index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Nikkei (Nikkei) has fallen to 227.04 points (-2.35%) and closed at 9420.75. Yield 10-year Japanese government bond is 1.290 (has fallen over the previous closing on 0.015). Index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Heng Seng (Hang Seng) fell 301.30 points (-1.69%) and is located at 17560.97.
rate euro /yen fell to the Asian session on the 160 items up to 130.39. Pound /yen fell nearly 200 points to 150.95. Course Dollar /yen fell from the level of 94.84 to 94.06, the minimum for the last six weeks. Closure of risk positions helps quotation fall in equity markets, as well as the decline in world prices for oil and precious metals.
price of oil in New York fell by almost three-dollar mark, reaching 61.97 dollars per barrel.
Under the pressure of cross-rate euro /dollar fell from 1.3924 to 1.3858 level. Pound /dollar fell to 180 points up to 1.6045, the minimum for the last month.
index of orders in the field of mechanical engineering (Machinery orders) in Japan in May amounted to -3.0% for the month, -38.3% for the year (the forecast was 2.4% for the month, -34.4% for the year, the previous value of -5.4% per month, -32.8% per year). Balance of Payments (Current account) in trillion. yen in Japan in May amounted to 1.302 (estimate was 1.503, the previous value of 0.630). Trade Balance (Trade balance) in trillion. yen in Japan in May amounted to 0.387 (previous value of 0.184). The index of the money supply (M2 CDs) in Japan for the month of June amounted to 2.5% per year (the previous value of 2.7% per year).
Tomorrow is expected to yield the following data:
at 08:00 GMT - index of property prices of Halifax (Halifax house price index) in the UK for the month of June (the previous value of 2.6% per month, -16.3% per year);
at 09:00 GMT - Updated index of gross domestic product (GDP) in Europe (16) for the first quarter (-2.5% forecast for the quarter, -4.8% for the year, the previous value of -2.5% for the quarter, -4.8 % per year);
at 10:00 GMT - the index of industrial production (Industrial production) in Germany in May (estimated 0.5% per month, 20.0% for the year, the previous value of -1.9% for the month, -21.6% per year);
at 19:00 GMT - consumer credit (Consumer credit) in billions of dollars in the United States for May (forecast -10.0, -15.7 the previous value).
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