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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Most Asian stock indexes began the new week with decreases because of speculation that the recovery of the global economy remains stuck, causing problems for export-oriented companies. The regional MSCI Asia Pacific Index retreated minimum to 118 points. In general bearish sentiments were particularly strong, and many of the markets decreases were minimal. The ratio of winners / losers for companies in the index was 3:2. The exchange in Tokyo the Nikkei 225 retreated by 0.7 per cent to 9117 points. With a major contribution to falls were companies exporting to the U.S.. Analysts say that the reason why expectations for disappointing data on gross domestic product of U.S., to be published on Friday. With the fall session and completed in Hong Kong where the Hang Seng fell 0.44 percent to 20,889 points. China’s main index CSI 300 fail to hold the increase, which moved throughout the session and ultimately ended with 0.07 per cent lower on Friday at 2896 points. The South Korean Kospi fell 0.4 percent, nearly as many losses and the leading index in the Singapore Straits Times.
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The stock exchanges in Asia and the Pacific fell for the first time this week after growing concerns among investors about the recovery of U.S. economy prompted them to seek less risky assets like the yen, the dollar and government bonds. Shares of Japanese exporters have suffered most due to the appreciation of the yen to its strongest level against the dollar for the past 15 years. A strong yen makes goods of local producers more expensive on foreign markets and reduce their earnings after conversion into local currency. Shares of Canon and Sony fell more than 3 percent of the exchange in Tokyo for expensive yen. Shares of Toyota and Honda in turn lost around 2% because data for the decline in U.S. sales in July. Chinese mining companies fell after a decline in metal prices. Regional stock measure MSCI Asia Pacific, which oversees securities markets in ten Asian countries, Australia and New Zealand, losing 0.6 percent, disrupting its good performance from the previous two days, which brought him an increase of 2.2 percent. Most now come down shares of companies and consumer technology sector in its composition. Both groups decreased by more than 1%. MSCI Asia Pacific, however, reduced the loss of its highest point this year, celebrated on April 15, half to 6.3 percent.
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The Stock indexes in Europe suffered the biggest decline since the beginning of this month after fears of slowing world economy decreased demand for riskier assets such as shares. Extractive companies and banks led the sale of European exchanges after seven consecutive sessions of their growth. Data on the weaker growth of Chinese economy, in line with the weaker outlook for the Federal Reserve this year worsened the economic mindset of investors. They ignored the successful auction of government securities of Spain and the Green Wave on the Athens Stock Exchange, caused by the French intention of Piraeus Bank to buy stakes in two competing Greek banks, announced Bloomberg based on comments from top forex brokers. The common European Stoxx 600 index lost 1.2 percent to 252.97 points, which is his biggest decline since 1 July. The index, which combines stock companies from 18 European countries rose by 8.1 percent in the previous seven sessions, but still 7 percent below its highest point this year, celebrated on April 15. In Spain, the main stock market index IBEX 35 fell 1.2 percent to 10 160.20 points, although the country’s government successfully sold all the new 15-year bonds for 3 billion. Demand from investors was about 2.6 times higher compared to the value of securities offered. According to latest requirements of EC, the forex broker reviews of activities should be made weekly, because of the risk of high speculations. This reflected hardly to indexes and the national benchmarks fell in 15 of the 18 Caucasian monitored exchanges. In Switzerland, the Swiss Market fell 0.7% to 6 291.07 points, after it became clear that investors’ assessment of the state of the Swiss economy has fallen to its lowest level last year. UK’s FTSE 100 lost 0.8% to 5 211.29 points. In Paris the CAC 40 slid 1.4 percent to 3 581.8 points while the stock exchange in Frankfurt DAX fell 1% to 6 149.36 points.
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Most stock indexes in Asia and Pacific region have moved negative territory during the session today after market participants chose to retrieve its profits from the previous two sessions. Regional stock measure MSCI Asia Pacific, which oversees securities markets in ten Asian countries, Australia and New Zealand fell by 0.7 percent to 113.08 points, after rising by 1.9 percent in the first two sessions of this week. Worries about the recovery of the global economy once again prevailed, and increased rate of Japanese yen against all 16 most-traded currencies. Appreciation of the yen reflected on the shares of major Japanese exporters, which reported a decline led by those of Honda and Sony. The main Japanese stock measure of the Nikkei 225 fell 0.6 percent, ending the session at 9 279.65 points. Even more – by 1.1% to 19 857.07 points, the Hang Seng fell to a low turnover of stock traded in Hong Kong. The biggest sales were in the banks after Industrial and Commercial Bank of China announced that it can attract 45 billion yuan (6.6 billion dollars) by selling rights. The South Korean Kospi fell 0.6 percent to 1 675.65 points. Shares of Samsung Electronics fell 0.8 percent in the Exchange in Seoul, although the technology company has announced record operating profits of 5 trillion. won (4.1 billion dollars) for the quarter.
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The European indexes suffered a decline for the third straight session Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve presented a less optimistic forecast for growth of U.S. economy and debt problems in the eurozone, writes MarketWatch. Stoxx Europe 600 lost 1.83 percent to 250 points, after having suffered a decline of 1.5 percent over the last two session. “Bad data from the real estate market in the U.S. and fears about debt problems and budget deficits are fixed, the mood of investors,” said an analyst at RBC Capital Markets. The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that the problems around The debt crisis in Europe reflect negatively on the economic recovery in the U.S. and interest rates remain historically low levels, predicts that interest rates will remain unchanged for some time. In a statement made after two days-long meeting of government experts, the Fed lowered its forecast for U.S. economy, declaring that the recovery continues “instead that” strengthens “, as noted in April. European banks are major creditors of European governments, suffered losses. Among the losers were the French BNP Paribas and Spain’s Santander. Focus around the Debt Crisis in Europe adversely affect Greece, the Greek insurance on debt has made new record highs on Thursday.
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The Global Indexes recorded some increase in recent days, but whether it is sustainable? CNBC offers views of Christopher CEO of Hobart Financial Group and Vernon Taylor, investment director of Biltmore Capital. “I would like to tell you that the storm is over, but I think that this is currently just a dream,” says Hobart. “We see significant volatility in recent weeks and months, and investors should be very cautious.” Hobart sees risk of decline in the Dow Jones between 500 and 1000 points next month if global problems such as debt crisis in Europe and rumors about China’s credit policy have been resolved. At the same time, investors should take advantage of volatility, “says Vernon. “Strategies of options, especially in volatile environments – will be extremely successful.” The analyzers are claiming that the US indexes may have strong decrease in the coming month and this will hurt seriously the US Dollar. According to the analyzers on US market the indexes reached high growth and maybe this was the maximum for this financial situation.
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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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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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