Japan Stocks Rise, Following U.S. Equities Higher After GDP Data

PT. Equityworld Futures - Japanese stocks rose, following a gain in U.S. equities, as a report showed Japan’s economy contracted last quarter by less than economists forecast.
Shionogi & Co. gained 2.9 percent after Mizuho Financial Group Inc. raised its share-price target on the drugmaker. Digital Garage Inc. jumped 3 percent after the web service provider’s operating profit beat analyst estimates. Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc. added 2.4 percent after a report the insurer will raise premiums for the first time in eight years. Oil explorer Inpex Corp. slid 0.7 percent following a decline in crude prices.
The Topix index added 0.4 percent to 1,670.73 at the trading break in Tokyo, with all but seven of it 33 industry groups rising. Volume was 33 percent below the 30-day intraday average. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 0.4 percent to 20,590.26.
A government report Monday showed Japan’s economy shrank an annualized 1.6 percent in the three months through June, snapping two quarters of expansion. Analysts forecast a 1.8 percent contraction after the economy grew a revised 4.5 percent in the first quarter.
The contraction came as consumers and businesses cut spending, putting pressure on the prime minister to return his focus to Abenomics. Since coming to power in December 2012, Shinzo Abe has delivered unprecedented monetary easing and fiscal stimulus that helped push the Topix stock index to an eight-year high this month, but failed to translate into a broader economic recovery.
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Gold Reclaims $1,100 as it Logs 3 Session Winning Streak

PT. Equityworld Futures - Gold futures finished higher Monday, breaking above $1,100 an ounce Monday, as comments from Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer suggested the U.S. central bank may not hike interest rates in September as the market has assumed.
Gold traders have been anticipating an interest-rate hike for to Bloomberg TV Monday morning delivered a shot in the arm to gold and other precious metals, including silver. Gold, which offers investors no interest payments, could lose some of its appeal to higher-yielding assets.
For December delivery, gold futures picked up $10, or 0.9%, to settle at $1,104.10 an ounce, coming off its highs of $1,108.50 of the session but still solidly higher.
In other metals, October platinum climbed $27.60, or 2.9%, to wrap up the session at $989.80 an ounce, while September palladium tacked on $9.30, or 1.6%, to end at $606.20 an ounce.
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Bursa Asia Melemah Terhadap Data China dan Spekulasi Suku Bunga AS

PT. Equityworld Futures - Bursa saham Asia jatuh setelah China melaporkan penurunan yang lebih besar dari perkiraan ekspor dan harga produsen serta data pekerjaan AS meningkatkan ekspektasi pedagang untuk kenaikan suku bunga Federal Reserve di bulan depan.
Indeks MSCI Asia Pacific turun 0,1% ke level 140,89 pada pukul 09:01 pagi di Tokyo. Indeks tersebut telah merosot dalam tiga minggu terakhir di tengah upaya pemerintah China untuk membendung penurunan pasar ekuitas dan karena investor menganalisis data ekonomi AS sebagai petunjuk terkait waktu kenaikan suku bunga AS untuk pertama kali sejak tahun 2006. Pedagang di suku bunga berjangka  yang memprediksi probabilitas dari kenaikan di bulan depan sebesar 54%.
Indeks Topix Jepang turun 0,4%. Indeks Kospi Korea Selatan turun 0,1%. Indeks S&P/ASX 200 Australia naik 0,1% dan Indeks NZX 50 Selandia Baru sedikit berubah. Pasar saham di Singapura ditutup untuk liburan.
Data pada hari Jumat menunjukkan pengusaha AS menambahkan 215.000 pekerjaan pada bulan Juli sementara tingkat pengangguran bertahan di level terendah tujuh tahun sebesar 5,3%. Gain dalam gaji mengikuti kenaikan 231.000 pada bulan Juni yang lebih besar dari perkiraan sebelumnya. Sementara laporan tersebut juga menunjukkan kenaikan dalam jam kerja, penghasilan rata-rata per jam naik kurang dari perkiraan sebesar 2,1% dari tahun sebelumnya.
Pengiriman dari China pada Juli menyusut 8,3%, lebih dari lima kali penurunan yang diproyeksikan oleh analis, memicu kekhawatiran atas ekonomi terbesar di Asia, yang diperkirakan tumbuh pada kecepatan paling lambat dalam tahun ini sejak tahun 1990. Harga produsen mencatatkan penurunan tajam sejak 2009, menurut data pada hari Minggu.
Kontrak pada indeks Hang Seng dan Indeks Hong Kong Hang Seng China Enterprises turun setidaknya 0,5% pada Jumat lalu. Berjangka di Indeks FTSE China A50 kehilangan 0,2%, sedangkan pada Indeks Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 menambahkan 2,6% di sebagian besar perdagangan terakhir.(frk)
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Gold Holds Near One-Week High as U.S. Rate Rise Seen Priced In

PT. Equityworld Futures - Gold held near a one-week high on speculation that investors have factored in a U.S. interest-rate increase, which may happen as early as next month.
Bullion for immediate delivery added 0.1 percent to $1,095.40 an ounce by 10:35 a.m. in London, according to Bloomberg generic pricing. It reached $1,099.63 on Friday, the highest since July 31. Futures for December delivery were little changed at $1,094.50 on the Comex.
The metal declined Friday as U.S. equities and a gauge of the dollar’s strength fell. U.S. employers added 215,000 jobs in July, while payroll gains in the previous two months were revised up, the Labor Department report showed. The Federal Reserve has keep rates near zero since 2008 to bolster economic growth.
Holdings in gold-backed exchange-traded products fell for the 16th time in 17 days, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Assets declined 2 metric tons to 1,511.8 tons as of Friday.
Silver for immediate delivery gained 0.7 percent to $14.9322 an ounce in London. Platinum rose 0.7 percent to $969.92 an ounce while palladium added 0.5 percent to $603.90 an ounce.
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