Selasa, 10 Februari 2015

Asian Stocks Slide After China Trade Data; Topix Rallies on Yen


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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