{"id":59914,"date":"2014-09-05T08:39:04","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T12:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=59914"},"modified":"2014-09-05T09:39:55","modified_gmt":"2014-09-05T13:39:55","slug":"stock-markets-report-5th-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2014\/09\/stock-markets-report-5th-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Stock Markets Report 5th September"},"content":{"rendered":"
September 5, 2014<\/div>
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By HY Markets Forex Blog<\/a><\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n

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

Asian stocks fell on Friday, following Wall Street losses overnight, with all eyes on the US non-farm payrolls report due later in the day.<\/p>\n

The Japanese Nikkei 225 index edged 0.05% lower to close at 15,668.68, while Tokyo\u2019s Topix index fell 0.20% to 1,293.83.<\/p>\n

In Japan, silicon wafers maker Sumco saw the most gains during the session, with shares climbing 3.15%, while the homebuilder Sekisui House added 2.2% to 1,338.50 yen after reporting\u00a0 first-half net income rose to 42.2 billion yen from 34 billion yen seen in the previous year. \u00a0<\/span>On the downside, Artiza Networks slid 7.3% to 1,111 yen after forecasting a decline in net income, while Yamato Holdings lost 3.44%.<\/p>\n

Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng index declined 0.24% to trade at 25,097. 25, while the Chinese mainland Shanghai Composite added 0.26% to 2,288.33.<\/p>\n

In China, the New World Development saw gains on the Hang Seng index, with shares up 1.98%, while the Casino operator Sans China and Belle International slumped almost 2% each. China Hongqiao fell 6.6% to HK$6.36 after announcing plans to sell new shares to its controlling stockholder.<\/p>

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The South Korean Kospi index dropped 0.25% to 2,056.26, while the Australian benchmark S&P\/ASX 200 index fell 0.57% to 5,598.70.<\/p>\n

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

Futures on the S&P 500 fell 0.1% on Friday. While the market focus on the release of the US jobs report, analysts are expecting to see 230,000 new jobs added in august, compared to 209,000 seen in July.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, a report released from the US showed that services providers, including construction and retail companies, grew in August at the fastest paces in nine years.<\/p>\n

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

The European stock market started little changed as investors digest the ECB unexpected decision to trim down the benchmark rate lower.<\/p>\n

The European Euro Stoxx 50 slid 0.07% lower to open at 3,275.09.<\/p>\n

The German DAX edged 0.08% lower to 9,716.52 at the time of writing as the nation\u2019s industrial production climbed 1.9% in July on a seasonally adjusted basis and rose 2.5% on a yearly basis, according to the Federal Statistical Office.<\/p>\n

At the same time the French CAC 40 fell 0.05% to 4,492.72 and UK\u2019s benchmark FTSE 100 gained 0.04% to start at 6,881.01.<\/p>\n

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ECB Stimulus<\/span><\/h2>\n

The European central Bank (Bank) unexpectedly cut its benchmark interest rates by ten basis points to 0.05% and said it will start buying assets backed securities and covered bonds to boost the euro-block economy by supporting credit flows. The move dragged European stocks lower.<\/p>\n

In other news, world leaders continue to discuss ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Ukraine at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit held in Wales.<\/p>\n

Representatives of Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels are expected to meet to hold peace talks in Minsk, after Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart President Petro Poroshenko presented a seven-point plan to end the deadly conflict in the southern region of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

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