Most of the Asian markets trade in green

10 Dec 2012 Evaluate

Most of the Asian markets have made a positive start, though there was some cautiousness emerging after the report that China’s export grew at a slower pace than expected. While, Japan has technically slipped into recession, as its GDP shrank at an annualized 3.5 percent in the third quarter as well as in second quarter, as the government revised the previous quarter to a 0.1 percent contraction, matching the textbook definition of a recession. A technical recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of contraction. A separate data said that Japan’s current account surplus fell less than expected in October. The surplus on the current account, the widest measure of trade, was 376.9 billion yen, compared with 503.6 billion yen the previous month. 

Shanghai Composite was up by 9.92 points or 0.48% to 2,071.70, Hang Seng gained 77.54 points or 0.35% to 22,268.71, Jakarta Composite was higher by 13.48 points or 0.34% to 4,303.89, KLSE Composite was up by 11.18 points or 0.70% to 1,629.05, Nikkei 225 gained 17.84 points or 0.19% to 9,545.21, Straits Times was up by 22.28 points or 0.72% to 3,129.91, Seoul Composite was up by 2.81 points or 0.14% to 1,960.21.

On the other hand, Taiwan Weighted was trading lower by 24.13 points or 0.32% to 7,617.25.

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