Exchanges of China show today the great fall. Thus, composite index of the largest Asian Shanghai stock market has -fallen by 0.77%, while those of Shenzhen has lost 1.44%. Hang Seng index on Hong Kong stock market has reached the point of 19328.36, had lost 1.73% of its value.
The USA supports China’s tending to reform the mechanism of Yuan exchange rate. Thus, the US minister of finance Timothy Geithner considers the negotiations on this problem with his Chinese colleague to be quite useful.
Gold prices rising against the problems the euro zone. Gold prices rise, approaching 1 190 per ounce, amid continuing concerns about the debt problems of the eurozone. At 12:00 Kyiv time, gold was trading at 1 185.40 dollars an ounce, compared with 1 175.15 at the close of trading on Friday, while futures for delivery in June at the New York Mercantile Exchange added 9.70 dollars to $ 1,185, 80 per ounce.
World markets have started today from oil prices fall. On London exchange barrel of oil in future deals of Brent has lost 34 cents of its price and has reached $71.50. New York exchange of operations in Asian sector shows fall of light Texas oil prices to $70.59 per barrels. Thus the loss is 21 cent.
European currency has improved its positions. On exchange in New York euro has grown by about 2% to 1.24 USD. It assures eurozone countries. Remind, that on Tuesday the rate of euro reached its historical minimum and European countries had to take special measures in order to keep their currency in value.
Gold futures fell down from their historical maximums on Thursday. Losses, however, are not so grate in comparison with the last time increases. Therefore, investors, who bet on gold, keep optimistic status. Gold prices have increased on 14% since March, 2010.
The common European currency is doomed to fall. And the whole Euro zone is to blame. The senior currency strategist of Westpac Banking Corp. in New York considers that rescuing Greece at best will only delay inevitable devaluation of common currency.
The US stock market has started trades this Friday from falling down right after the publication of the results of JP Morgan Chase & Co. Bank’s reports do not satisfy its investors.
The auction at interbank currency exchange of Ukraine has opened today on 7.9885-8.0115 UAH/USD and 11.5215-11.5525 UAH/EURO. The National Bank of Ukraine has purchased USD per 7.9825 UAH. At the end of auction the rate of the Ukrainian currency has raised and has been 7.9780-7.9930 UAH/USD and 11.5120-11.5370 UAH/EURO.
As Reuters reports on January, 4, the stock exchange of Tokyo ran the new trade system with heightened action speed and reliability. The creation of the new trade system called “Arrowhead” cost 13 billion yen (about 140 million USD). Now Tokyo’s trade square comes along with that of London and New York by its technical equipment.