Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

Australian shares rose 0.5 per cent on Friday, extending gains for the sixth consecutive session to cap the week 1.5 per cent higher, as a solid earnings season spurred investments in mining, banking and other high performers.
The S&P/ASX 200 index gained 26.4 points to 5,438.7, just below the previous high of 5,457.3 hit on October 28, 2013.
New Zealand's benchmark NZX 50 index rose 0.4 per cent in to 4,927.6
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Epic Research Singapore : Market Update

Japan (Nikkei Average) up 2.5%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) up 0.4%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) down 1%
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) up 0.4%
Seoul (Kospi) up 1.1%
Taipei (Taiex) up 0.8%
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Epic Research Singapore : Hang Seng Update

Hong Kong stocks gained ground at the end of week, with the Hang Seng Index HK:HSI +0.52% up 0.7% at 22,554.33. Index heavyweight China Mobile Ltd. HK:941 +1.37% CHL -0.02% , which is also the world's largest mobile-network provider, rose 1.6%, after the company said its 3G subscribers grew by more than 14 million to about 206 million in January, mainly propelled by its iPhone launch on Jan. 17. Its smaller rivals also attracted buyers' interest, as China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd HK:762 +1.00% CHU -1.23% climbed 1.8%, and China Telecom Corp. Ltd HK:738 +0.84% CNCT +28.92% advanced 1.7%. Internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. HK:700 +2.48% TCTZF -2.40% recovered after losses in the previous session, up by 1.6%, after Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp triggered attention to the valuation of Tencent's mobile instant-messaging app WeChat. Barclays Research maintained the rating of overweight for Tencent, estimating that WeChat would generate 9.62 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) in revenues for Tencent in 2015. On the Chinese mainland, the Shanghai Composite Index CN:SHCOMP -0.97% fell 0.6%.
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Epic Research Singapore : Nokia News Update

Nokia Corp. (NOK NOK1V.HE) is considering buying networking-gear maker Juniper Networks JNPR +2.94% to merge it with its Nokia Siemens Networks division, Germany's Manager Magazin Online reports Thursday, citing sources familiar with the situation.
Nokia, which is selling its handset business to Microsoft Corp. MSFT -0.37% for 5.4 billion euros ($7.3 billion), is under pressure to put the proceeds of the sale to use, the report says. 
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Epic Research Singapore : Market Update

Japan (Nikkei Average) down 2.2%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) down 1.1% (at break)
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) up 0.7% (at break)
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) down 0.1%
Seoul (Kospi) down 0.6%
Mumbai (Sensex) down 0.5%
Taipei (Taiex) down 0.5%
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Epic Research Singapore : Facebook News Update

Investors and pundits from Wall Street to Silicon Valley were stunned on Wednesday afternoon after Facebook said it was paying a total of $16 billion in combined cash and stock for WhatsApp, an Internet-based mobile texting app that circumvents the SMS messaging services operated by the telcos and has more than 450 million users around the world.
Facebook FB -2.69% investors initially were not pleased at the staggering valuation the social media giant is paying for the Mountain View, Calif.-based company, which basically values each WhatsApp user at about $42 a customer. The deal also includes an additional $3 billion in restricted stock for the company’s employees, bringing the total value to as much as $19 billion. After first tumbling more than 5%, Facebook’s  shares recovered slightly and were off about 3% in after-hours trading.
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Epic Research Singapore : What’s up with Facebook’s News Update

Investors and pundits from Wall Street to Silicon Valley were stunned on Wednesday afternoon after Facebook said it was paying a total of $16 billion in combined cash and stock for WhatsApp, an Internet-based mobile texting app that circumvents the SMS messaging services operated by the telcos and has more than 450 million users around the world.

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Epic Research Singapore : Nikkei 225 Index Update

Asian markets were mostly lower Wednesday, with Japanese stocks retreating after a sharp gain in the previous session, while corporate earnings were the focus in Australia.

The Nikkei was down 0.4%, pulling back from a sharp 3.1% rise in the previous session that was sparked by a surprise move by the Bank of Japan. Stocks in Tokyo enjoyed their best daily performance since August on Tuesday after the central bank took steps to encourage bank lending, raising expectations of looser monetary policy in the future.

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Epic Research Singapore : Market Update

Japan (Nikkei Average) down 0.6%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) down 0.1%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) up 0.6%
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) up 0.2%
Seoul (Kospi) down 0.4%
Taipei (Taiex) down 0.1%

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Epic Research Singapore : Market Update

Japan (Nikkei Average) up 3.1% (closed)
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) up 0.2% (closed)
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) down 0.8% (closed)
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) up 0.2%  (closed)
Seoul (Kospi) flat  (closed)
 


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Epic Research Singapore : Forex Market Update

The euro EURJPY +0.76%  also jumped against the yen, buying ¥140.55 from around ¥139.50.

The Australian dollar AUDUSD +0.07%   pulled back against the greenback following the minutes, trading at 90.59 U.S. cents compared with 90.71 U.S. cents before the minutes were released. The Aussie late Monday fetched 90.52 U.S. cents.
Elsewhere in the market, the British pound GBPUSD +0.08%   was at $1.6732, down from $1.6790 ahead of U.K. inflation data. The euro EURUSD -0.02%   was largely unchanged at $1.3714 from $1.3710.

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

Hong Kong stocks opened lower Tuesday, after China's central bank reportedly drained 48 billion yuan ($7.9 billion) from the money market on Tuesday through bond-repurchase agreements. The Hang Seng Index HK:HSI +0.01% moved lower by 0.3%. Banks retreated, as China Merchants Bank Co., HK:3968 -1.09% CIHHF +9.30% declined 2.2%, Bank of Communications Co. HK:3328 -0.58% BKFCF -0.74% fell 1.6%, China Minsheng Banking Corp. HK:1988 -0.63% CMAKY +0.29% lost 1.4%, and China Citic Bank Corporation HK:998 -0.48% CHCJY -5.19% dropped 1.2%. China's Dongfeng Motor Group Co. HK:489 -1.79% , currently in negotiations to buy a stake in PSA Peugeot Citroen, suspended trading of its H-shares in Hong Kong markets. The state-owned car maker didn't clarify the reason in the announcement. On Monday, the company said in a filing that its commercial-vehicle unit has been served with a request for arbitration by a Brazilian firm, which is seeking damages of approximately 1.67 billion Brazilian reals ($700 million) for Dongfeng's failure to establish a joint venture with the firm. On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite Index CN:SHCOMP -0.49% gave up 0.5% to 2,125.54.

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Epic Research Singapore : Forex Market Update

The dollar lost ground against the Japanese yen and other major currencies on Monday, as recent weakness in Japan equities hurt investors’ risk appetite and disappointing U.S. data triggered concerns for a slowing economic recovery. 

Against the yen, the dollar USDJPY -0.03%   dropped to ¥101.56 from ¥101.81 late Friday, even as the Nikkei Average JP:NIK +0.56%  managed to end with a 0.6% gain Monday.
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Epic Research Singapore : Market Update

Japan (Nikkei Average) up 0.6%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) up 0.9% (at break)
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) up 0.5% (at break)
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) up 0.4%
Seoul (Kospi) up 0.3%
Mumbai (Sensex) up 0.5%
Taipei (Taiex) up 0.2%

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Epic Research Singapore : Apple News Update

The typical reaction among the investing public on the news being revealed is to buy it. So, let's get this straight: Apple AAPL +0.24% buys its own shares $20 cheaper, and then the public gobbles it up on a gap-up of $10 after the fact. No, thank you.
The explanation offered by CEO Tim Cook is that Apple is betting on Apple. Well, that's great. With that much cash in the coffers, the company needs to bet on something other than the measly returns it gets from money markets nowadays. It smacks of the folks who lost most of their retirement money concentrating all their savings in the companies they worked for. A company goes under, and these people lose not only their jobs but their savings
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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

The S&P 500 index SPX +1.33%  closed up 21.79 points, or 1.2%, at 1,773.43. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +1.06%  closed near session highs, adding 188.30 points, or 1.2%, to 15,628.53. Both indexes saw their biggest gains since Dec.18, when the Federal Reserve announced it would start reducing its economy-stoking bond purchases

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

U.S. stocks finished Thursday with the best gains in seven weeks as investors welcomed a larger-than-expected drop in weekly jobless claims and upbeat earnings from companies including Walt Disney Co.
Thursday’s jobless claims data set an optimistic tone for Friday’s non-farm payrolls report due at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.
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Epic Research Singapore : Google & Motorolo News Update

This article was corrected to fix the misstatement that Google bought Lenovo shares in the headline and throughout the article. It is obtaining the shares as part of the terms of its sale of Motorola Mobility to Lenovo.







Google Inc. GOOG +0.48% will own a 5.94% stake in Lenovo Group Ltd. HK:992 +1.32% once it completes its sale of the Motorola Mobility handset business to the Chinese personal-computer maker, a Google spokesman said Friday. Last week, Google announced that it would sell its Motorola handset unit to Lenovo for $2.91 billion. The terms of the deal said that Lenovo's payments will be made in cash as well as shares to be issued to Google. As a result of the deal, Google will own about 618.3 million shares in Lenovo, or a 5.94% stake.

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Epic Research Singapore : Forex Market Update

The euro dropped against most major currencies on Friday, after a German court referred a decision on the legality of the European Central Bank’s bond purchases to Europe’s top court, creating uncertainty about the region’s rescue program.
The euro EURUSD -0.13%  dropped to $1.3570, compared with a high of $1.3597 earlier in the day and $1.3588 late Thursday in North America.

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Epic Research Singapore : Forex Market Update

Asian stocks moved higher on Friday, as a strong reading on the U.S. labor market helped shares recover from heavy selling earlier in the week.

Japan’s Nikkei gained 1.7%, after the yen weakened against the U.S. dollar overnight. The greenback had climbed to trade at ¥102.11 late Thursday in New York, after gaining a total of 0.7% in the previous session. It was last trading at ¥101.94 in Asia.

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