Asian stock indexes for September 2, 2011

/IRBIS, September 2, 2011/ - As a result of trading on September 2, 2011 values of Asian stock indexes were as follows: -------------------------------------------------------- change (in %) for --------------------- for historical Sept 2, 2011 1 day* 1 month 2011 max** ---------- ------------ ------ ------- ------ ---------- SET 50 742.30 -0.53 -6.20 +3.07 915.03 Kospi 1,867.75 -0.69 -9.61 -8.93 2,228.96 STI 2,843.09 -0.84 -9.18 -10.88 3,875.77 SSEC 2,528.28 -1.09 -5.61 -9.96 6,092.06 Nikkei 225 8,950.74 -1.21 -7.12 -12.50 18,261.98 HSI 20,212.91 -1.81 -8.09 -12.25 31,638.22 -------------------------------------------------------- * rows sorted in descending order a day ** historic maximum for the whole history of index calculation Asian stock indexes finished the day with decrease today amid expectations of official data on unemployment in the U.S., which will be published later today. Investors believe that the Department of Labor reports today that the number of new jobs in the nonfarm sector in the U.S. in August 2011 was 65 thousand against 117 thousand in July. The value of the unemployment rate in August is expected at the July level of 9.1%. 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 of 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. [2011-09-02]