воскресенье, 4 марта 2012 г.

Asian stock markets mixed ahead of US election

Asian and European stock markets were mixed in cautious trade Tuesday after Wall Street's relatively flat finish ahead of the U.S. presidential election. Japan's market jumped after being closed for a holiday.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index added 0.3 percent to 14,384.34 after fluctuating through the day and South Korea's Kospi rose 2.2 percent, while benchmarks in Singapore and Shanghai fell.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index pared earlier losses to close nearly flat after the country's central bank surprised the market by slashing interest rates by 0.75 of a percentage point _ a quarter point more than most analysts expected _ amid growing signs of a slowdown …

Комментариев нет:

Отправить комментарий