Asian markets continue downtrend after Fed skips fresh stimulus

14 Dec 2011 Evaluate

Continuing their southbound journey Asian stocks once again made a dismal closing after the Federal Reserve failed to take any new steps to stimulate growth and offset the chilling effects of Europe’s still-unresolved debt crisis. Adding to the poor sentiment was Germany’s opposition to raising the limit for Europe’s bailout fund, highlighting cracks in the region’s leadership. Moreover, fears of mass downgrades by credit rating agencies for European sovereigns too pressured equity markets. Japanese benchmark Nikkei declined about 0.40 percent as export shares remained under pressure as the yen strengthened against a shaky euro. Sharp Corp. dropped 3 percent, Toshiba Corp. lost 1.7 percent while, Honda Motor Corp. slid 2.6 percent on Wednesday. Moreover, Chinese property shares dropped after the government signaled that it would maintain price curbs on real estate.

Asian Indices

Last Trade

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

2,228.53

-20.06

-0.89

Hang Seng

18,354.43

-92.74

-0.50

Jakarta Composite

3,751.60

-11.98

-0.32

Nikkei 225

8,519.13

-33.68

-0.39

Straits Times

2,672.39

-13.35

-0.50

Seoul Composite

1,857.75

-6.31

-0.34

Taiwan Weighted

6,922.57

26.26

0.38

KLSE Composite

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