Asian stock indexes for January 6, 2012

/IRBIS, January 6, 2012/ - As a result of trading on January 6, 2012 values of Asian stock indexes were as follows: ------------------------------------------------------- change (in %) for --------------------- for historical Jan 6, 2012 1 day* 1 month 2011 max** ---------- ----------- ------ ------- ------ ---------- SSEC 2,163.40 +0.70 -6.99 -22.96 6,092.06 STI 2,715.59 +0.09 -1.22 -14.87 3,875.77 SET 50 725.69 -0.20 +0.16 +0.76 915.03 JCI 3,869.42 -0.94 +3.11 +4.48 4,193.44 Kospi 1,843.14 -1.11 -3.14 -10.13 2,228.96 Nikkei 225 8,390.35 -1.16 -2.16 -17.97 18,261.98 HSI 18,593.06 -1.17 -1.84 -19.29 31,638.22 ------------------------------------------------------- * rows sorted in descending order a day ** historic maximum for the whole history of index calculation Asian stock indexes today closed the day mostly lowering amid growing concerns about the worsening crisis in the region. On Thursday, France placed on the market its government bonds, having attracted 7.96 billion euros. And even though demand has exceeded supply, the yield of 30- year notes rose to 3.97% from 3.94% for the previous auction, the yield on 10-year bonds - to 3.29% from 3.18%. This improvement in profitability reflected the concern of investors about the possibility of lowering the highest AAA credit rating in France at the beginning of the year. 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 Korean Stock Exchange. SET 50 - calculated on the basis of the 50 most liquid shares having a maximum capitalization on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. [2012-01-06]