Most of Asian markets conclude Monday’s trade in red

30 Sep 2013 Evaluate

Most of the Asian markets barring Shanghai Composite concluded Monday’s trade in red as a possible government shutdown in the US loomed large in Asia. Indonesia’s rupiah is leading declines in emerging markets this quarter as the currency headed for its worst three-month performance since 2008 due to a record current-account deficit. The manufacturing activity at China's private and export-oriented companies expanded a bit faster in September from that in August, indicating modest improvement of the world's second largest economy. The HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index, a comprehensive gauge of operating conditions at private and export-oriented industrial companies, settled at 50.2 in September, compared with 50.1 a month earlier.

Housing starts in Japan fell unexpectedly in the last quarter. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport stated that Japanese Housing Starts fell to a seasonally adjusted 8.8%, from 12.0% in the preceding quarter. Industrial production in Japan fell more-than-expected last month. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry reported that industrial production fell to a seasonally adjusted -0.7%, from 3.4% in the preceding month. Japanese retail sales rose more-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.1%, from -0.3% in the preceding month.

The Korea National Statistical Office stated that South Korean Retail Sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 0.4%, from 1.2% in the preceding month whose figure was revised up from 1.1%. Industrial production in South Korea rose more-than-expected last month. The Korea National Statistical Office reported that South Korean Industrial Production rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.3%, from 0.9% in the preceding month. Thailand’s trade balance rose more-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted 2.21B, from 0.30B in the preceding month, as per National Statistical Office Thailand.

Asian Indices	Last Trade	Change in Points	Change in %
Shanghai Composite	2174.66	14.64	0.68
Hang Seng	22859.86	-347.18	-1.50
Jakarta Composite	4316.18	-107.54	-2.43
KLSE Composite	1768.62	-7.54	-0.42
Nikkei 225	14455.80	-304.27	-2.06
Straits Times	3167.87	-42.31	-1.32
KOSPI Composite	1996.96	-14.84	-0.74
Taiwan Weighted	8173.87	-56.81	-0.69

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