The Asian markets have made a positive start with major indices trading up by half-to-one percent on optimism that China along with other nations will stimulate the economies. China has decided to encourage foreign investment into industries including high-end manufacturing, technology and new energy. There is expectation that, while delivering his semi-annual report on the economy Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will hint at further monetary easing. Straits Times Index was trading higher after the island state’s export growth unexpectedly quickened in June. Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports climbed 6.8 percent from a year earlier, after a 3.2 percent gain in May. However, country’s gross domestic product fell an annualized 1.1 percent in the three months through June from the previous quarter. Japanese market too was trading with gain of over half a percent after a long weekend.
Shanghai Composite was up by 13.19 points or 0.61% to 2,161.15, Hang Seng index surged by 293.61 points or 1.54% to 19,414.95, Jakarta Composite added 15.53 points or 0.38% to 4,063.89, KLSE Composite was up by 8.52 points or 0.52% to 1,645.21, Nikkei was up by 50.40 points or 0.58% to 8,774.52, Straits Times gained 21.89 points or 0.73% to 3,020.64 and Seoul Composite was up by 9.32 points or 0.54% to 1,827.57
On the other hand Taiwan Weighted down by 10.41 points or 0.14% to 7,080.04 was the lone loser in the region.
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