{"id":64165,"date":"2014-11-24T08:05:13","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T13:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=64165"},"modified":"2014-11-24T09:22:53","modified_gmt":"2014-11-24T14:22:53","slug":"stock-markets-report-24th-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2014\/11\/stock-markets-report-24th-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Stock Markets Report 24th November"},"content":{"rendered":"
November 24, 2014<\/div>
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Asia Stocks<\/p>\n

Stocks in the Asian region were seen starting off the week trading higher on Monday after China\u2019s central bank made an unexpected decision on Friday to cut interest rates amid the sharp slowdown on Asia\u2019s largest economy.<\/p>\n

The People\u2019s Bank of China (PBoC) lowered the country\u2019s interest rates for the first time in July 2012. The one-year lending rate was cut by 0.4% percentage point to 5.6%, while the one-year deposit rate was lowered by 25 basis points to 2.75%. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng index edged 2.1% higher to 23,931.50 points at the time of writing, while the Chinese mainland Shanghai Composite climbed 0.85% to 2,507.88 points.<\/p>\n

China joins the European Central Bank of the Bank of Japan in ramping up stimulus as the Chinese economy heads for its slowest annual growth in 25 years.<\/p>

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Real estate developer China Vanke, climbed 6.8%, while the Chinese Railway Construction Corp. added 1.7% after securing contracts worth $1.98 billion in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

Markets in Japan were closed on Monday in celebration of Labour Thanksgiving day; however the nation\u2019s yen strengthened against the US dollar, trading around 117.58 yen.<\/p>\n

South Korea\u2019s Kospi index added 0.82% to 1,980.92 points, while the Australian S&P\/ASX 200 index gained 1.04% to 5,359.30 points at the time of writing.<\/p>\n

In Sydney, stocks were boosted by the unexpected stimulus announcement from China, with Iron ore miners climbing higher. Fortescue metals rallied 10%, while Atlas Iron added just over 2.5% and BC Iron jumped 7%.<\/p>\n

Banking stocks also saw gains, with National Bank edged 0.6% higher while Westpac rose 1% and Commonwealth Bank of Australia and ANZ each gained 0.4%.<\/p>\n

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

Stocks in Europe opened mixed on Monday, as the market focus on the IFO business climate gauge for November due later in the day.<\/p>\n

Europe\u2019s Euro Stoxx 50 climbed 0.42% to 3,207.44 at the time of writing, with the UK\u2019s FTSE 100 declined 0.01% to 6,750.31.<\/p>\n

The German DAX 30 gained 0.12% to 9,744.22 at the time of writing, while the French CAC 40 index rose 0.35% to 4,362.29 at the time of writing.<\/p>\n

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