{"id":60175,"date":"2014-09-11T07:23:06","date_gmt":"2014-09-11T11:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=60175"},"modified":"2014-09-11T07:24:35","modified_gmt":"2014-09-11T11:24:35","slug":"stock-markets-report-11th-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2014\/09\/stock-markets-report-11th-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Stock Markets Report 11th September"},"content":{"rendered":"
September 11, 2014<\/div>
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By HY Markets Forex Blog<\/a><\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n

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

Stocks in the Asian region was seen swinging in between gains and losses on Thursday as the Japanese yen fell to a new 2008 low against the US dollar.<\/p>\n

Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng index fell 0.22% to 24,651.59 points at the time of writing, while the Chinese benchmark Shanghai Composite edged 0.23% lower to trade at 2,313.49 points.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reports from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that the Chinese consumer price index rose 2% last month on a yearly basis, while analysts expected a 2.3% gain. The nation\u2019s Producer Price deflation came in at 1.2% in the year to August, falling lower than when the Producer Price Index slumped 0.9% last month.<\/p>\n

In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 0.76% to 15,909.20 points, while Tokyo\u2019s Topix index climbed 0.33% to 1,311.13 points as the US dollar strengthened to a six-year high against the nation\u2019s yen, trading around 106.87 yen.<\/p>\n

Among the exporters the weaker yen boosted, was Sony Corp climbing 2.2%, Toshiba added 2%, Sony Financial Holdings gained 2% and Dai-ichi Life Insurance rose 2.7% higher.<\/p>

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On the down note, Seven & I Holdings Co lost 1.7% in shares.<\/p>\n

In Japan, the Business Survey Index Manufacturing gauge released on Thursday showed a sharp rise in the June quarter, jumping to 12.7, compared to the reading of 10.3 expected by analysts.<\/p>\n

The South Korean Kospi index fell 0.74% lower to trade at 2,034.16.<\/p>\n

In Seoul, SK Holdings shares climbed 6.9% after announcing share buyback.<\/p>\n

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

In Sydney, the benchmark S&P\/ASX 200 index fell 0.55% lower to trade at 5,543.90, with the mining and financial stocks posting mixed results.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the nation\u2019s official employment figures were released, which showed the jobless rate fell to 6.1% in august from 6.4% in the previous month, while employers added 121,000 jobs.<\/p>\n

The nation\u2019s miners posted mixed results, with Rio Tinto adding 0.3%, Fortescue Metals lost 1.2% as well as BHP Billiton slid 0.5% lower after iron ore spot prices slumped a further 1.2% overnight.<\/p>\n

While in financial stocks, Westpac and National Australia Bank gained around 0.15% each, ANZ remained unchanged and Commonwealth Bank of Australia declined, losing around 0.3%.<\/p>\n

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Federal Reserve<\/span><\/h2>\n

The S&P 500 futures slid 0.1% after the US equity benchmark index bounced back 0.4% on Thursday, while Nasdaq 100 index rose 0.8% as a rally in Apple shares lifted tech companies.<\/p>\n

Investors will be focusing on reports due to be released later in the week such as, the unemployment data, the nation\u2019s consumer confidence and retails sales for more clues before the Federal open Market committee meeting scheduled for next week.<\/p>\n

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

European stocks opened higher on Thursday after inflation reports released from Germany and France, while investors continue to focus on Scotland\u2019s polls before next week\u2019s independence referendum. Other events in the spotlight, is the European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi\u2019s speech scheduled for later in the day and Ukraine\u2019s ceasefire process.<\/p>\n

The Euro Stoxx 50 climbed 0.26% higher to 3,252.46, while UK\u2019s benchmark FTSE 200 index rose 0.24% higher to 6,846.81 at the time of writing.<\/p>\n

The German DAX index added 0.30% to trade at 9,729.50, while the nation\u2019s inflation figure climbed 0.8% in August.<\/p>\n

In France, the CAC 40 index edged 0.17% to 4,458.44 at the time of writing, as the consumer price growth fell to 0.4% in the year to August on a year-over-year basis, while on a monthly basis the French CPI rose to 0.4% in august, compared to the 0.4% declined recorded in the previous month.<\/p>\n

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