Advertisement
Australia Retail Sales Data Due On Wednesday
(RTTNews) - Australia will on Wednesday release November numbers for retail sales, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. Retail sales are expected to rise 0.6 percent on month after slipping 0.2 percent in October.
Australia also will provide Q4 figures for consumer prices, with forecasts suggesting an annual increase of 7.0 percent - up from 6.9 percent in the three months prior.
Japan will see November results for its leading indexes; in October, it was at 98.6.
South Korea will release December data for unemployment; in November, the jobless rate was 2.9 percent.
Malaysia will provide November numbers for industrial production with forecasts suggesting an increase of 3.0 percent, slowing from 4.6 percent in October.
read more
Little Movement Seen For Thai Stock Market
The Thai stock market has finished lower in two of three trading days since the end of the four-day winning streak in which it had surged almost 50 points or 4.6 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,115-point plateau and it's likely to remain rangebound again on Wednesday.
RTTNews
|
10 minutes ago
Australia Building Permits Climb 3.2% On Month In May
The total number of building permits issued in Australia was up a seasonally adjusted 3.2 percent on month in May, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday - coming in at 15,212.
RTTNews
|
27 minutes ago
Japanese Market Modestly Lower
The Japanese stock market is modestly lower on Wednesday after opening in the green, reversing the gains in the previous session, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight. The Nikkei 225 is falling to near the 39,600 level, with a mixed performance is most sectors.
RTTNews
|
28 minutes ago
China Inflation Slips 0.1% On Month In June
Consumer prices in China were down a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent on month in June, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.
RTTNews
|
33 minutes ago
Soft Start Expected For Indonesia Stock Market
The Indonesia stock market has moved higher in back-to-back sessions, gathering almost 40 points or 0.6 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just above the 6,900-point plateau although it figures to open in the red on Wednesday.
RTTNews
|
40 minutes ago
Hong Kong Shares May Open Under Pressure On Wednesday
The Hong Kong stock market on Tuesday snapped the three-day losing streak in which it had dropped more than 330 points or 1.4 percent. The Hang Seng Index now sits just shy of the 24,150-point plateau although it may hand back some of those gains on Wednesday.
RTTNews
|
55 minutes ago
Australian Market Notably Lower
Australian shares are trading notably lower on Wednesday, reversing the slight gains in the previous session, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 falling below the 8,550 level, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, with weakness in financial and technology stocks partially offset by gains in mining and energy stocks.
RTTNews
|
55 minutes ago
Profit Taking May Dent China Stock Market
The China stock market has moved higher in four straight sessions, collecting almost 45 points or 1.3 percent along the way. The Shanghai Composite Index now sits just beneath the 3,500-point plateau although it's due for consolidation on Wednesday.
RTTNews
|
1h 10min ago
