Bursa Saham HK Menguat Terkait Naiknya Saham Tencent, Data Pabrik AS

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Saham-saham Hong Kong menguat untuk hari kedua seiring penguatan saham Tencent Holdings Ltd, naik diantara saham teknologi dan di tengah produksi pabrik AS yang lebih kuat dari perkiraan. Saham Citic Pacific Ltd memimpin penurunan setelah setuju untuk membeli aset keuangan induknya.

Indeks Hang Seng naik sebesar 0,2 persen ke level 22,749.87 pada istirahat perdagangan sesi pagi di Hong Kong, dengan volume yang 46 persen lebih rendah dari rata-rata 30-hari untuk hari ini. Indeks Hang Seng China Enterprises, juga dikenal sebagai indeks H-share, naik sebesar 0,2 persen pada level 10,057.49. Pasar finansial Hong Kong akan ditutup mulai besok dan dibuka kembali pada 22 April. (izr)

Sumber: Bloomberg

Japan’s Topix Swings After Capping Biggest Advance in Two Months

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Japan��s Topix index swung between gains and losses, after yesterday capping its steepest rally in two months, as shippers rose while carmakers declined.

The Topix fell 0.2 percent to 1,163.81 at the trading break in Tokyo, after rising as much as 0.7 percent. The measure jumped 2.7 percent yesterday, the most since Feb. 18. The Nikkei 225 dropped 0.4 percent today to 14,365.91. The yen gained 0.3 percent to 101.94 per dollar after weakening the past four days. The Standard & Poor��s 500 Index climbed 1.1 percent yesterday for a third day of gains.

Source : Bloomberg

Chinese Stocks Retreat as Developers

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Chinese stocks declined as developers and energy producers dropped, overshadowing an advance by technology companies.

The Shanghai Composite Index declined 0.3 percent to 2,097.88 at 10:37 a.m. The gauge added 0.2 percent yesterday as investors weighed prospects for stimulus after data showed the nation��s growth slowed to the weakest pace in six quarters. While Premier Li Keqiang said China isn��t considering œstrong stimulus, measures announced yesterday send a œclear signal of loosening intention, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said.

The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index added 0.1 percent in Hong Kong. The CSI 300 Index lost 0.3 percent as gauges of energy and financial companies slid at least 0.4 percent.

Source : Bloomberg

Hong Kong Stocks Rise on U.S. Factory Data

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Hong Kong stocks rose, with the benchmark index gaining for a second day, after better-than-expected U.S. industrial production boosted optimism in the world��s largest economy. Citic Pacific Ltd. led declines after agreeing to buy its parent��s financial assets.

The Hang Seng Index climbed 0.4 percent to 22,793.35 as of 9:32 a.m. in Hong Kong, with about three shares climbing for each that fell. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, also known as the H-share index, added 0.6 percent to 10,099.54. Markets in the city will be shut from tomorrow and reopen April 22.

The Hang Seng Index is up 2.5 percent this quarter through yesterday, the top performer for the period among developed markets from second-worst the previous three months. The H-share gauge rebounded 9.1 percent since entering a bear market on March 20 through yesterday amid speculation that China will add stimulus to stabilize the economy.

Source : Bloomberg

Indeks Saham Berjangka China Menguat Terkait Melonggarnya Kebijakan Stimulus

Indeks saham berjangka China naik terkait spekulasi pemerintah akan mengambil langkah-langkah untuk melonggarkan kebijakan moneternya dan mendorong pertumbuhan ekonomi. Indeks CSI 300 berjangka yang berakhir pada bulan April naik sebesar 0,3 persen ke level 2,239.80 pukul 09:18 waktu setempat. Saham perbankan dapat bergerak pasca pemerintah mengatakan akan menurunkan rasio cadangan di beberapa bank kreditur pedesaan, sementara suku bunga turun tajam dalam empat pekan terakhir. Saham Beiqi Foton Motor Co mungkin aktif setelah proyeksi laba bersih setahun penuh mengalami penurunan, sedangkan saham Chongqing Changan Automobile Co dapat bergerak setelah laba bersih menglami peningkatan. Indeks Shanghai Composite naik sebesar 0,2 persen ke level 2,105.12 kemarin karena para investor menimbang prospek stimulus pasca data menunjukkan pertumbuhan China melambat ke laju terlemah dalam enam kuartal terakhir. Sementara itu, Perdana Menteri Li Keqiang mengatakan China tidak mempertimbangkan "kuat" stimulus, kebijakan yang diumumkan kemarin mengirim "sinyal yang jelas" untuk melonggarkan kebijakan moneternya, kata Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Indeks CSI 300 dan Indeks Hang Seng China Enterprises masing-masing naik tipis 0,1 persen. Indeks China-AS Bloomberg, Indeks saham Cina yang paling diperdagangkan di AS naik sebesar 1,2 persen. Dewan Negara akan menurunkan rasio cadangan BPR "berkualitas" untuk menyediakan lebih banyak dana untuk industri yang berhubungan dengan pertanian, menurut sebuah pernyataan di situs pemerintah kemarin. (izr) Sumber: Bloomberg