Asian equities display unenthusiastic trends in morning trades

10 Oct 2011 Evaluate

Stock markets in the Asian region have given muted reaction to over the weekend developments from Europe and are currently displaying mixed trends. Investors largely remained on the sidelines evaluating the pledge given by the heads of Europe’s two biggest economies – Germany and France to protect banks from a debt crisis threatening global growth. Sentiments in some part of the region remained cautiously optimistic as the US Labor Department reported, employers added 103,000 workers in September after a revised 57,000 increase the month before, indicating that US is not moving into a recession.

Benchmark in Shanghai drifted to lower levels in morning trades as investors were worried that the government there would further monetary tightening measures that have curtailed loans to small companies. On the other hand, equity indices in Seoul traded with over half a percent gains after encouraging US job data and amid hopes that Europe is moving ahead in solving the region’s debt crisis.

Shanghai Composite shed 9.36 points or 0.40% to 2,349.86, Hang Seng sank 154.37 points or 0.87% to 17,552.64 and KLSE Composite receded 5.56 points or 0.40% to 1,394.49.

On the flipside Jakarta Composite inched up 0.42 points or 0.01% to 3,426.10, Straits Times advanced 14.22 points or 0.54% to 2,654.52 and Seoul Composite climbed 10.81 points or 0.61% to 1,770.58.

Stock markets in Japan remained closed on Monday on account of the Health and Sports Day holiday while bourses in Taiwan too were shut in observance of the Double Ten National Day holiday.

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