{"id":54771,"date":"2014-07-24T01:14:09","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T05:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=54771"},"modified":"2014-07-24T06:56:46","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T10:56:46","slug":"stocks-markets-report-23rd-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2014\/07\/stocks-markets-report-23rd-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks Markets report 23rd July"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By HY Markets Forex Blog<\/a><\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n

Asian Stocks<\/span><\/h2>\n

Stocks in Asia were seen trading mostly higher on Wednesday, rising for a third day, boosted by the gains seen overnight on Wall Street. In Australia, traders digest the inflation data for the second quarter.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Japanese benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.1%, closing at 15,328.56 points, while Tokyo\u2019s Topix gauge slid 0.07% to 1,272.33 points.<\/p>\n

The Japanese steel company Nisshin Steel advanced 3.61%, while Japan\u2019s leading brewery and Soft Drink Company Asahi Group Holdings added 0.4% to 3,163 yen. On a downside, the electronic and semiconductor company Tokyo Electron saw that most losses during the session, with shares sliding 2.74% lower.<\/p>\n

Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng index rose 0.54% to 23,840.58 points at the time of writing, while the Chinese benchmark Shanghai Composite added 0.18% to 2,075.29 points.<\/p>\n

Property developers China Resources Land and China Overseas saw major gains on the Hang Seng Index, with shares rising 5.23% and 4.43% respectively. While AAC Technologies edged 1.9% higher to HK$48.95 and rice-cake maker Want Want China lost 2.72%.<\/p>

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The South Korean benchmark Kospi index fell 0.03%, ending at 2,028.32 points.<\/p>\n

Australia<\/span><\/h2>\n

In Sydney, the benchmark S&P\/ASX 200 index rose 0.46%, closing at 5,568.90 points.<\/p>\n

Mining company Lynas saw shares rising 14.71%, while the oil and gas company Buru Energy dropped 1.73%.\u00a0 BHP Billiton advanced 1.8%, after the leading mining company said that iron-ore output jumped 19% in the three months ending June.<\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s consumer prices was seen rising above the Reserve Bank of Australia\u2019s (RBA) policy threshold in the second quarter as inflation jumped to 3% year-on-year in the second quarter from the previous reading of 2.9%, the Australian Bureau of statistics confirmed.<\/p>\n

The reading came in-line with analysts\u2019 estimates, reaching the upper-limit of RBA\u2019s 2-3% target inflation rate for the first time since the December through 2011 quarter.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile on a monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index rose 0.5% in the June quarter, falling slightly from the previous reading of 0.6% seen in the previous quarter.<\/p>\n

US Economy<\/span><\/h2>\n

The US consumer prices index climbed 0.3% in June, compared to the 0.4% seen in the previous month, a report from the US Labour Department showed on Tuesday. Purchases of existing homes climbed 2.6% to a 5.04 million annual rate, according to a data from the National Association of Realtors.<\/p>\n

European Stocks<\/span><\/h2>\n

European stocks climbed on Wednesday amid earnings report before the release of the Bank of England meeting minutes.<\/p>\n

The European Euro Stoxx added 0.19% to 3,195.17 at the time of writing, while the German DAX gained 0.45% to 9,7777.32. At the same time the French CAC 40 rose 0.22%, trading at 4,379.15 and the UK\u2019s benchmark FTSE 100 was up 0.13% to 6,804.51.<\/p>\n

Earnings Reports<\/span><\/h2>\n

German multinational automotive company Daimler posted figures for its net income for the June quarter, with its net income jumping 52.2%, lifted by the record sales in its Mercedes Benz division.<\/p>\n

The Swiss power grid maker ABB said its second-quarter net profit dropped by a 17% to $636 million, while revenue came in lower than estimated.<\/p>\n

In Norway, the telecom company Telenor posted revenue for the second-quarter as it climbed $4.3 billion, rising by 4% from the same period in the previous year, while the company\u2019s profit fell 28%.<\/p>\n

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