The Lapsed in August was too weak for U.S. stock indexes retreated with between 4 and 6 per cent. So this August, has become the most negative since 2001. He is also the first August in which the exchange does not take growth for the past five years. Session last month was filled with twists, the indexes several times changed its direction. Ultimately, Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.05 percent to 10,015 points, while during the session was sunk to below 10,000 points. For the whole month, Dow Jones fell 4.3 per cent. Index of companies from Nasdaq Stock Exchange lost 0.3 percent to 2,114 points today, the S & P 500 rose 0.04 percent to 1049 points. Both the index in August fell by 6.2 and 4.3 per cent. Today abrupt change and bring significant negative sentiment report from the last Federal Reserve meeting. The reason for negative attitudes given the news that the American economy must “invest significantly” to be contemplated new aid from the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday. The heads of the central bank would consider measures for additional incentives if the economic prospects deteriorate significantly, “said a transcript of the meeting of the Fed held on August 10.
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The U.S. indexes started the first session of the new week with a convincing increase after strong corporate accounts and good economic news prompted investors to continue buying shares. So positive in July, which proved most successful month for Wall Street than a year ago, is brought up in August. Strong quarterly results from major European banks BNP Paribas SA and HSBC Plc gave impetus to U.S. banks. Shares of Citigroup Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co rose by 2.2 percent to 4.19 dollars and 3.4 percent to 41.64 dollars. The market received additional support from basic data in the U.S.. ISM index in the production value of 55.5 reported in July, which was slightly above the 54.3 expected, and remained for the 12th consecutive month above key level of 50 points, which separates growth from decline in the sector. Individual construction costs for June recorded a surprise increase of 0.1 percent in the estimated drop of 0.4 percent. In the session with high volumes of trade three main index closed in green. Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2 percent to a level of 10 674.38 points, S & P500 added 2.2% to 1125.86 points and the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.8 percent to 2295.36 points.
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July brought increases in all markets in the Asian and Pacific region, which offset part of their losses incurred during the previous two months. But stock markets were volatile in anticipation of clearer signs for the development of world economy in the second half of the year, after economic data deteriorated in recent weeks, most of these United States. With the strong growth to identify the stock exchange in Shanghai, where the main Shanghai Composite Index jumped nearly 10 percent in July, while the index of the largest and most frequently traded companies CSI 300 rose by 12%. The reason for this has hopes that the Chinese government will postpone or delay the measures to limit bank lending and speculation of the real estate market in the country. Most of last month have increased notably shares of Chinese companies in the sector of real estate. Their lead from the beginning of this month amounted to 16 percent, which ranks them first among the five industry groups represented in the Shanghai Composite. Shanghai Composite jump of 10% in July by the largest since July last year. During the previous three months, it decreased by between 8% and 10% and became the most loser stock measure in the world this year with a loss of 20%. In the middle of the month it became clear that the Chinese economy has slowed its pace of growth to 10.3 percent in the second quarter from 11.9 percent in the first.
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The stock market indexes in Asia and Pacific region rose strongly during today’s session, led by the best financial results for the quarter of the Japanese technology company Canon and U.S. chemical concern DuPont. The Asian markets rise over the past four sessions helped the regional MSCI Asia Pacific index rising to its highest level since mid-May. It rose by 1.1 percent to 119.36 points today, led by industrial companies in the region. MSCI Asia Pacific is still a 7.6% below its highest point this year because of fears of investors that global growth will slow at the end of this year. Most of today – by 2.7% to 9 753.27 points, increasing the Japanese Nikkei 225 index. Canon’s shares were traded with a growth of 5.7 percent on the Tokyo Stock Exchange after the biggest maker of cameras in the world announced four times increase in profit for the second quarter. The positive financial result, Canon has increased to 67.6 billion yen (770 million dollars) for the three months to June 30. Shares of other Japanese exporters like Sony, Honda and Nissan, also increased due to depreciation of the yen against the euro.
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Most stock indexes in Asia and Pacific region are brought to negative territory in today’s session, many of them are about to be completed the week with decreases. Economic disappointing data from Asia, Europe and the U.S. in recent days, the forthcoming meeting of leaders of the G-20 this weekend and unexpected decision of China to loosen controls on the exchange rate of its currency have made investors nervous and trade – volatile. Regional MSCI Asia Pacific index suffered its biggest decline in three weeks today, falling by 1.5 percent to 115.37 points. It includes nearly 1000 traded companies from 10 countries in Asia, plus Australia and New Zealand. Within the past five sessions stock measure lost 0.8 percent of its value after last week advanced to 3.4 percent thanks to strong performance of stock markets in Japan and Australia. The same two securities market and registered the biggest loss this week, contributed most to the decrease of the MSCI Asia Pacific. Appreciation of the yen lower the price of the shares of Japanese exporters and the Nikkei 225 slid 2 percent to 9 points at 737.48 in Tokyo Stock Exchange, which is the strongest its decline for the past three weeks. Shares of Toyota fell 2.5 percent, while those of Canon dropped by nearly 5 percent, according to Bloomberg.
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June brought the first session decreases in stock indexes in Asia and the Pacific region after last month brought their biggest loss from the bankruptcy of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers now. The reason for pessimism today’s stock data gave a significant decrease in the rate of growth in factory sector in China. The index of business activity in the manufacturing sector of the country fell to 53.9 points in May from 55.7 points in April, but this may be an early sign of slowing down the pace of growth in the third largest economy in the world as a whole. Regional stock measure MSCI Asia Pacific, which oversees securities markets in ten Asian countries, Australia and New Zealand gave a 0.8 percent to 112.54 points. In May it fell 9.8 percent, and this is his biggest monthly decline since October 2008. This shows the volatility of global financial markets caused by concerns about high debt countries in Europe and other developed economies like U.S. and UK. With the sharp drop today distinction indexes in India and Hong Kong, where the 30 BSE Sensex fell 1.8 percent to 16 639.51 points and the Hang Seng lost 1.4% to 19 493.98 points. The increase in the indexes in Mumbai the previous four days suspended, after it became clear that new construction in India declined by 1.5 percent in April. In China, the Shanghai Composite fell 0.9% to 2 568.28 points, which was his third straight negative session.
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Increased sales of shares in the final minutes of the session on Wall Street withdrew completely strong increases in indexes of morning trading. Positive wave that swept the securities markets in Asia and Europe today, failed to remain in the U.S. by Dow Jones IA complete a psychological level of 10 thousand points for the first time in three months. Even better than expected sales figures for new homes in U.S. orders for durable goods production could not support indexes. New orders for the production of durable goods recorded a 2.9% increase on a monthly basis in April, which was twice the expected. Meanwhile, sales of new homes in the U.S. rose 15 percent to its highest level in two years. Despite the good economic data index of the 30 largest U.S. stock and liquid companies Dow Jones IA fell 0.7 percent to 9 974.45 points. The broader index S & P 500 has lost 0.6 percent to 1 067.95 points and Nasdaq Exchange main index Nasdaq Composite fell 0.7% to 2 195.88 points. Since the beginning of May and the three U.S. indexes fell by about 10%. Global stock markets were extremely volatile during this month after pessimism gripped investors worries that the massive budget deficit and debt of several countries in Europe may lead to the second stage of the financial crisis.
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Financial companies have brought light to the state index increases at the beginning of today’s session, despite renewed concerns among investors about the fiscal crisis in Greece, says CNN. Country’s credit rating was lowered by the international rating agency Standard & Poor’s yesterday to a level of “junk”, causing sales of stock exchanges in Europe and Asia. The interest rate on ten-year Greek government bonds jumped to 11.24 percent earlier today, which is a record level of creation of the euro area in 1998. Later today, interest is expected decision of the Federal Reserve and the central bank’s assessment of the state of U.S. economy, which would suggest that investors may soon be expected to increase the base rate in the country. Dow Jones IA, which brings together 30 most liquid and large companies on U.S. stock exchanges rose by 0.3% to 11 022.82 points and a half hours after the start of trading. Yesterday’s session brought him a record for the past nine months decreased by 1.9% or 213 points. The broader index S & P 500 remain in positive territory throughout the session with an increase of 0.4% to 1 188.51 points mainly because of financial companies. The index of companies by the exchange Nasdaq – Nasdaq Composite, while remaining unchanged at 2 470.11 points, having lost nearly 0.3 percent less in advance.
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The stock exchanges in Asia and the Pacific have managed to recover part of the big sales during the previous two days, which brought their biggest losses for the past two months. Financial companies were again in focus of investors, but this time as the most profitable region. Regional stock index MSCI Asia Pacific, which includes public companies from ten Asian countries, Australia and New Zealand increased by 0.5 percent to 126.15 points. Metal prices rose after the rate of the dollar took down the price of oil rose from his bed three weeks from 81.45 dollars a barrel, reached yesterday. Greater economic optimism decreased the rate of the yen against all major currencies, which supported the shares of exporting companies on the stock exchange in Tokyo. The broader Topix index added Japanese 0.1 percent to 972 points, but the Nikkei 225 fell 0.1 percent to 10 900 points after the index of business activity in the services sector declined. The index that tracks the value of services purchased by companies, fell by 0.2 percent on a monthly basis in March. Exchange of Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 1% to 21 624 points and offset part of the strong decline on Monday. Wide Chinese Shanghai Composite Index, however, remained negative territory today with a loss of 0.1% to 2 979 points. The news that the Chinese government had a ban on banks to grant loans to purchase a third property prompted strong sales of shares of construction and housing sector in recent days.
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Securities markets in the Asian and Pacific region have failed to keep the 20-month peak, which subdued yesterday after the government in China has taken measures to cool property market growth in the country. It shook significant shares of the companies in the housing and construction sector on the stock exchanges in Shanghai and Hong Kong in the last session this week. Disappointing data on the labor market and U.S. industrial production and growing concerns about Greece’s ability to cope alone with his financial problems, also prompted investors in Asia to sales of shares today. Deteriorating confidence in the financial markets to the Greek economy again raised the interest on the 10-year Greek bonds to a record 7.3 percent. The regional index MSCI Asia Pacific, which includes companies from ten Asian stock markets, plus Australia and New Zealand gave a 0.8 percent to 128.03 points. It closed last Friday at a level of 128.28 points, meaning that remained almost unchanged this week. Since the beginning of this year MSCI Asia Pacific grew by 6.3% after the first quarter added 4 per cent. The Chinese government today increased the requirements for the withdraw on a house purchase to cool turbulent pace with growing property prices in the country. This led to sales of shares of construction and housing sector on the stock exchange in Shanghai. The broader index Shanghai Composite lost 1.1 percent to 3130 points and fears of recent monetary policy tightening in China.
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