Singapore’s container company Neptune Orient Lines, which owns the largest container fleet in Asia, has published data on the first 7 quarters of profit due to increased volume and cost of transport.
Lloyds Banking Group PLC is losing foothold after the next portion of the negative statistics today. Lloyds Banking Group PLC has managed to win more than 4% yesterday, but new problems for the bank emerged today. Lloyds Banking Group PLC is a mark of 62.86, the loss amounted to -0.72 (-1.13%) today.
Nearby futures on the Japanese Nikkei index opened in the fall of 190 points and totaled 9,240 points in Singapore. Nikkei 225 is located at around 9,259.52 points, losing -148.84 points (-1.58%). Investors and analysts expect the Nikkei 225 rising today after the good news from the U.S..
Hang Seng and Nikkei 225 returned to the Asian market in the green zone. The level of support for the major Asian stock indicators, Hang Seng and the Nikkei 225 rising from the very beginning of trading. Asian stock markets demonstrate its multi-pronged motion quotes on a background in commodity prices, exchange rates, as well as fears for the future economic recovery.
The third-largest lender in Singapore, United Overseas Bank said that he had bought 456 million shares of Chinese Evergrowing Bank for 1.37 billion yuan ($ 202 million). It should be noted that the transaction occurred in a private placement of shares of Chinese banks.
Dow Jones Industrial pulled down an entire Asian stock market. As a result of trading the index of “blue chips” Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen off at 96.81 points or 0.98%, to 9774 points. The index of wide market S & P 500 closed at the fall of 10,54 points or 1,01%, at around 1031 points. “High-tech” Nasdaq Composite closed lower at 25.94 points or 1.22% at around 2109 points.
Annual profit investor in real estate company Mapletree Investments Pte, a subsidiary of Singapore state fund Temasek Holdings Pte, rose by 87%. The company plans to double its assets over the next five years. Net profit Mapletree for the fiscal year ended March 31 rose to 393.8 million Singapore dollars ($ 281 million).
Bidding at the U.S. stock market on Tuesday, June 15, held in a positive manner. The optimism of investors supported by published data on the growth of industrial activity in the U.S. in June this year. The index of business activity was slightly less than economists had expected, but its growth has continued up to the eleventh month in a row, that can not but rejoice.
Nikkei becomes the leader for growth in Asia. Asian stock markets on Wednesday, June 16, rose to 4-week high against the background of commodity prices, the outcome of trading in the U.S., as well as the positive macroeconomic data, the U.S. and China. It should be recalled, that trading in the U.S. on Tuesday ended the growth of stock indices. Among investors’ growing belief that Europe will be able to cope with problems in its economy.
Dow Jones begins a week on a positive note. News from Europe made it possible to increase trade volumes bulls. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising by 0,5%. So, news from Europe: British investment company Resolution Ltd acquired a unit of French insurer Axa SA for $ 4 billion (2.75 billion pounds). Completion of the transaction, which resulted in Resolution will own the majority located in the kingdom offices Axa Life Insurance, is scheduled for late June.