Asian equities bounce back after recent dramatic sell-offs

10 Aug 2011 Evaluate

There is finally some relief rally for the stock markets in Asia which are trying to convalesce from the colossal damage they suffered in the last few sessions as sentiments remained influenced by markets in US where the Fed announced an unprecedented pledge to keep interest rates at ultra low levels till mid 2013. Fed’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged was enough to give at least a temporary bounce and the statement that it was reviewing available tools to boost the slowing US economy also bode well with market participants as it indicates that policy makers will take steps to spur growth and restore investor confidence amid the global market turmoil.

Shares in Hong Kong gained solid traction in the morning session gaining over three and half a percent as investors stepped in to buy beaten-down shares after recent dramatic declines. Seoul shares too bounced back but the rally was curtailed by mild selling ahead of an options expiry. Korean regulators banned short-selling from Wednesday for three months and have asked financial firms to be more flexible on stop-loss trades. The benchmark in Tokyo steadily gained momentum as the bounce on Wall Street and European markets helped improve market sentiment, encouraging investors to buy stocks that look undervalued.

Shanghai Composite jumped 45.90 points or 1.82% to 2,571.97, Hang Seng spurted 702.22 points or 3.63% to 20,032.92, Jakarta Composite zoomed 114.60 points or 3.07% to 3,849.72, KLSE Composite surged 15.35 points or 1.04% to 1,487.49, Nikkei 225 soared 102.57 points or 1.15% to 9,047.05, Seoul Composite garnered 35.95 points or 2.00% to 1,837.30 and Taiwan Weighted amassed 228.06 points or 3.04% to 7,721.18.

On the other hand, Straits Times eased 10.14 points or 0.35% to 2,873.86.

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