Noticias de Forex

The Thai stock market has finished lower in three straight sessions, sinking more than 15 points or 0.9 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just beneath the 1,620-point plateau and it's expected to open under pressure again on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is mixed to lower on concerns over the health of the global economy and the outlook for interest rates. The European markets were up and the U.S. bourses were down and the Asian markets figure to follow the latter lead.

The Japanese stock market is modestly higher in choppy trading on Tuesday, snapping the three-session losing streak, with the Nikkei 225 moving above the 27,300 level, despite the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight, with traders buying stocks at a bargain after the recent losses, while remaining cautious ahead of the Bank of Japan's decision on interest rates later in the day.

The Indonesia stock market turned lower again on Monday, one session after snapping the two-day slide in which it had slumped almost 60 points or 0.8 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just beneath the 6,780-point plateau and it's expected to extend its losses on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is mixed to lower on concerns over the health of the global economy and the outlook for interest rates. The European markets were up and the U.S. bourses were down and the Asian markets figure to follow the latter lead.

The Australian stock market significantly lower on Tuesday, extending the losses in the previous three sessions, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 falling below the 7,100 level, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight, with weakness across most sectors, led by losses in resources and technology stocks.

The Hong Kong stock market has moved lower in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had gathered almost 210 points or 1.1 percent. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the 19,350-point plateau and it's likely to open in the red again on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is mixed to lower on concerns over the health of the global economy and the outlook for interest rates. The European markets were up and the U.S. bourses were down and the Asian markets figure to follow the latter lead.

The China stock market has moved lower in three straight sessions, falling almost 70 points or 2.3 percent along the way. The Shanghai Composite Index now rests just above the 3,100-point plateau and it's expected to extend its losses on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is mixed to lower on concerns over the health of the global economy and the outlook for interest rates. The European markets were up and the U.S. bourses were down and the Asian markets figure to follow the latter lead. The SCI finished sharply lower on Monday following losses from the financial shares, property stocks and resource companies. For the day, the index tumbled 60.74 points or 1.92 percent to finish at 3,107.11 after trading between 3,096.10 and 3,170.26. The Shenzhen Composite Index dropped 36.32 points or 1.78 percent to end at 2,003.20. Among the actives, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China shed 0.70 percent, while Bank of China dropped 0.94 percent, China Construction Bank skidded 1.06 percent, China Merchants Bank retreated 1.59 percent, Bank of Communications declined 1.47 percent, China Life Insurance tumbled 1.80 percent, Jiangxi Copper surrendered 2.46 percent, Aluminum Corp of China (Chalco) tanked 2.95 percent, Yankuang Energy stumbled 2.83 percent, PetroChina weakened 1.76 percent, China Petroleum and Chemical (Sinopec) slumped 2.25 percent, Huaneng Power plunged 2.11 percent, China Shenhua Energy lost 1.54 percent, Gemdale fell 1.82 percent, Poly Developments declined 1.56 percent, China Vanke dipped 0.15 percent and China Fortune Land plummeted 2.58 percent. The lead from Wall Street is negative as the major averages fluctuated early Monday but then headed well into the red and finished under pressure.