Asian Stocks Advance to Extend First Monthly Gain Since October

PT. Equitywolrd Futures - Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark index extending its firstly monthly gain since October, as Japanese shares climbed after the yen weakened against the dollar on a drop in U.S. jobless claims.
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index added 0.3 percent to 140.91 as of 9:01 a.m. in Tokyo. The gauge has risen 2.2 percent in January, led by a surge in Hong Kong shares. The European Central Bank unveiled a plan this month to join the Bank of Japan in unprecedented monetary easing.
Japan™s Topix index rose 1 percent as the yen traded at 118.28 per dollar after falling 0.6 percent yesterday. South Korea™s Kospi index and Australia™s S&P/ASX 200 Index each gained 0.6 percent. New Zealand™s NZX 50 Index slid 0.2 percent. Markets in China and Hong Kong have yet to open.
Hong Kong™s Hang Seng Index jumped 4.2 percent this month, with Tencent Holdings Ltd. surging 20 percent amid optimism Asia™s second-largest Internet company will diversify its revenue sources. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.9 percent, as regulators curb margin lending at brokerages, after gains of 21 percent and 11 percent the previous two months.

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Gold pressured as Fed reiterates rate hike bias

PT. Equityworld Futures - Gold prices fell on Wednesday as the U.S. central bank reiterated its commitment to raising interest rates some time in the latter part of the year.
Gold for February delivery dropped $5.80, or 0.5%, to settle $1,285.90 an ounce but the precious metal pared some of its earlier losses after the Federal Reserve™s policy statement. March silver futures recovered to close flat at $18.09 an ounce.
The Fed remained upbeat about the economy, noting its œsolid growth and œstrong job gains. The central bank officials repeated that inflation is likely to reach the 2% target and that the Federal Reserve can be œpatient in tightening the monetary policy, according to the statement.
On Tuesday, gold prices enjoyed another move higher, after a sharp, unexpected fall in U.S. durable-goods orders hammered equities and spurred demand for haven plays.

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China’s Stock-Index Futures Rise Before Industrial Profits Data

PT. Equityworld Futures - China™s stock-index futures rose before the release of industrial profits data.
Futures on the CSI 300 Index expiring in February, the most active contract, gained 0.6 percent to 3,641.40 as of 9:20 a.m. local time. The statistics bureau is due to release data on December and full-year industrial profits at 9:30 a.m. Profits fell 4.2 percent in November. CSR Corp., China™s top train maker, may advance after saying it won contracts worth 21.1 billion yuan ($3.4 billion).
The Shanghai Composite Index climbed 0.9 percent to 3,383.18 yesterday. Hong Kong™s Hang Seng China Enterprises Index fell 0.3 percent to 12,228.16. The CSI 300 Index rose 1 percent. The Hang Seng Index gained 0.2 percent. The Bloomberg China-US Equity Index, the measure of the most-traded U.S.-listed Chinese companies, added 0.2 percent in New York.
The Shanghai index has gained 65 percent over the past year, making it the best performer among 93 global indexes tracked by Bloomberg, on speculation the central bank will ease monetary policy to support the economy. The measure is valued at 12.7 times 12-month projected earnings, the highest level since April 2011, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The H-shares gauge has risen 20 percent during the same period.

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Gold Futures Climb After U.S. Durable Goods Orders Decline

PT. Equityworld Futures - Gold futures climbed as a slump in orders for U.S. durable goods signaled that weaker foreign economies are weighing on American expansion, boosting demand for haven assets.
Demand for all durable goods -- items meant to last at least three years -- declined 3.4 percent, the worst performance since August, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Slowing expansion may prompt the Federal Reserve to hold off on raising interest rates. Policy makers will meet this week.
The metal is up more than 9 percent this year as stagnating economies challenge policy makers to generate new ways to buoy growth. The euro traded near an 11-year low against the dollar after the European Central Bank last week expanded its bond-buying program to include government bonds, boosting demand for gold as an alternative to currencies that are being revalued.
Gold futures for April delivery rose 1 percent to settle at $1,292.90 an ounce at 1:55 p.m. on the Comex in New York. Prices climbed in the previous three weeks.
Silver futures for March delivery gained 0.6 percent to $18.084 an ounce on the Comex.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, platinum futures for April delivery added 0.7 percent to $1,264.30 an ounce, while March palladium futures fell 0.1 percent to $780.75 an ounce.

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Gold Falls Most This Year as Euro Rebound Cuts Demand

PT. Equityworld Futures - Gold futures fell the most this year on speculation that an election victory in Greece by the anti-austerity political party won™t result in the country™s exit from the euro zone, crimping demand for haven assets.
The euro rebounded from an 11-year low against the dollar as Greek Prime Minister-elect Alexis Tsipras pledged to keep the nation within the single currency area. Gold rose for three straight weeks partly as Europe™s flagging economy drove demand for a store of value.
After posting two straight annual declines, gold last week reached a five-month high after the European Central Bank announced plans to increase economic stimulus, raising the appeal of alternatives to currencies that are being revalued. The metal dropped 29 percent in the previous two years as the American economy improved.
Gold futures for February delivery dropped 1 percent to settle at $1,279.40 an ounce at 1:44 p.m. on the Comex in New York, the biggest decline for a most-active contact since Dec. 31. Aggregate trading was 38 percent more than the 100-day average, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

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U.S. Stocks Retreat as Earnings Results Offset ECB Stimulus Plan

PT. Equityworld Futures - U.S. stocks fell, trimming the first weekly gain of 2015, as weaker-than-forecast results at companies from United Parcel Service Inc. to Kimberly-Clark Corp. offset confidence that central banks will support global growth.

UPS slumped 9.9 percent as it said preliminary 2014 earnings were lower than previously forecast. Bank of New York Mellon Corp. and State Street Corp. led financial shares lower after both said the falling euro hurt revenue from the region. Kimberly-Clark dropped 6.1 percent after forecasting 2015 earnings that missed estimates.

The Standard & Poor™s 500 Index lost 0.6 percent to 2,051.82 at 4 p.m. in New York, paring a weekly gain to 1.6 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 141.38 points, or 0.8 percent, to 17,672.60. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.2 percent. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rallied 1.7 percent a day after the European Central Bank expanded its stimulus plan.

About 6.5 billion shares changed hands on U.S. exchanges today, in line with the three-month average. Selling accelerated in the final 30 minutes of trading as materials producers extended declines to 1.6 percent and investors anticipated the results of an election in Greece on Sunday. Opinion polls show the anti-austerity party may win enough votes to take power.

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Gold Falls, Trimming Three-Week Gain as Goldman Cuts Forecasts

PT. Equityworld Futures - Gold fell, paring gains after a three-week rally, as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said low inflation and higher U.S. interest rates will drag down prices later this year.

Goldman cut its estimates for 2016 and 2017, predicting that prices will average $1,089 and $1,050 an ounce, according to a Jan. 23 report. The New York-based bank said bullion will be supported at current levels for the next few months, citing weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data and more stimulus from the European Central Bank.

Bullion for immediate delivery declined 0.6 percent to $1,294.47 per ounce at 11:06 a.m. in London, according to Bloomberg generic pricing. Prices are near the highest level since August after climbing 1.1 percent this week.

Gold has jumped 9.3 percent this year as stagnating economies challenged policy makers to find new ways to buoy growth. ECB President Mario Draghi pledged to buy 60 billion euros ($67 billion) every month through September next year in a push to put more cash in circulation and revive inflation.

Federal Reserve policy makers meet next week to discuss interest rates as inflation hovers below a 2 percent target and the economy shows improvement.

Gold for February delivery dropped 0.4 percent to $1,296.20 on the Comex. Traders and analysts surveyed by Bloomberg were positive on gold for the eighth straight week, with the number of bullish responses outstripping bearish ones by 15 to 8.

Silver for immediate delivery retreated 0.5 percent to $18.2508 per ounce. Prices are set for a third weekly increase, the longest rally since July. Palladium fell 0.6 percent to $772 per ounce. Platinum lost 0.8 percent to $1,275.70 per ounce.

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Gold Falls to Pare Three-Week Rally as Goldman Cuts Forecasts

PT. Equityworld Futures - Gold futures fell, paring gains from a three-week rally, as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said low inflation and higher U.S. interest rates will drag down prices later in 2015.

Goldman pegged the metal at an average $1,089 an ounce for 2016 and $1,050 in 2017, both down from $1,200 forecasts. Gold will be supported at current levels for the next few months because of weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data and more stimulus from the European Central Bank, the New York-based bank said Friday in a report.

Gold futures for February delivery declined 0.6 percent to settle at $1,292.60 at 1:52 p.m. on the Comex in New York. On Thursday, the price reached $1,307.80, the highest for a most-active contract since Aug. 15.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rose on Friday to the highest since December 2007, and the euro pared declines against the dollar, eroding the appeal of gold as an alternative asset.

This month, gold has jumped 9.2 percent as stagnating economies challenged policy makers to find new ways to buoy growth. ECB President Mario Draghi pledged to buy 60 billion euros ($67 billion) of debt a month through September next year.

Silver futures for March delivery fell 0.3 percent to $18.30 an ounce. This year, the price has jumped 17 percent, the most among 22 raw materials in the Bloomberg Commodity Index.

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Gold Futures Approach $1,300 to Post Longest Rally in 11 Months

PT. Equityworld Futures - Gold futures approached $1,300 an ounce to post the longest rally in 11 months on speculation that the European Central Bank will boost economic stimulus, increasing demand for the precious metal as a haven.

Assets in the SPDR Gold Trust, the biggest exchange-traded product backed by the metal, last week rose 3.3 percent, the most since May 2010. Futures posted the biggest weekly gain in 18 months after the Swiss central bank unexpectedly abandoned its currency peg against the euro. The International Monetary Fund on Monday made the steepest cut to its global-growth outlook in three years.

The metal on Tuesday climbed to a 20-week high amid speculation that stagnant foreign economies will prompt the Federal Reserve to wait longer before raising interest rates. ECB President Mario Draghi will probably announce a 550 billion-euro ($638 billion) program of quantitative easing this week, economists said in a Bloomberg survey.

Gold futures for February delivery climbed 1.4 percent to settle at $1,294.20 at 1:39 p.m. on the Comex in New York. Earlier, the price touched $1,297.20, the highest for a most-active contract since Aug. 28. The metal advanced for a seventh straight session, the longest rally since Feb. 18.

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European Stocks Rise Third Day Amid Expectations of ECB Stimulus

PT. Equityworld Futures - European stocks advanced for a third day, extending their highest level since 2008, amid investor expectations the European Central Bank will announce a plan for quantitative easing this week.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index added 0.2 percent to 353.18 at the close of trading. The equity gauge pared gains in the final hour after earlier increasing as much as 0.7 percent. Stocks climbed to a 7-year high on Friday as rising oil producers outweighed a slump in Swiss shares. Switzerland™s SMI Index rebounded 3.2 percent today after posting its worst week since 2008 following the Swiss National Bank™s surprise move to end a cap on the franc.

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Gold Trades Above Platinum as Bullion ETPs Gain on Haven Demand

PT. Equityworld Futures - Gold traded at the biggest premium to platinum since April 2013 as bullion was near a four-month high amid demand for a haven.

An ounce of gold bought as many as 1.012 ounces of platinum in London today, data compiled by Bloomberg show. The ratio had mostly held below 1 since April 2013. Holdings in gold-backed exchange-traded products jumped 26.2 metric tons in the two days through Jan. 16, the biggest advance since 2011.

Bullion climbed 4.7 percent last week, the most since August 2013, after the Swiss National Bank decided to let the currency trade freely against the euro and deepened negative deposit rates. Chinese equities lost the most since 2008 today and the European Central Bank may announce additional stimulus measures at a meeting this week.

Gold for immediate delivery lost 0.3 percent to $1,277.14 an ounce by 11:15 a.m. in London, after reaching $1,283 earlier today, the highest since Sept. 2. Platinum fell 0.3 percent to $1,263.25. U.S. financial markets are closed for Martin Luther King Day.

A slump in commodity prices has raised speculation that the Federal Reserve may hold back from increasing its key rate, which has been kept near zero since 2008, as data has showed inflation held below the central bank™s 2 percent target. ECB policy makers meet Jan. 22, three days before Greek elections that™s spurred concern the country may exit the currency bloc.

Silver for immediate delivery declined 0.5 percent to $17.6978 an ounce, reversing an advance to $18.0075 earlier today, the highest since Sept. 19. Prices climbed 7.8 percent last week, the most since August 2013. Palladium rose 1.1 percent to $765.90 an ounce.

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Emas Bersiap Menuju Penguatan Mingguan Tajam dalam 10 Bulan Terakhir

PT Equityworld Futures - Emas ditransaksikan mendekati level tertingginya dalam empat bulan terakhir, menuju penguatan mingguan terbesar sejak Maret lalu, terkait permintaan aset haven pasca Bank Sentral Swiss secara tidak terduga memangkas nilai tukar mata uangnya. Kepemilikan aset dalam produk yang diperdagangkan di bursa terbesar berbasis emas meningkat tajam sejak 2011 lalu.

Bullion untuk pengiriman segera berada di level $1,260.79 per ons pada pukul 10:24 pagi di Singapura dari level $1,262.75 sehari sebelumnya, harga emas melonjak 2,8 persen menuju kenaikan terbesar tahun ini, menurut harga generik Bloomberg. Logam menguat pada hari Kamis ke level $1,266.85, tertinggi sejak 8 September lalu, seiring Swiss National Bank memangkas nilai tukar mata uang Swiss franc terhadap euro. Emas ditransaksi relatif paling mahal dibandingkat platinum sejak April 2013 lalu.

Emas naik sebesar 3,1 persen pekan ini menuju kenaikan terbesar dalam hampir setahun terakhir pasca langkah bank sentral Swiss mengguncang mata uang dan ekuitas pasar. Bahwa Memicu permintaan bullion seiring para investor kembali meningkatkan permintaan terhadap emas ETPS, menurut para pembuat kebijakan Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd Bank Sentral Eropa akan melakukan pertemuan pada 22 Januari lalu untuk membahas memperkenalkan stimulus baru di tengah kekhawatiran Yunani akan keluar dari blok mata uang euro pasca pemilu 25 Januari mendatang.

Spot emas menguat mengirim indeks relatih kekuatan logan 14 hari berada pada level 70 yang sinyal ke beberapa investor yang harga bisa mundur. Indeks itu berada di 68,69 pada hari Jumat dari 68,52 sehari sebelumnya. (izr)

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Emas Catat Gain Mingguan Terbesar Dalam 18 Bulan Terakhir

PT Equityworld Futures - Emas mencatat gain mingguan terbesar dalam 18 bulan terakhir karena gejolak di pasar mata uang Eropa sehingga mendorong permintaan untuk logam sebagai aset safe heaven.

Open interest agregat dalam emas berjangka pada 15 Januari melonjak 5,6%, yang terbesar sejak Oktober 2009, setelah langkah mengejutkan bank sentral Swiss untuk meninggalkan franc terhadap euro. Aset dalam produk yang diperdagangkan di bursa terbesar didukung oleh logam naik tajam sejak Agustus 2011.

Emas naik ke level tertinggi empat bulan pada hari Jumat, sedangkan opsi hak untuk memiliki berjangka Februari berada di level $ 1.300 per ons melonjak tujuh kali lipat dalam dua hari terakhir. Tanda-tanda stagnan ekspansi di Eropa mendorong spekulasi bahwa para otoritas akan menambakan stimulus, meningkatkan permintaan untuk penyimpan nilai. Inflasi meredam dan ekonomi asing stagnan dapat mendorong Federal Reserve untuk menunda kenaikan suku bunga acuan.

Emas berjangka untuk pengiriman Februari naik 1% untuk menetap di level $ 1,276.90 per ons pada pukul 1:38 saiang di Comex New York. Sebelumnya, harga mencapai level $ 1,282.40, yang tertinggi untuk kontrak teraktif sejak 2 September. Minggu ini, emas melonjak 5%, yang terbesar sejak 12 Juli 2013.(yds)

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Kebijakan Bank Sentral Swiss Dorong Emas Bergerak Naik

PT Equityworld Futures - Bank Sentral Swiss secara mengejutkan menghapus nilai tukar franc terhadap euro, sehingga menyebabkan para investor beralih ke emas sebagai aset safe haven dari mata uang tersebut.

Aset di SPDR Gold Trust, meningkat 1.4% ke level 717.15 metrik ton pada 15 Januari lalu, angka tersebut merupakan kenaikan tertinggi sejak Agustus 2011 lalu. Sementara kontrak berjangka emas di New York mencatat reli tertinggi dalam lebih dari 6 bulan terakhir setelah para investor beralih ke aset safe haven ditengah melonjaknya volatilitas mata uang.

Harga emas telah mengalami kenaikan 6.8% sepanjang tahun 2015 ini setelah gejolak perekonomian di Eropa telah mendorong spekulasi bahwa Bank Sentral Eropa akan menambah stimulus, sehingga hal itu menaikkan permintaan akan tempat lindung nilai. Sedangkan pekan ini Bank Dunia memangkas perkiraan pertumbuhan ekonomi global pada 2015 ini dan anjloknya harga minyak telah memicu kekhawatiran deflasi. Turunnya tingkat inflasi dan stagnannya perekonomian global diperkirakan akan mendorong Federal Reserve untuk menunda kenaikan suku bunga. (bgs)

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