Australia Producer Price Data Due On Friday
(RTTNews) - Australia will on Friday release Q2 figures for producer prices, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.
Producer prices are expected to rise 1.0 percent on quarter and 4.4 percent on year after adding 0.9 percent on quarter and 4.3 percent on year in the three months prior.
South Korea will see July figures for consumer prices, with forecasts calling for an increase of 0.3 percent on month and 2.5 percent on year following the 0.2 percent monthly decline and the 2.4 percent annual increase in June.
Japan will provide July numbers for its monetary base, with analysts looking for an increase of 0.9 percent on year - up from 0.6 percent in June.
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Asian Markets Mostly Lower
Asian stock markets are trading mostly lower on Thursday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, amid uncertainty about the outlook for interest rates following mixed U.S. jobs data. The minutes of the US Fed's latest monetary policy meeting also did not provide much insight into interest rates other than to suggest officials plan to take a "careful approach" to future decisions.
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Australian Market Slightly Trims Early Losses In Mid-market
The Australian market slightly trimmed the early losses and is trading notably lower in mid-market moves on Thursday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is falling to near the 8,300 level, with weakness across most sectors led by technology and financial stocks. Gold miners remain the only bright spot.
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Sensex, Nifty Likely To Open On Cautious Note
Indian shares are seen opening on a cautious note Thursday as investors await cues from the upcoming Q3 earnings season and prepare for the highly anticipated U.S. jobs report due on Friday that could shed more light on the Federal Reserve's policy outlook.
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Thai Shares May Tick Higher On Thursday
The Thai stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which it had slumped more than 20 points or 1.5 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just beneath the 1,390-point plateau and they're expected to open slightly to the upside on Thursday.
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7 h 36 min atrás
Japanese Market Significantly Lower
Extending the losses in the previous sessions, the Japanese market is significantly lower on Thursday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight. The Nikkei 225 is falling well below the 39,700 level, with weakness across most sectors led by index heavyweights, exporters and technology stocks.
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7 h 48 min atrás
China Inflation Unchanged In December
Consumer prices in China were flat on month in December, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday
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8 h 0 min atrás
Indonesia Bourse Likely To Remain Rangebound On Thursday
The Indonesia stock market has moved lower in two of three trading days since the end of the three-day winning streak in which it had advanced almost 130 points or 1.8 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just above the 7,080-point plateau and it's expected to stay in that neighborhood again on Thursday.
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8 h 6 min atrás
Bargain Hunting May Boost Hong Kong Shares
The Hong Kong stock market has finished lower in three straight sessions, retreating more than 480 points or 2.6 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now sits just beneath the 19,280-point plateau although it's due for support on Thursday.
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