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☆ Japan’s Nikkei hits 34-year high
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Tokyo Reuters —Japan’s Nikkei share average closed at a fresh 34-year high on Tuesday as trading resumed after a long holiday weekend, with tech-related shares and strong corporate earnings supporting the benchmark stock index. The Nikkei climbed 2.89% to 37,963.97 to its highest since January 1990, after briefly breaching 38,000 points. The broader Topix rose 2.12%. Among other top gainers, Tokio Marine Holdings Inc and MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc gained 11% and 10.82%, respectively. As the Nikkei climbs toward its all-time high, the US consumer price index (CPI) report out later on Tuesday will be in focus.

Persons: SoftBank, “, ” JP Morgan, ”, Charu Chanana Organizations: Tokyo Reuters, Japan’s Nikkei, Nikkei, Tokyo, SoftBank, ARM Holding, Tokio Marine Holdings Inc, Insurance, Holdings, CPI, Saxo Markets, Otsuka Holdings Locations: Tokyo

☆ Dollar rises, recouping losses from strengthened Fed rate cut bets
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The dollar index, which tracks the currency against six major peers, rose by 0.4% to 103.71, while the euro was last down nearly 0.5% at $1.0828. "I think it's the fact that U.S. policy rate expectations have gone too far and will unwind more in December than rate expectations elsewhere," said Colin Asher, senior economist at lender Mizuho in London. "November was... a very poor month for the U.S. dollar, in part driven by expectations of easier Fed policy," Asher said. The dollar was trading higher against the yen at 147.34, after falling to 146.24 in the Asian session, its lowest since mid-September. "A steady USD decline needs more than just an expectation of Fed rate cuts, it also needs strong growth outside of the U.S. which doesn't seem to be the case currently," said Charu Chanana, market strategist at Saxo Markets.

Persons: Colin Asher, Asher, Sterling, Jerome Powell, Charu, denting, Christine Lagarde Organizations: Federal Reserve, Mizuho, U.S ., Saxo Markets, European Central Bank Locations: London, Germany

☆ Asia stocks closing in on strongest month since January
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Kane Wu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A man is reflected on an electric stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan April 18, 2023. The MSCI Asia-ex-Japan stocks index (.MIAPJ0000PUS) is up 6.7% so far this month, setting it on course to mark the best month since January. South Korea's KOSPI (.KS11) has led the rally in Asia with 10.5% gains this month, followed closely by Taiwan (.TWII) and Japan's Nikkei Average index (.N225). Ten-year U.S. yields are down more than 60 basis points in November, on track for the steepest monthly drop since late 2008. U.S. financial conditions are the loosest since early September and have eased 100 basis points in a month, according to Goldman Sachs.

Persons: Issei Kato, Korea's, Christopher Waller, Waller, Redmond Wong, Goldman Sachs, J.P.Morgan, Brent, Kane Wu, Vidya Ranganathan, Sam Holmes Organizations: REUTERS, Fed, Stock, U.S, Wednesday, Saxo Markets, Organization of, Petroleum, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, HONG KONG, U.S, Asia, Taiwan, Greater China, China, Russia, Hong Kong

☆ Asia stocks hold gains as confidence grows on rate outlook
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Selena Li | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

China's benchmark share index (.CSI300) fell 0.16% on Thursday, with the real estate sub-index (.CSI931775) retrieved earlier losses to gain 2.11%. Chinese government advisers will recommend to an annual policymakers' meeting that economic growth targets for next year be set at 4.5% to 5.5%, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Markets have generally been buoyant this month, with stocks rallying on expectations of a more benign interest rate backdrop. The next set of forward-looking flash November PMIs will help investors to assess recession risks and how quickly rate cuts might begin. The minutes of the European Central Bank's October meeting and flash PMIs for a host of European countries are Thursday's highlights.

Persons: Tyrone Siu, shrugged, Redmond Wong, Brent, Sterling, Jeremy Hunt, Changpeng Zhao, Bitcoin, Selena Li, Edmund Klamann, Stephen Coates Organizations: REUTERS, Bloomberg, Garden Holdings, HK, Reuters, U.S, The, Federal Reserve, Saxo Markets, Nikkei, Nasdaq, European Central, PMI, OPEC, FTSE, UK Finance, Thomson Locations: Exchange, Hong Kong, China, HONG KONG, Asia, Pacific, Japan, United States, The U.S, Greater China, Australia, Britain, U.S

☆ Asia stocks hold recent gains as confidence grows on rate outlook
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Selena Li | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Investors are also looking to Chinese policymakers for clues on possible support for the long-suffering property market, in line with broader growth targets they are hammering out. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) edged down 0.11% in thin trading, with Japan and the United States on holiday. Chinese government advisers will recommend to an annual policymakers' meeting that economic growth targets for next year be set at 4.5% to 5.5%, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Markets have generally been buoyant this month, with stocks rallying on expectations of a more benign interest rate backdrop. The next set of forward-looking flash November PMIs will help investors to assess recession risks and how quickly rate cuts might begin.

Persons: Tyrone Siu, shrugged, Redmond Wong, Brent, Sterling, Jeremy Hunt, Changpeng Zhao, Selena Li, Edmund Klamann Organizations: REUTERS, Federal Reserve, Saxo Markets, Nikkei, Reuters, Nasdaq, OPEC, FTSE, UK Finance, Thomson Locations: Exchange, Hong Kong, China, HONG KONG, Asia, Pacific, Japan, United States, U.S, Greater China, Australia, Britain

☆ Some fund managers see merit in China's deeply discounted stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Summer Zhen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

U.S. asset manager Fidelity International is highlighting China's looser monetary policy and the government's recent 1 trillion yuan ($137.10 billion) borrowing-and-spending sovereign bond plan as a tailwind for the country's stock markets. London-based £3 billion fund manager Somerset Capital Management likewise finds China exciting. The stock market has yet to recover, but has stabilised. Morgan Stanley estimates long-only foreign investors now have their deepest underweight positions in China and Hong Kong equities in years. Chinese stocks could see a short-term sentiment pick-up given foreign funds have such light positions in the market, said Redmond Wong, Greater China market strategist at Saxo Markets.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, ”, Marty Dropkin, Mark Williams, Morgan Stanley, Patrick Ghali, Sean Ho, Vivek Tanneeru, Redmond Wong, Summer Zhen, Xie Yu, Vidya Ranganathan, Kim Coghill Organizations: REUTERS, Fidelity, Asia Pacific, Fidelity International . London, Somerset Capital Management, Nasdaq, Japan’s Nikkei, Sussex Partners, Hong, China, Hang Seng Tech, Monetary Fund, Cambridge Associates, Capital, “, Triata, Matthews Asia, Saxo Markets, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, China, U.S, Asia, Hong Kong, London, Boston, San Francisco, Greater China

☆ Once dubbed a 'zombie' index, this Asian stock market is trying European-style trading to reinvent itself
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Structured certificates are financial instruments issued by a third party, that are based on underlying assets — their returns depend on the performance of the asset, which can be a single stock or an equity index. Singapore began offering listed structured certificates on Aug. 30, with its inaugural issue being one linked to Hong Kong-listed shares of Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group Holding . "So tech names, Hong Kong names, U.S. names, Japanese names. SGX's move to broaden its equity-linked product base "could drive incremental market interest," including offering depository receipts and structured certificates, Wickramasinghe told CNBC. Structured certificates are more more popular in Europe, as investors there are "broadly speaking, very yield focused," Syn told CNBC.

Persons: Roslan RAHMAN, ROSLAN RAHMAN, Roslan Rahman, Thilan Wickramasinghe, Michael Syn, CNBC's, Serene Cai, Tharman, Wickramasinghe, Syn, Adam Reynolds, Reynolds Organizations: Getty, Afp, Singapore Exchange, CNBC, Inside Venture, Saxo Markets Locations: Singapore, AFP, Asia, Hong Kong, SGX, Pacific, Europe

☆ Asia stocks slip, dollar firms on growth concerns, Fed outlook
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Kane Wu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsHONG KONG, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Asia stocks fell on Wednesday after faltering growth in China and Europe heightened concerns about global economic momentum, while the dollar firmed as investors weighed the outlook for Federal Reserve interest rates. MSCI's gauge of Asia Pacific stocks outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) dipped 0.45%. "The China decline was bigger than expected," said Redmond Wong, Greater China market strategist at Saxo Markets. Manufacturing data from Germany, Britain and the euro zone also showed declines, while their service sectors fell into contraction. "The Europe data were rather weak.

Persons: Androniki, HSI, Redmond Wong, Wong, Australia's, Christopher Waller, John Milroy, Ord Minnett, Brent, Kane Wu, Edmund Klamann, Sam Holmes Organizations: REUTERS, Federal Reserve, Saxo Markets, Nikkei, U.S, BlackRock Investment Institute, Institute for Supply Management, PMI, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, HONG KONG, Asia, China, Europe, London, U.S, 0520GMT, Asia Pacific, Greater China, Germany, Britain, BlackRock, ., Saudi Arabia, Russia

☆ Asia stocks fall as global growth concerns mount
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Kane Wu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsHONG KONG, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Asia stocks fell on Wednesday after weak economic data in China and Europe heightened concerns over global growth, while the dollar firmed as investors weighed the outlook for U.S. interest rates. MSCI's gauge of Asia Pacific stocks outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) was down 0.5% at 0143GMT. The Hang Seng Index (.HSI) and China's benchmark CSI300 Index (.CSI300) both opened down about 0.3%. Shares in Europe and the U.S. fell on Tuesday over concerns about weak global growth. (This story has been refiled to correct the Reuters Instrument Code of the Hang Seng Index in paragraph 4)Reporting by Kane Wu; Editing by Edmund KlamannOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Androniki, Australia's, Redmond Wong, Christopher Waller, John Milroy, Ord, Brent, Kane Wu, Edmund Klamann Organizations: REUTERS, Saxo Markets, U.S, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, HONG KONG, Asia, China, Europe, Asia Pacific, 0143GMT, Germany, Britain, Greater China, U.S, Ord Minnett .

☆ Asia stocks edge higher as China acts on housing, yuan weakness
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Selena Li | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) rose 0.15%, while Japan's Nikkei (.N225) was up 0.45%. All eyes are on Beijing's efforts to revive the crisis-hit property sector and weak consumption, which are weighing heavily on the ailing economy. read moreChina's onshore yuan firmed to 7.2360 per dollar in early trade after the cuts. Hong Kong's cash stock market was closed for the day as super typhoon Saola approaches southern China, but Hang Seng index futures (.HIS), rose 0.23%. U.S. crude rose 0.24% to $83.83 per barrel and Brent was at $87.03, up 0.23% on the day.

Persons: Redmond Wong, Australia's, Brent, Selena Li, Kim Coghill Organizations: Federal Reserve, Japan's Nikkei, ., Saxo Markets, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, China, Asia, Pacific, Japan, Greater China, Hong Kong

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 19, 2023. If the yield on the 10-year note, last at 4.296%, crosses 4.338%, it would hit its highest level since 2007. Investors are now keenly waiting for comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday at a meeting of central bankers at Jackson Hole in Wyoming that begins on Aug. 24. "The Jackson Hole symposium will be key to assess Powell's dovishness meter. Nvidia earnings will be a major test for this year's stock market rally, which has been fueled by optimism around the potential for artificial intelligence.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Jerome Powell, Jackson, Charu Chanana, Amruta Khandekar, Arun Koyyur, Vinay Dwivedi Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Alto, Broadcom Futures, Dow, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Strong, Reserve, Federal, Saxo Markets, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Traders, HSBC, Dow e, Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike Holdings, VMware, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Jackson, Wyoming

☆ Asia stocks fall as weak China data weigh
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Kane Wu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

China reported weaker than expected July activity data Tuesday, accompanied by news that Beijing would no longer publish youth unemployment data. Wong said he was most concerned about month-to-month decline of China's retail sales and weak infrastructure investments, which suggested lack of funding from local governments. China's industrial output and retail sales growth both slowed from a month earlier to a year-on-year pace of 3.7% and 2.5% respectively, missing expectations. If the decline begins to accelerate, it will feed back on weaker consumer confidence and weigh on already feeble retail sales growth. All three major U.S. equity indexes ended Tuesday lower, after a stronger-than-expected report on U.S. retail sales data.

Persons: Issei Kato, HONG KONG, Australia's, Redmond Wong, Wong, Hang, John Milroy, Ord Minnett, Tina Teng, Ord Minnett's Milroy, Brent, Kane Wu, Lincoln Organizations: REUTERS, Japan's Nikkei, Saxo Markets, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Fed, New Zealand, CMC, Canada, BHP, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, HONG, Asia, Asia Pacific, China, Beijing, Greater China, Wedneday

Japanese Yen and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. The dollar hit a one-month high against a basket of major currencies, before steadying, as investors sought a safe haven on concerns about China's economy. Japan's currency weakened to as low as 145.22 per dollar in early Asian hours, its lowest since Nov. 10, before quickly reversing course in a volatile start to the week. Japan intervened in currency markets last September when the dollar rose past 145 yen, prompting the Ministry of Finance (MOF) to buy the yen and push the pair back to around 140 yen. With the yen loitering around the 145 level again, traders expect Japanese officials to start warning of intervention soon as they did in June.

Persons: Yen, Dado Ruvic, Charu Chanana, Chris Turner, Russia's rouble, Sterling, Joey Chew, Ankur Banerjee, Harry Robertson, Shri Navaratnam, Lincoln, Susan Fenton Organizations: REUTERS, Bank of Japan, Ministry of Finance, Saxo Markets, International Trust Co, ING, Australian, Federal, Asia FX, HSBC, Thomson Locations: SINGAPORE, Japan, United States, China, U.S, Russian, Ukraine, Asia, Singapore, London

☆ Yen breaks above 145/dlr level in choppy trading, dollar firm
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Ankur Banerjee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Japanese Yen and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. The Japanese yen weakened to as low as 145.22 per dollar in early Asian hours, its lowest since Nov. 10 2022 before quickly reversing course. Japan intervened in currency markets last September when the dollar rose past 145 yen, which prompted the Ministry of Finance to buy the yen and push the pair back to around 140 yen. With the yen loitering around that level again, traders expect Japanese officials to start warning of intervention soon. While sentiment towards China is down, this week's high-frequency China data may only need a small beat to cause a strong upside reaction in China proxies, said Pepperstone's Head of Research Chris Weston.

Persons: Yen, Dado Ruvic, warily, Chris Weston, Ankur Banerjee, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: REUTERS, United, Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan, Ministry of Finance, Saxo Markets, Treasury, Federal, ANZ, Fed, Thomson Locations: SINGAPORE, Japan, United States, China, Singapore

☆ Yen breaks above 145/dollar level in choppy trading, dollar firm
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A Japanese 10,000 yen and a U.S. 100 dollar banknote juxtaposed against each other in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, June 20, 2016. The Japanese yen weakened to as low as 145.22 per dollar in early Asian hours, its lowest since Nov. 10, 2022, before quickly reversing course. Japan intervened in currency markets last September when the dollar rose past 145 yen, which prompted the Ministry of Finance to buy the yen and push the pair back to around 140 yen. With the yen loitering around that level again, traders expect Japanese officials to start warning of intervention soon. While sentiment towards China is down, this week's high-frequency China data may only need a small beat to cause a strong upside reaction in China proxies, said Pepperstone's Head of Research Chris Weston.

Persons: warily, Chris Weston Organizations: United, Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan, Ministry of Finance, Saxo Markets, Treasury, Federal, ANZ, Fed Locations: U.S, Tokyo, Japan, United States, China

☆ Dollar steady after CPI data bolsters Fed pause bets; yen nears 145
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Ankur Banerjee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Japanese yen and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen with a currency exchange rate graph in this illustration picture taken June 16, 2022. The Japanese yen eased 0.10% to 144.89 per dollar in early Asian hours, its lowest since June 30, when it also briefly breached 145 per dollar level, stoking investor fears of another round of interventions from the Japanese authorities. Japan intervened in September last year when the dollar rose past 145 yen, pushing the pair to around 140 yen as the Ministry of Finance bought the yen to weaken the dollar. "Market pricing currently favours a pause, but the market has underpriced the Fed’s actions before," Brandham cautioned. The Australian dollar rose 0.20% to $0.6534.

Persons: Florence Lo, Ryan Brandham, Brandham, Philip Lowe, Sterling, Ankur Banerjee, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, Federal, Ministry of Finance, Saxo Markets, Reuters, North America, Validus Risk, Reserve Bank of Australia, Thomson Locations: SINGAPORE, Japan, U.S, Singapore

☆ Dollar steady after CPI data bolsters Fed pause bets, yen nears 145
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Japanese 10,000 yen and U.S. 100 dollar banknotes are arranged for a photograph in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 7, 2017. The Japanese yen eased 0.10% to 144.89 per dollar in early Asian hours, its lowest since June 30, when it also briefly breached 145 per dollar level, stoking investor fears of another round of interventions from the Japanese authorities. Japan intervened in September last year when the dollar rose past 145 yen, pushing the pair to around 140 yen as the Ministry of Finance bought the yen to weaken the dollar. The Australian dollar rose 0.20% to $0.6534. Sterling was last at $1.2684, up 0.07% on the day, looking to snap its three-day losing streak ahead of GDP data.

Persons: Ryan Brandham, Brandham, Philip Lowe, Sterling Organizations: Federal, Ministry of Finance, Saxo Markets, Reuters, North America, Validus Risk, Reserve Bank of Australia Locations: Tokyo, Japan, U.S

☆ Asian shares slip on China worries; U.S. inflation figures awaited
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Ankur Banerjee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonSINGAPORE, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Asian stocks lost ground on Thursday, still hurting from China's slip into deflation, with investors particularly cautious ahead of a crucial U.S. inflation report that will likely influence the Federal Reserve's monetary policy path. The announcement of a U.S. ban on investments in sensitive technologies in the world's second-largest economy also weighed on sentiment. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) fell 0.33% and it looked set to log a second straight week of losses. China is the first G20 economy to report a year-on-year decline in consumer prices since Japan's last negative headline CPI reading in August 2021. Investors have also been unwilling to place major bets this week ahead of a U.S. inflation report due later on Thursday.

Persons: Kim Kyung, Hong, HSI, Rodrigo Catril, Joe Biden, Brent, Ankur Banerjee, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Yen, REUTERS, Hoon, Federal, Japan's Nikkei, National Australia Bank, Wednesday, Saxo Markets, U.S, CPI, Reuters, Treasury, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Hoon SINGAPORE, U.S, Asia, Pacific, Shanghai, China, Beijing, Saudi, Russian

☆ China's real estate market roiled by default fears again
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Two years after Evergrande's debt troubles, worries about China's real estate sector are coming to the forefront again. In late July, its top leaders indicated a shift toward greater support for the real estate sector, paving the way for local governments to implement specific policies. For the last several years, Chinese authorities have attempted to curb debt-fueled speculation in the country's massive — and hot — real estate market. Real estate and related industries have accounted for about a quarter of China's economy. He pointed out that since China started its deleveraging campaign in 2016, it is very unlikely the state would step in to bail out real estate developers.

Persons: Qilai Shen, Dalian Wanda, Liu Haibo, Sandra Chow, Nomura, Chow, Evergrande, Redmond Wong, —, Wong, Vanke, that's Organizations: Country Garden Holdings Co, Bloomberg, Getty, BEIJING, Reuters, CNBC, Country, Asia Pacific Research, CreditSights, Fitch, Saxo Markets Hong, China's, House Research, Stock, Poly Development, Research Locations: Baoding, Hebei province, China, Dalian, Hong Kong, Beijing, Saxo Markets Hong Kong

☆ Asia shares rally after China pledges economic support steps
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Ankur Banerjee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) was 1.2% higher and on course to snap a six-day losing streak. China's property market remains a cause for concern among investors, with stocks and bonds in China's real estate industry sliding to around eight-month lows on Monday amid fears of a cash crunch at two of the country's biggest developers. China will adjust and optimise property policies in a timely manner, in response to "significant changes" in the supply and demand relationship in the property market, state news agency Xinhua said late on Monday. "We believe policymakers may remain cautious about financial risks, though they may provide further policy support to help stabilize the sector." The slowdown may be viewed positively at the Fed, which is keen to see activity cool to lower inflation.

Persons: HSI, Erin Xin, Brent, Ankur Banerjee, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: Federal Reserve, Japan's Nikkei, Hong, Saxo Markets, Xinhua, Greater China, HSBC, European Central Bank, Thomson Locations: SINGAPORE, Hong Kong, Asia, Pacific, Japan, Shanghai, China, Greater, United States

HONG KONG, July 12 (Reuters) - China's major tech companies have shed more than $1 trillion in value -equivalent to the entire Dutch economy - since the government's regulatory crackdown on the sector began more than two years ago, according to Refinitiv data. Reuters GraphicsTechnology stocks (.HSTECH) in Hong Kong have rallied 4.1% since Monday as investors bank on an easing regulatory environment to boost earnings, but some analysts have sounded a note of caution. "Mega-cap tech companies will allocate increasingly large amounts of capital expenditure towards developing generative AI technologies and products in a hostile external environment, potentially impacting profitability," said Redmond Wong, Saxo Markets strategist in Hong Kong. Steven Leung, UOB Kay Hian sales director, said current valuations would last "until we see more supporting policies from authorities". Reporting by Donny Kwok in Hong Kong and Scott Murdoch in Sydney; Editing by Kevin LiffeyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Tencent, Redmond Wong, Steven Leung, UOB Kay Hian, Donny Kwok, Scott Murdoch, Kevin Liffey Organizations: People's Bank of China, Tencent Holdings, HK, Alibaba, Baidu Inc, Reuters Graphics Technology, Saxo Markets, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, Hong Kong, Sydney

☆ Asian shares rise, dollar dips as traders await US inflation data
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Ankur Banerjee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The Japanese yen strengthened against most major currencies and last fetched 139.43 against the dollar, its highest in a month. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) was 0.61% higher, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index (.AXJO) rose 0.54%. "However, if the core CPI decelerates as anticipated, investors may continue to keep the odds for September and November rate hikes low." China shares (.SSEC) eased 0.14%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (.HSI) rose 0.5% in early trading. The dollar index , which measures the U.S. currency against six peers, fell 0.197% at 101.40, having slid as low as 101.37, its lowest in two months.

Persons: Australia's, Hong, Rodrigo Catril, Wells, Saira Malik, Brent, Ankur Banerjee Organizations: Federal, Japan's Nikkei, Reuters, Saxo Markets, National Australia Bank, Investor, JPMorgan, Citigroup, New Zealand, Thomson Locations: SINGAPORE, Asia, Pacific, Japan, China, Wall, dealmaking

The greenback was down 0.18% at 1104 GMT to 144.44 yen , after rising 0.27% on Monday. However, the yen remained close to last week's almost eight-month low of 145.07 per dollar, which prompted Japan's Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki to warn against excessive yen selling. Market activity was relatively subdued with U.S. markets closed for the July 4 public holiday. Across currency markets, investors remained on watch for possible intervention by Japanese authorities to stem yen losses. Tan said the dollar is likely to rise past 150 yen, which would make intervention "more likely than not".

Persons: Shunichi Suzuki, Alvin Tan, Masato Kanda, Janet Yellen, Charu, Tan, Harry Robertson, Ankur Banerjee, Kevin Buckland, Shri Navaratnam, Emma Rumney, Christina Fincher Organizations: LONDON, Japan's Finance, U.S, Federal, U.S ., Asia FX, RBC Capital Markets, Reserve Bank of Australia, Australian, Treasury, Reuters, Saxo Markets, Japan, Bank, Bank of, Thomson Locations: SINGAPORE, Asia, Bank of Japan, London, Singapore

☆ Yen steady, markets on intervention alert; Aussie up before RBA decision
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Ankur Banerjee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"This is sending signals that a coordinated intervention may be coming as yen continues to hover above 144 per dollar," said Charu Chanana, market strategist at Saxo Markets. "A coordinated intervention usually has a longer lasting impact on the yen than a unilateral intervention would have." RBA WATCHThe focus in Asian hours will be on the policy decision from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). "We estimate that a hike would push up Aussie modestly by 0.8% so long as the post‑meeting statement was not dovish. The Australian dollar was at $0.668, up 0.16% against the U.S. dollar, while the New Zealand dollar was also up 0.16% at $0.616.

Persons: Shunichi Suzuki, Masato Kanda, Janet Yellen, Charu, Kristina Clifton, CBA's Clifton, Ankur Banerjee, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: U.S, Treasury, Saxo Markets, Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, U.S . Federal, Reserve Bank of Australia, Reuters, Australian, U.S ., New Zealand, Thomson Locations: SINGAPORE, Japan, U.S, United States, U.S ., Tokyo, Singapore

☆ Yen steady, markets on intervention alert, Aussie up before RBA decision
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The yen nudged up on Tuesday but remained vulnerable to more weakness, hovering near the key 145 per dollar level as markets were on alert for signs of intervention, while the Australian dollar moved up ahead of a central bank policy decision. "This is sending signals that a coordinated intervention may be coming as yen continues to hover above 144 per dollar," said Charu Chanana, market strategist at Saxo Markets. "A coordinated intervention usually has a longer lasting impact on the yen than a unilateral intervention would have." The focus in Asian hours will be on the policy decision from the Reserve Bank of Australia, or RBA. The Australian dollar was at $0.668, up 0.16% against the U.S. dollar, while the New Zealand dollar was also up 0.16% at $0.616.

Persons: Shunichi Suzuki, Masato Kanda, Janet Yellen, Charu, Kristina Clifton, CBA's Clifton Organizations: U.S, Treasury, Saxo Markets, Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, U.S . Federal, Reserve Bank of Australia, Reuters, Australian, U.S ., New Zealand Locations: Japan, U.S, United States, U.S .

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