Asian stock indexes up to October 21, 2010
21.10.10 18:56
/IRBIS, October 21, 2010/ - As a result of trading October 21, 2010
Value of Asian stock indexes sites was as follows:
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Trend (in %) for
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Oct. 21, from the History max. **
2010 a day* a month beginning
of 2010
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HSI 23,649.48 +0.39 +7.48 +8.12 31,638.22
JCI 3,588.01 +0.25 +6.63 +41.57 3,603.40
Kospi 1,874.69 +0.23 +2.30 +11.41 2,064.85
SET 50 683.91 +0.06 +6.27 +31.35 915.03
Nikkei 225 9,376.48 -0.05 -2.35 -11.09 18,261.98
STI 3,163.53 -0.49 +2.20 +9.18 3,875.77
SSEC 2,983.53 -0.68 +15.13 -8.96 6,092.06
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Indexes Asian stock markets were closed today in different directions.
Support assisted the growth in European and U.S. markets the day
before. Recall the indexes on the U.S. stock market on Wednesday
closed down the growth, investors regain fall the previous session and
bought depreciating paper. Support is also provided favorable
corporate reports. Corporation Yahoo! Inc. reported that during the
third quarter of 2010 its net profit raised more than 2-fold compared to
the same period last year to $ 396.1 million, or $ 0.29 per share. The
company's revenue totaled $ 1.12 billion versus $ 1.13 billion a year
earlier. The world's largest aircraft maker Boeing Co. also reported that
its net profit in the third quarter of 2010 totaled $ 837 million against a
loss of $ 1.56 billion a year earlier. The company's revenue at the
same time increased by 1.7%. The company also confirmed that the
first delivery of the airliner Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be held in the
first quarter of 2011. Profits of one of the largest U.S. bank Wells Fargo
& Co. in the third quarter of 2010 increased by 3,2% to $ 3.34 billion, or
$ 0.6 per share, versus $ 3.24 billion, or $ 0.56 per share, a year
earlier. Analysts had expected profit margin of $ 0.55 per share.
However, the pressure on a number of Asian sites provided a message
that China's economy grew by 9.6% in the third quarter. In the second
quarter GDP growth was 10.3%. At the same time, inflation in
September 2010 in China amounted to 3.6%, the highest rate for the
past two years.
HSI - Hong Kong Stock Exchange's main index calculated on the basis of shares of
45 companies whose capitalization is 67% Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
SSEC - the key index calculated based price changes for all papers A and B Listing
Exchange Shanghai Stock Exchange.
STI - Singapore's main stock index sites calculated FTSE on the basis of changes
in capitalization of 30 stocks included in the SGX Mainboard.
Nikkei 225 - Japan's major stock index is calculated as a weighted average of
prices of shares 225 most actively traded companies' first section of the Tokyo
Stock Exchange. List of companies covered by the Nikkei 225 index is reviewed at
least once a year in October.
JCI - calculated on the basis of capitalization of all shares of customary Listing
Indonesia Stock Exchange.
KOSPI - Korean stock index which includes all companies whose shares are traded on
the Korea Stock Exchange.
SET 50 - calculated on the basis of the 50 most liquid shares having a maximum
capitalization on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
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