{"id":60438,"date":"2014-09-16T08:11:56","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T12:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=60438"},"modified":"2014-09-16T08:14:25","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T12:14:25","slug":"stock-markets-report-16th-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2014\/09\/stock-markets-report-16th-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Stock Markets Report 16th September"},"content":{"rendered":"
September 16, 2014<\/div>
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By HY Markets Forex Blog<\/a><\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n

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

Asian markets were seen mostly trading lower on Tuesday as Wall Street saw losses before the Federal Reserve policy meeting due to begin later in the day.<\/p>\n

Industrial production in the US fell 0.1% lower in August, compared to the 0.2% rise recorded in the previous month. The US capacity utilization rate came in at 78.8% in August from last month\u2019s 79.1%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

China\u2019s benchmark Shanghai Composite fell 0.65% lower to 2,323.67 points, while Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng index was closed due to Typhoon Kalmaegi.<\/p>\n

The Chinese telecommunications giants, China Mobile saw the most losses during the session in China, with shares falling 3.7%. In Hong Kong, PAX Global Technology slumped 13% after its controlling shareholder sold a stake in the company.<\/p>\n

In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged 0.23% lower to 15,911.53 points, while Tokyo\u2019s Topix index was down by 0.19% to 1,311.20 points. Japan\u2019s financial and property market opened the session lower, with Heiwa Real Estate fell 2.2%, Mitsubishi Estate lost 1.7% and Sumitomo Realty & Development slid 2.5%.<\/p>

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Credit Saison and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings lost 2% each, while Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group declined 1.3%. However, the weaker yen boosted some exporters\u2019 gains, with Sony gaining 1.7%, Toshiba rising 1.1%, while SoftBank added 3.5% to 8,657 yen.<\/p>\n

The South Korean Kospi index edged 0.34% higher to trade at 2,042.92.<\/p>\n

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

In Sydney, the benchmark S&P\/ASX 200 index traded 0.52% lower to 5,445.00 points as miners saw rallied after iron ore spot prices went up 3.9%.<\/p>\n

Rio Tinto gained 0.9%, while Mount Gibson and Fortescue Metals each rose 2.8% and BHP Billiton advanced 0.7%.<\/p>\n

Ramsey Health Care slipped 3.8% to A$49.10 after Paul Ramsay Holdings sold a 2.2% share it owned in the healthcare company.<\/p>\n

Fed Meeting<\/span><\/h2>\n

Members of the Federal Open Market\u00a0Committee will begin its policy meeting later in the day and will be discussing the timing of when to start raising interest rates.<\/p>\n

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

European stocks were seen starting lower as the market awaits the German ZEW and UK data before the Scottish Independence vote on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The UK\u2019s benchmark FTSE 100 slid 0.16% lower to open at 6,793.28 at the time of writing, while the French CAC lost 12% to 4,423.10.<\/p>\n

In Germany, the benchmark DAX declined 0.24% to 9,636.29, while Euro Stoxx 50 was down 0.16% to open at 3,226.67.<\/p>\n

In Germany, the ZEW indicator is expected to have fallen for the ninth month in a row to 5.0 in September. Meanwhile in the UK, all eyes remains on the Scottish votes and UK\u2019s consumer Price Index, which is expected to remain unchanged at 1.8%.<\/p>\n

The Bank of England\u2019s minutes, unemployment report and rate vote are expected t be released on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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