China’s Stocks Advance as Technology Shares Gain

Bloomberg (24/12) -- China’s stocks rose for a second day, led by technology shares and Guangdong province-based companies. Drugmakers and banks declined.

The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.2 percent to 2,092.91 at the close. The gauge has lost 5.8 percent this month, poised for the biggest decline since June. While the central bank’s first reverse-repurchase operations in three weeks sent money-market rates lower today, investors are concerned this trend won’t last, said West China Securities Co. The People’s Bank of China auctioned 29 billion yuan ($4.8 billion) of seven-day reverse repos, according to two traders. The seven-day repurchase rate, a gauge of funding availability in the banking system, tumbled 278 basis points to 6.45 percent as of 3:19 p.m. Soaring money-market rates in China sparked a stock sell-off this month that’s wiped $156 billion of market value from local equities, which are poised for the biggest monthly loss since a record cash crunch earlier this year.

 

Sentimen Data AS, Nikkei 225 Perpanjang Level 6 Tahun Tertingginya

Bloomberg (24/12) -- Indeks Nikkei 225 Stock Average perpanjang level enam tahun tertingginya sejalan dengan data menunjukkan bahwa ekonomi AS mengalami pemulihan. Indeka acuan tersebut naik diatas 16,000 untuk pertama kalinya sejak tahun 2007 sebelum pangkas gain.

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. naik tajam pada indeks Nikkei 225 pasca menaikkan perkiraan labanya. NKSJ Holdings Inc. naik sebesar 1.8% pasca Nomura Holdings Inc. mendorong target harganya pada asuransi. Japan Tobacco Inc. turun sebesar 2.2%. Indeks Nikkei 225 naik sebesar 0.1% ke level 15,889.33 di Tokyo, level penutupan tertingginya sejak Desember 2007. Indeks acuan tersebut memangkas gain pasca mengalami kenaikan sebesar 1% ke level 16,029.65 pada sesi pagi hari. Indeks Topix tergelincir sebesar 0.3% ke level 1,257.55. Yen melemah sebesar 0.1% ditransaksikan pada level 104.22 per dolar. Bursa Jepang tutup kemarin dikarenakan adanya libur nasional. Kontrak berjangka pada indeks Standard & Poor 500 sedikit berubah pada hari ini. Indeks acuan ekuitas tersebut naik sebesar 0.5% kemarin. Sementara bursa Jepang tutup, data menunjukkan belanja konsumen AS naik di bulan November, kenaikan tajam dalam lima bulan terakhir dan pertumbuhan ekonomi pada kuartal ketiga mengalami kenaikan tajam dari perkiraan sebelumnya. (bgs)

 

Dolar Higher In Asia

AFP (25/12) -- The dollar traded higher against major currencies in Asia on Wednesday following another batch of solid US economic data. The greenback bought 104.37 yen in Tokyo afternoon trade from 104.27 yen in New York Tuesday afternoon. The euro bought $1.3667 against $1.3681 while fetching 142.62 yen from 142.65 yen. The November report on US durable goods orders showed a better-than-expected increase of 3.5 percent. That was followed by a report on new home sales in the US that also beat expectations. Tuesday's data came on the heels of other recent upbeat US economic reports, which have added fire to sentiment about the world's biggest economy after the Federal Reserve last week moved to scale back its vast stimulus programme. The dollar was likely to be susceptible to moves from Japanese corporate accounts on the Christmas day in Asia when there would be fewer major players in the market, a senior dealer at a major Japanese trust bank told Dow Jones Newswires.

 

Index S&P 500, Dow Naik Menuju Rekor Penutupan Tertinggi

NEW YORK (25/12) MarketWatch — Saham A.S ditutup lebih tinggi pada hari Selasa, dengan Dow Jones Industrial Average dan S&P 500 naik menuju rekor penutupan pasca sebuah laporan peningkatan pada pesanan barang tahan lama.

Dalam sesi singkat hari libur tahun ini saham Dow telah mencatatkan rekor penutupan ke 49 setelah naik untuk hari kelima berturut, rata-rata blue-chip naik 0.4% sebanyak 62.94 poin ke level 16,357.55, index S&P 500 juga telah mencapai level rekor setelah gain selama tiga hari berturut, index acuan tersebut ditutup sebanyak 5.33 poin lebih tinggi atau sebesar 0.3% menuju ke level 1,833.32. Index teknologi berat Nasdaq Composite ditutup naik sebanyak 6.51 poin atau sebesar 0.2% dilevel 4,155.42, level yang tertinggi sejak bulan September 2000, market ditutup lebih awal pada jam 1 siang waktu Timur dan akan ditutup pada hari Rabu untuk memperingati hari Natal. Sementara dihari Senin Dow and the S&P 500 keduanya ditutup pada rekor tertinggi setelah dirilisnya data anggaran belanja konsumen yang mengalami peningkatan telah menambahkan persepsi bahwa pemulihan ekonomi A.S sedang bersiap untuk berakselerasi ditahun 2014. Selain itu para investor menyambut laporan barang tahan lama dihari Selasa yang menunjukkan bahwa pesanan untuk tiket besar items A.S, seperti pesawat dan peralatan transportasi bulan lalu naik 3.5%, sementara itu survey ekonom yang dilakukan oleh MarketWatch telah memperkirakan peningkatan pesanan barang tahan lama sebesar 2%. Dalam laporan yang terpisah harga rumah A.S untuk bulan Oktober naik 8.2% dari bulan yang sama ditahun lalu, menurut pihak agensi the Federal Housing Finance, harga naik 0.5% dari bulan September. Kenaikan tingkat hipotek tidak banyak mempengaruhi penjualan rumah keluarga tunggal, berdasarkan rilis data dari Departemen perdagangan A.S pada hari Selasa, bulan November yang lalu penjualan turun 2.1% menuju tingkat tahunan penyesuaian musiman dilevel 464,000, yang turun dari tingkat level 474,000 dibulan Oktober, yang merupakan laju tercepat sejak Juli 2008.(tito) http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stocks-edge-higher-on-durable-goods-data-2013-12-24

S&P 500, Dow rise to record closing highs

NEW YORK (25/12) MarketWatch — U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 rising to record closes after an upbeat report on durable goods orders.

In a holiday-shortened session, the Dow recorded its 49th record close this year after rising for five consecutive days. The blue-chip average rose 62.94 points, or 0.4%, to 16,357.55. The S&P 500 also reached a record level after three consecutive days of gains. The benchmark index closed 5.33 points higher, or 0.3%, to 1,833.32. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite closed up 6.51 points, or 0.2%, at 4,155.42, its highest level since September 2000. The market closed early at 1 p.m. Eastern and will be closed on Wednesday for Christmas. On Monday, both the Dow and the S&P 500 closed at record highs after upbeat consumer-spending data added to the perception that the U.S. economic recovery is poised to accelerate in 2014. Investors welcomed Tuesday’s durable-goods report showing that orders for big-ticket U.S. items, such as aircraft and transportation equipment, rose 3.5% last month. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had expected durable-goods orders to rise 2%. In a separate report, U.S. home prices rose 8.2% in October from the same month last year , according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Prices rose 0.5% from September. Rising mortgage rates did not affect the sales of new single-family homes much, according to U.S. Commerce Department data released on Tuesday. Sales declined 2.1% in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 464,000, down from a rate of 474,000 in October, which was the fastest pace since July 2008. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stocks-edge-higher-on-durable-goods-data-2013-12-24