Most Asian Stocks Fall as BOJ Meets; Gold Rises as Won Advances
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Bloomberg, (26/4) -- Most Asian stocks
fell before the first meeting of the Bank of Japan’s board since the
central bank announced unprecedented monetary easing earlier this month.
Gold rose and the won strengthened.
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index was little changed as of 9:23 a.m. in Tokyo, with about two stocks falling for each one that gained. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index climbed 0.4 percent. Standard & Poor’s 500 Index futures slid 0.2 percent. Spot gold added 0.3 percent, and the won strengthened 0.3 percent. The BOJ will announce forecasts for inflation and gross domestic product for the fiscal years starting April 2013 and 2014 at 3 p.m. Tokyo time. Consumer prices excluding fresh food slid 0.5 percent last month
from a year earlier, the statistics bureau said today in
Tokyo. Data showed yesterday U.S. jobless claims fell and the U.K.
economy grew more than forecast. Nomura Holdings Inc. and Industrial and
Commercial Bank of China Ltd. are among Asian companies reporting
earnings today.
Japan Tobacco Inc., the world’s best-performing cigarette maker this year, gained 4.1 percent after it forecast profit that beat analysts’ estimates and raised its projected annual dividend. Gold gained 0.3 percent to $1,472.58 an ounce, poised for the highest close since April 12. |
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