The Asian markets continued their upward movement, bringing the regional index to its biggest two-day rise for the past two years after the optimism that Europe will be able to keep the banking sector of the debt crisis brighten prospects for credit institutions and exporters. The regional MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 2% to 112.81 points, but ended the week with a loss of 0.3%. The Japanese Nikkei 225 gained 1% to 8 605.62 points, shares of the largest publicly traded local financial institution by market capitalization Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group have added 0.6 percent to its value to 328 yen and those of the largest Asian automaker Toyota rose 0.4 percent to 2,549 yen. The shares of Sony fell, however its value by 3.7% to 1,415 yen after the Wall Street Journal reported that the manufacturer of consumer electronics is closer to an agreement to buy the share of Ericsson AB in their joint venture for production of mobile phones, citing sources close to the deal, Nomura downgraded the company. The Chinese markets remained closed all week because of holidays in the country, and Taiwan TAIEX index rose 1.1 percent to 7 211.96 points. In Hong Kong Hang Seng advanced 3.1 percent to 17,707 points, shares of Hutchison Whampoa rose 10.5 percent to 63.15 HK dollars after the company determined its activity in Europe as “very strong” and those of largest Chinese company to explore oil reserves in offshore Cnooc rose in value by 4.4 percent to 12.84 HK dollars.
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The market participants reacted with mass sales of shares of the surprise decision to lower the credit rating of USA. Yesterday the indexes registered in the Middle East severely reduced and now scarlet Bay Asia. Against this background, oil prices sank by nearly 4% and gold literally shoots, going over 1700 dollars an ounce. The gold is rising by more than 52 dollars, or 3.2 per cent at the beginning of a new week, reaching hitherto unseen 1705 dollars an ounce. At the opposite pole is the lightest crude oil, whose price fell by 3.8 percent to 83.64 dollars per barrel. The Asian trading session began with mass sales. The main index in South Korea – KRX 100 drops by 5 percent and Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 2.3%. In China and Hong Kong’s leading index – Shanghai Composite, respectively, and Hang Seng, erased a 3.7 and 4 per cent of its value.

The beginning of the week was hard for the Asian markets, as major indexes declined against the background of ongoing negotiations unsuccessfully to increase the U.S. debt ceiling and lowering the credit rating of Greece by the international rating agency Moody’s. The regional index MSCI Asia Pacific fell 1.1% to 137.52 points, about seven shares fell for every two appreciated. The Japanese Nikkei 225 lost 0.8 percent to 10 050.00 points after 3 consecutive sessions of growth, as shares of the largest carmaker in the world by market capitalization – Toyota Motor Corp., Its value fell by 1.4% to ¥ 3,290, while those of its competitors – Honda Motor Co., fell 1.6 percent to 3,185 yen. The shares of the Japanese largest public credit institution – Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Lost 2.2 percent of its value to 398 yen and those of next January – Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., Fell 1.7 percent to 2 488 yen. The Chinese Shanghai SE Composite Index slid 3 percent to 2 688.75 points, shares of the manufacturer of locomotives, freight wagons and passenger CSR Corp. fell by 9.1% to 6.03 yuan after 2 days at least 36 people died and 200 were injured in an accident with a high speed train, damaged by lightning and hit him on the next train.
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The Asian trading session ends with downturn, a regional index lost earnings at the beginning of the session, after Japan announced economic downturn in the first quarter, a Gartner Inc said that the market for mobile Samsung Electronics Co has shrunk. The shares of Softbank Corp, The only representative for the iPhone of Apple Inc. in Japan, lost 2 percent of the stock exchange in Tokyo. Shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc, the largest public credit institution in Japan decreased by 2.1%. Samsung did lose 1.5 percent of its market capitalization. The shares of the world’s leading mining company and largest oil producer in Australia, BHP Billiton Ltd rose 1.2 percent in Sydney after oil prices turned away and metals up. MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell 0.2 percent to 134.88 points, thereby losing gains from the beginning of the session. Last week, the index recorded a second consecutive weekly decline because of fears that anti-inflation policy of China may slow global economic growth and that the Fed is prepared to terminate the program for the purchase of assets worth 600 billion dollars, known as a program to increase liquidity.
“You can expect a further reduction in corporate profits in Japan after more than expected contraction in the national economy. Investors are still skeptical, expressing concern about increasing inflation and European debt crisis”, said Michio Tomi by Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co.
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The stock indexes in Asia-Pacific region recorded the third consecutive session of rise. The reason for this was the price of oil and industrial metals from the last day. The regional index MSCI Asia Pacific advanced 0.6 percent to 139 points, recording its largest increase for the last week. Every three shares rise today fell one by fall. During the trading index moved with greater growth, but data from China sparked fears that the economy is slowing. Although inflation is slowing, it remains worrying levels, which probably will cause a new tightening of monetary policy, analysts. The Stock Exchange China CSI 300 slid 0.3 percent to 3145 points. Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng fell 0.2 percent to 23,292 points, while in Taiwan Taiex session ended almost unchanged at 9020 points. Today in Tokyo the Nikkei 225 rose half a percent to 9864 points. It also helped the retreat of the yen, which improves the prospects for major exporters of the country. In South Korea, where the stock exchange remained closed yesterday, the main Kospi index advanced 1.3 percent. In Australia and New Zealand main stock index rose by 1.2 and 0.9 per cent.

The Asian trading session ended with a preponderance of bears, which resulted in the regional index MSCI Asia Pacific delete minimum growth gained by the beginning of the year. At the heart of successive auctions were weak data on U.S. economy and panic in the markets for raw materials. The regional index slid 1 percent to 137.40 points today, recording their worst day since April 19. The ratio advancers / decliners shares of the composition of the indicator was two to three. Since the beginning of the week the index has lost 1.5 per cent, which deleted the minimum increase, which moved this year. Tokyo Stock Exchange today, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.5 percent to 9859 points, registering the biggest fall from 12 April onwards. Market in the country opened for the first time after a series of three consecutive weekends. In China, the Shanghai Composite index continued to lower the after progress on April 18, 5-month high. Today, the index slid 0.3 percent to 2864 points. Which means that from the beginning of the week recorded a decline of 1.5 percent. Compared to April 18 the decrease was 6.2 percent. The negative sentiment prevailed and the stock exchanges in Hong Kong and Taiwan, where major indexes fell by 0.45 per cent. In South Korea’s KRX 100 delete 1.7 per cent of its value, ending the week at 4,579 points.

The trading session of the Asian markets moved mostly in negative moods, causing sharp decline at the regional index MSCI Asia Pacific. Leading in today’s decline were mining companies and mining sector. The regional index MSCI Asia Pacific-ex Japan slid 1.3 percent today, which is the weakest of its submission of 12 April onwards. Today, because every day the Exchange remained closed in Tokyo.
“The market situation is quite unstable,” said analyst Peter Elstan of Aberdeen Asset Management for the media. “In emerging markets, inflation increase, but developed countries have stalled. We are very worried about inflation, “said the specialist. Today in Australia the benchmark S & P / ASX 200 slid 0.8 percent after the central bank’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged for the fifth consecutive month. This is a signal that the institution expect record expensive local currency to help slow the growth of inflation. In India even Sensex 30 slid 1.6 per cent, which analysts said was due to the severe tightening of monetary policy after today’s decision to increase interest rates by half a percentage point. The markets in Hong Kong and China, which remained closed yesterday, the main Hang Seng Index and Shanghai Composite moved mixed. The first index slid 0.4 percent, while the latter advanced 0.7 percent.

The mixed feelings possessed investors in the Asian and Pacific region in today’s stock trading, after concerns about economic growth in Japan overshadowed good financial results of companies in China and Hong Kong. The prime Minister of Japan Naoto Kan said in a statement today that the government is already in a state of maximum alert because of the accident at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant. Shortly before it became clear that the soil around the nuclear plant was discovered plutonium. Because of the influx of orders to sell shares to the operator of NPP Fukushima-1 energy company Tepco, were suspended from trading in Tokyo. In the Japanese press is speculation that the government is considering nationalizing Tepco, which needs about 25 billion dollars to stabilize its finances after the nuclear crisis. From Tepco reported that plutonium found in soil around the breakdown plant is not dangerous to human health, but this failed to calm fears. The losers in today’s session were shares of Japanese banks, after Goldman Sachs lowered from its forecast for economic growth in Japan. Meanwhile, shares of the biggest Chinese cement producer Anhui Conch Cement rose more than 5% because of stronger than expected reports for the past year.
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The stock market indexes in Asia and the Pacific fell for the third session earlier this week while authorities in Japan trying to restore power in affected by the earthquake nuclear power plant in Fukushima, which may help to prevent explosions in the damaged nuclear reactor. The leading stock index in Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.4 percent to 8 962.7 points. The operator of Fukushima nuclear power plant – energy company Tokyo Electric Power, said they have shipped over 300 specialists in the plant to restore power, which will allow you to restart damaged cooling systems of nuclear reactors. Meanwhile, the helicopters of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces poured water from the air on third reactor of the Fukushima nuclear power plant to cool the temperature in it. Several flights to the country were canceled or diverted to other airports because of fears of radiation. For the decrease in stock prices helped record high for the postwar era rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar, which will further pressure on Japanese exporters. The shares of Tokyo Electric Power fell 13 percent on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to its lowest price since 1982 because of concerns that will not be able to master the nuclear crisis in Fukushima. Sharp drop and the stocks of Japanese exporters. Nikkei 225 stock average slid 5 percent at the beginning of the session, but cut its loss to its end because of hopes that the nuclear power plant will be restored. Regional index MSCI Asia Pacific, which brings together about 1,000 shares of ten stock exchanges in Asia, plus Australia and New Zealand fell by 0.4 percent to 128.5 points. He is on track to record its largest weekly loss peak of European debt crisis in May 2010.
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The stock markets in Asia and Pacific region were shaken by the strong sales of shares in the latter this week trading session, after the northeastern parts of Japan were hit by the worst earthquake in the world for the past six years. The declines in share prices were also driven by disappointing economic data from the U.S., the reduction in credit rating of Spain yesterday and spread of violence in the Middle East. Because the auctions this week on Asian markets are about to finish the week with their worst weekly drop since May 2010 when the issue of rescue loan to Greece cause unease in financial markets. Today’s trading session in Tokyo started with decreases in the indexes, which have intensified after the earthquake of magnitude 8.9 on the Richter scale that shook buildings in the financial center of Tokyo. Despite of the strong earthquake in the country’s stock markets have continued to work without interruption. The earthquake, the worst affected northeastern parts of the country, shaken vigorously and buildings in Tokyo shortly before the end of the session. Leading Japanese Nikkei 225 index fell by 1.7% to 10 254.40 points to its lowest level since January 31st. Since the beginning of the week, the Nikkei 225 lost 4.1 percent, which is at its sharpest decline since July 2010 For this helped and rising oil prices, which awakened fears that will impede recovery, especially in countries dependent imports of fuels, such as Japan.
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