Taiwan: Stocks almost flat, Mega Financial leads financials down

Taiwan stocks were almost flat on Wednesday morning as losses in financial shares, led by Mega Financial, eroded early gains.

Shares in the Taiwanese financial holding company, the focus of a probe by local prosecutors following a rare fine for anti-money laundering violations in the US, were sliding for the fourth session running.

As of 0252 GMT, the main Taiex index was unchanged at 9,031.24 points, after closing up 0.5 per cent in the previous session.

Tempering the selling was buying in tech heavyweight Hon Hai Precision, whose shares were 1.2 per cent higher, helping push the electronics subindex up 0.2 per cent.Click Here To Register For Free Trial Services OR Give A Missed Call : +6531581402 Follow Us On Twitter : www.twitter.com/epicresearchsg Like Us On Facebook : www.facebook.com/EpicResearchSingapore Need Any Assistance Feel Free To Mail Us at : info@epicresearch.sg

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Epic Research Singapore : Nikkei 225 Index Update

Asia stocks closed mixed on Wednesday, with Japan down after the Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy on hold.

The Nikkei Average JP:NIK -0.24%   settled 0.2% lower, and the Topix Index JP:I0000 -0.29%   dropped 0.3%. The yen USDJPY -0.38%   advanced against the greenback, trading at ¥100.92 from ¥101.258 in the prior session. 





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Epic Research Singapore : Nikkei 225 Index Update

Tokyo stocks slipped to a fresh six-month low on Monday as market sentiment stayed fragile after a rocky session on Wall Street and on escalating tensions in Ukraine.

Bargain hunting in large caps like Toyota Motor Corp offered some support and helped the benchmark Nikkei trim earlier losses.
 
The Nikkei average was down 0.1 percent at 13,944.43 at the midday break after falling as low as 13,885.22, its lowest level since Oct. 9. It is down 15 percent so far this year.

The index shed 7.3 percent last week, its biggest weekly fall since the week after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Epic Research Singapore : Nikkei 225 Index Update

Japanese stocks tumbled to their lowest level this year in early Friday trading, hit by Wall Street’s overnight fall, a stronger yen, and selling by foreign investors.

The Nikkei Stock Average opened sharply lower, falling quickly to its lowest level since late October. As of 0020 GMT, or 20 minutes after the Tokyo Stock Exchange opened, the index was down 2.8% at 13904.75. 

The Nikkei has not closed under 14,000 since late October, leading many investors and analysts to believe that level represented a so-called “hard floor” of support.  

The yen rose against the dollar--a negative for exporters and inflation-sensitive shares. The dollar was last at ¥101.37.

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Epic Research Singapore : Nikkei 225 Index Update

The Nikkei 225 fell 1.2% to 14305.45 as the Japanese currency firmed to ¥101.87 against the U.S. dollar versus ¥101.99 late Wednesday in New York. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.8% to 5334.30 while stocks in Hong Kong and South Korea traded flat. 
 
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Epic Research Singapore : Nikkei 225 Index Update

Japan’s equities tumbled Wednesday on the back of a stronger yen, as the Nikkei index fell 2.6% to close at 14,830.39, and the Topix index slid 2.1% to 1,206.94.
 
The dollar was buying ¥102.865, lower than ¥102.95 late Tuesday.
Car makers declined, with both Toyota Motor and Honda Motor losing 2%, and Mazda Motor sank 3.1%.
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Epic Research Singapore : Nikkei 225 Index Update

Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, as markets bounced back from a punishingsession on Monday, while Japanese stocks gave up most of their early gains after the Bank of Japan stood pat on monetary policy.
Japan’s Nikkei was up 0.1%, after gaining as much as 0.9% earlier in the day, after the country’s central bank made its policy announcement. The dollar also gave up some ground against the yen, with the greenback last at ¥103.27, compared with the day’s high of ¥103.43, and steady with its level in New York late on Monday. 

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Epic Research Singapore : Nikkei 225 Index Update

Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a new five-week high on Friday morning as a weak yen lifted risk appetite following Wall Street's gains on better-than-expected US jobless claims and the European Central Bank's decision to keep its rates unchanged.

The Nikkei gained 1.1 per cent to 15,307.78, the highest since Jan 29 after rising 1.6 per cent on the previous day. For the week, the index has added 3.1 per cent.
Exporters advanced as the dollar fetched 103.100 yen, having broken above the 103 yen threshold on Thursday for the first time since late January.

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Epic Research Singapore : Asian Market Update

Of the Asian index majors, only the Nikkei Average is ending the month with a loss. Here are the scores, per FactSet (though note that some markets haven’t yet closed for the day):
  
Japan (Nikkei Average) down 0.6% (closed)
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) up 0.2%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) up 0.1%
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) down 0.1% (closed)
Seoul (Kospi) up 0.1% (closed)
Mumbai (Sensex) up 0.4%
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Epic Research Singapore : Nikkei 225 Index Update

Japan stocks declined today — or maybe better to say they “reclined,” given the lazy, meandering path shares took.

The Nikkei Average is ending with a 0.3% loss, better than a 0.6% deficit early in the session, but down nonetheless after the index briefly turned positive at midday. The Topix fared worse, losing 0.7%.

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Epic Research Singapore : Nikkei 225 Index Update

The Nikkei fell 0.6% after the yen strengthened overnight. The dollar lost 0.3% against the Japanese currency overnight--the largest percentage fall since February 14--and stabilized in Asian trade, last at ¥102.20. 

Away from Japan the moves in stocks were small, with Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 up 0.1% and South Korea’s Kospi down 0.3%

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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) 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 : Nikkei 225 Index Update

The Nikkei rose by 2.9%, extending earlier gains after the Bank of Japan said it would double incentives designed to increase bank lending — an attempt to increase the effect of monetary stimulus measures that the country is using to battle inflation. The central bank left its main policy program unchanged
 
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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

Asian markets rose on Monday, with Hong Kong leading the region higher, while Japanese stocks were weighed by the release of disappointing growth numbers.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index added 1.2% and the Shanghai Composite rose by 0.3%, after Chinese bank loans jumped more than expected in January, with financial institutions issuing 1.32 trillion yuan ($217.6 billion) worth of new loans last month. Although Chinese banks typically make more loans at the beginning of the year, it was interpreted by the market that demand in the economy is strong

The yen started to strengthen when the data was released, with the dollar last at ¥101.58 compared with ¥101.80 late Friday in New York. This added to the dollar’s 0.4% loss on Friday.

 

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Epic Research Singapore : Nikkei 225 Index Update

The Nikkei is 3.5% lower since last Friday, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index is 1.8% lower and Singapore’s Straits Times Index is 0.4% lower over the same period.

Economic data from the U.S. remained on the agenda on Friday, ahead of the country’s labor report, which is scheduled to come out later in the global day. Nonfarm payrolls numbers have been in focus in recent months--not only as a measure of the health of the U.S. economy, but also as a clue to whether the Federal Reserve will continue to pare its bond-buying program. 

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Epic Research Singapore : Market Update

Japan (Nikkei Average) up 1.6% (at break)
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) up 0.8%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) down 0.4%
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) up 0.6%
Seoul (Kospi) up 0.3%
Taipei (Taiex) up 1.1%


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Epic Research Singapore : Forex Market Update

Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.3% to 14216.17, getting a boost from a weaker yen. The Japanese currency was trading at ¥101.50 to the U.S. dollar in early Asian trade, from ¥101.35 late Wednesday in New York. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 1% to 5120.60 while Korea’s Kospi gained 0.8% to 1906.45.  

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Epic Research Singapore : Nikkei 225 Index

Just 20 minutes out from the close, and the Nikkei Average JP:NIK  was up 0.4%. But then those modest gains suddenly evaporated, leaving the benchmark with a 0.2% loss. Outside of the big blue chips though, it was a little better, with the Topix (representing all Tokyo-listed large caps) ending flat.
 
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