Asia stocks fall after US data disappoints

Photo: AP Seorang lelaki berjalan dengan papan saham elektronik sebuah firma sekuriti di Tokyo, rabu, 5 Jun, 2013. Pasaran saham Asia jatuh Rabu sebagai tanda-tanda Rizab Persekutuan Amerika Syarikat  mungkin skala kembali dasar super-longgar kewangan yang menyebabkan pelabur-pelabur untuk mengurangkan pelaburan ekuiti. Indeks Nikkei 225 Jepun jatuh 1.8% peratus kepada 13,295.89, mencatatkan kekecewaan dengan kekurangan terperinci dalam pengumuman Perdana Menteri Shinzo Abe ini papan ketiga program Abenomics kononnya beliau bertujuan untuk membangkitkan ekonomi jangka bertakung.

Photo: AP A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, June 5, 2013. Asian stock markets fell Wednesday as signs the U.S. Federal Reserve might scale back its super-loose monetary policy caused investors to trim equity investments. Japan's Nikkei 225 index tumbled 1.8 percent to 13,295.89, registering disappointment with a lack of detail in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's unveiling of the third plank of his so-called Abenomics program intended to rouse a long-stagnant economy.

Saham Asia jatuh selepas data Amerika Syarikat mengecewakan

by MadaMadyan | Suara Rakyat@1WORLDCommunity

TINJAUAN 1WC’sChannel: BANGKOK (Markets June 06, 2013. AP) - pasaran saham Asia mengalami kerugian Khamis selepas penunjuk Amerika Syarikat yang lemah mencetuskan kebimbangan kelembapan ekonomi terbesar di DUNIA.

Data yang merisaukan termasuk pengambilan lemah oleh perniagaan, terjun dalam aplikasi gadai janji dan pesanan lembap ke kilang-kilang di Amerika Syarikat. Pelabur juga terus mencatat kekecewaan mereka sehari selepas Perdana Menteri Jepun Shinzo Abe menyampaikan ucapan kepada pemimpin-pemimpin perniagaan yang diperkenalkan papan ketiga program pembaharuan ekonomi beliau. Nikkei turun 0.5% peratus pada 12,955.71.

"Abe mengambil langkah-langkah yang positif, tetapi 'arrow ketiga tidak menerbangkan apabila pembaharuan jatuh di bawah jangkaan dari segi cukai dan penyusunan semula pelaburan," Vishnu Varathan Mizuho Corporate Bank di Singapura berkata dalam komentar pasaran.

Penanda aras Tokyo jatuh 3.8 peratus pada Rabu berikutan ucapan Abe. Hong Kong Hang Seng jatuh 0.8 peratus. Australia S & P/ASX 200 hilang 0.5% peratus kepada 4,810.80. Pasaran di Korea Selatan telah ditutup untuk cuti umum. Penanda aras dalam Singapura, Taiwan dan tanah besar China juga jatuh.

Wall Street tenggelam Rabu. The Dow Jones industri purata jatuh 1.4% peratus kepada 14,960.59. Standard & Poor 500 susut 1.4% peratus untuk ditutup pada 1,608.90. Nasdaq indeks komposit turun 1.3% peratus kepada 3,401.48.

Pelabur terkesima dengan mendadak 11.5% peratus penurunan dalam aplikasi gadai janji untuk minggu lepas. Itu adalah kekecewaan kerana pemulihan dalam perumahan telah menjadi salah satu faktor utama yang menyokong perhimpunan memecah rekod pasaran saham tahun ini.

Terdapat juga berita mengecewakan pada menyewa. Satu ukuran pekerjaan dalam industri perkhidmatan jatuh ke tahap paling rendah sejak Julai lalu. Berasingan, gaji pembekal ADP berkata perniagaan Amerika Syarikat ditambah hanya 135,000 pekerjaan pada bulan Mei, bulan kedua berturut-turut keuntungan yang lemah.

Benchmark minyak untuk penghantaran Julai naik 2 sen kepada $ 93,76 dalam perdagangan elektronik di New York Mercantile Exchange. Kontrak itu meningkat 43 sen untuk ditutup pada $ 93,74 setong pada Nymex pada Rabu. Dalam mata wang, euro meningkat kepada $ 1,3092 dari $ 1,3088 lewat Rabu di New York. Dolar adalah sedikit berubah pada ¥ 99,19.

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Asia stocks fall after US data disappoints . . .

REVIEW 1WC’sChannel: BANGKOK (Markets June 06, 2013. AP) - Asia stock markets extended losses Thursday after weak U.S. indicators sparked fears of a slowdown in the world's biggest economy.

The troubling data included weak hiring by businesses, a plunge in mortgage applications and sluggish orders to U.S. factories. Investors also continued to register their disappointment a day after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered a speech to business leaders that introduced the third plank of his economic reform program. The Nikkei was down 0.5 percent at 12,955.71.

"Abe took positive steps, but the 'third arrow' did not fly as reforms fell below expectations in terms of tax and investment restructuring," Vishnu Varathan of Mizuho Corporate Bank in Singapore said in a market commentary.

The Tokyo benchmark tumbled 3.8 percent on Wednesday following Abe's speech. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.8 percent. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.5 percent to 4,810.80. Markets in South Korea were closed for a public holiday. Benchmarks in Singapore, Taiwan and mainland China also fell.

Wall Street sank Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 1.4 percent to 14,960.59. The Standard & Poor's 500 slid 1.4 percent to close at 1,608.90. The Nasdaq composite index declined 1.3 percent to 3,401.48.

Investors were unnerved by a sharp 11.5 percent drop in mortgage applications for last week. That was a disappointment because the rebound in housing has been one of the key factors supporting the stock market's record-breaking rally this year.

There was also disappointing news on hiring. A measure of employment in service industries fell to the lowest level since last July. Separately, payroll provider ADP said U.S. businesses added just 135,000 jobs in May, the second straight month of weak gains.

Benchmark oil for July delivery was up 2 cents to $93.76 in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 43 cents to close at $93.74 per barrel on the Nymex on Wednesday. In currencies, the euro rose to $1.3092 from $1.3088 late Wednesday in New York. The dollar was little changed at 99.19 yen.

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