Berita Valas

Unemployment from the UK and business confidence survey results from Germany are the top economic news due on Tuesday. At 2.00 am ET, the Office for National Statistics releases UK unemployment data for October. The unemployment rate is forecast to remain unchanged at 4.3 percent in three months to October.

Indian shares opened lower on Tuesday as caution crept in ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision on December 18.

Asian stock markets are trading mostly lower on Tuesday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, as traders remain concerned about the ongoing economic uncertainties in China amid lack of adequate financial policy measures. They also seemed reluctant to make significant moves ahead of the US Fed's upcoming interest rate decision tomorrow. Asian markets closed mixed on Monday.

The Australian stock market is extending its gains in mid-market trading on Monday, after snapping the five-session losing streak, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index still staying well above the 8,300.00 level, with gains in financial and technology stocks partially offset by weakness in mining and energy stocks amid weaker commodity prices.

Indian shares may open on a cautious note Tuesday after data showed India's merchandise trade deficit in November widened to a record high of $37.84 billion from $27.1 billion in October, led by a surge in gold imports.

The Thai stock market has finished lower in five straight sessions, slipping more than 30 points or 2.3 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just beneath the 1,420-point plateau and it's expected to find traction on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is mixed to higher, with strong support expected from the technology companies. The European markets were down and the U.S. bourses were mixed and the Asian markets figure to follow the latter lead. The SET finished modestly lower again on Monday following losses from the food, consumer, industrial, property, service and technology sectors. For the day, the index lost 11.95 points or 0.83 percent to finish at 1,419.72 after trading between 1,414.86 and 1,424.68. Volume was 7.436 billion shares worth 40.533 billion baht. There were 375 decliners and 119 gainers, with 171 stocks finishing unchanged. Among the actives, Advanced Info fell 0.35 percent, while Bangkok Dusit Medical slumped 1.63 percent, B. Grimm declined 1.46 percent, BTS Group rallied 3.39 percent, CP All Public plummeted 5.60 percent, Charoen Pokphand Foods retreated 1.67 percent, Energy Absolute tanked 2.48 percent, Gulf improved 0.82 percent, Kasikornbank shed 0.63 percent, Krung Thai Bank collected 0.47 percent, Krung Thai Card skidded 1.03 percent, PTT gained 0.79 percent, PTT Exploration and Production lost 0.41 percent, PTT Global Chemical stumbled 2.02 percent, SCG Packaging plunged 2.90 percent, Siam Concrete dipped 0.29 percent, Thai Oil sank 0.69 percent, True Corporation advanced 0.85 percent, TTB Bank added 0.54 percent and Bangkok Bank, Siam Commercial Bank, Asset World, Banpu, PTT Oil & Retail, Thailand Airport and Bangkok Expressway were unchanged.