PT. Equityworld Futures - Asian
stocks slid as China trade figures showed signs of weakness in the
region™s biggest economy. Japanese equities rallied on a weaker yen
after U.S. payrolls topped estimates.
Benchmark indexes in
Seoul, Sydney and Wellington slipped at least 0.4 percent as of 9:01
a.m. in Tokyo. Japan™s Topix index climbed 0.8 percent, leaving the MSCI
Asia Pacific Index little changed at 141.24. China™s imports plunged by
the most in more than five years and exports unexpectedly fell, a
report over the weekend showed. Futures on the FTSE China A50 Index
dropped 0.7 percent in most recent trading in Singapore.
The Topix rallied as
the yen traded at 119.04 per dollar, after declining 1.3 percent on
Friday. The greenback surged as odds of a Federal Reserve interest-rate
increase as early as June rose on Friday™s jobs report, which showed
payroll gains in January capped the biggest three-month increase in 17
years.
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