Asian stock indexes up to May 12, 2011

/IRBIS, May 12, 2011/ - As a result of trading May 12, 2011 Value of Asian stock indexes sites was as follows: ---------------------------------------------------- change (in %) for ---------------------------------------------------- for historical 12.05.11 1 day* 1 month 2011 max** ---------------------------------------------------- JCI 3,808.71 -0.77 +2.41 +2.18 3,849.30 HSI 23,073.76 -0.94 -3.76 -1.55 31,638.22 SSEC 2,844.08 -1.36 -5.87 -0.30 6,092.06 STI 3,130.45 -1.47 -0.24 -3.25 3,875.77 Nikkei,225 9,716.65 -1.50 +1.69 -6.55 18,261.98 SET,50 765.27 -1.57 -0.23 +5.13 915.03 Kospi 2,122.65 -2.03 +1.59 +2.54 2,228.96 * rows sorted in descending order a day ** historic maximum for the whole history of index calculation Indexes of Asian stock markets today have demonstrated a reduction of the background of incidence in the U.S. market on the eve of the pressure drop in oil prices and petroleum products. Recall, Energy Information Administration (EIA) of U.S. Department of Energy published a report that the oil reserves in the U.S. for week ended May 6, 2011, increased by 3.781 million barrels, gasoline inventories - by 1.275 million barrels, while distillate inventories - decreased to 843 thousand barrels. Futures price of gasoline for delivery in June fell by 7.6% to $ 3.1228 a gallon in New York. It was the most significant drop in a single session on Feb. 17, 2009. Against this backdrop, May 11 CME Group Inc. 18:06 GMT suspended trading gasoline, crude oil and heating oil for five minutes. Trading was suspended because of excess reducing gasoline prices daily limit, to 25 cents. 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 February. 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. [2011-05-12]