8 Aug 2013
Mostly green in the Asia-Pacific
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - With some countries in the region closed over holidays, most local share markets are showing profits, with the Nikkei index last up +0.85%, hovering around the 13900 points mark, ahead of Chinese trade balance data.
The Australian ASX is up +0.65% despite much lower than expected domestic jobs data, while the Korean Kospi is up +0.51% ahead of tomorrow's local interest rate decision. The Hong-Kong's Hang-Seng is also higher by +0.45%, although the Shanghai Composite puts the negative note losing a tiny -0.17%.
The Australian ASX is up +0.65% despite much lower than expected domestic jobs data, while the Korean Kospi is up +0.51% ahead of tomorrow's local interest rate decision. The Hong-Kong's Hang-Seng is also higher by +0.45%, although the Shanghai Composite puts the negative note losing a tiny -0.17%.