72 |
| Topix | Japan | 893.59 | -0.3 | -2.69 | 4.31 |
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