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Japan Household Spending Data Due On Tuesday
(RTTNews) - Japan will on Tuesday release November numbers for household spending, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. Spending is expected to fall 0.5 percent on month and rise 0.5 percent on year after gaining 1.1 percent on month and 1.2 percent on year in October.
Japan also will see December data for Tokyo inflation. In November, overall Tokyo inflation was up 3.8 percent on year and core CPI rose an annual 3.6 percent.
South Korea will provide November figures for its current account; in October, the current account surplus was $0.883 billion.
Malaysia will see unemployment data for November; in October, the jobless rate was 3.6 percent.
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Indonesia Bourse May Extend Wednesday's Gains
The Indonesia stock market on Wednesday ended the two-day slide in which it had fallen almost 30 points or 0.4 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just beneath the 8,390-point plateau and it may add to its winnings on Thursday.
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Pred 1 h 6 min
Hang Seng May Breach 27,000-Point Level
The Hong Kong stock market has moved higher in three straight sessions, advancing almost 675 points or 2.9 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now rests just above the 26,920-point plateau and it's expected to open to the upside again on Thursday.
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Pred 1 h 21 min
Australian Market Modestly Lower
The Australian market is trading modestly lower on Thursday, adding to the losses in the previous two sessions, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is falling well below the 8,800 level, with weakness is financial, energy and technology stocks partially offset by gains in mining stocks.
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Pred 1 h 22 min
China Shares May Find Traction On Thursday
The China stock market has moved lower in two straight sessions, sinking almost 20 points or 0.5 percent along the way. The Shanghai Composite Index now sits just above the 4,000-point plateau although it figures to move back to the upside on Thursday.
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Pred 1 h 36 min
Australia Jobless Rate Falls To 4.3% In October
The unemployment rate in Australia came in at a seasonally adjusted 4.3 percent in October, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.
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Pred 1 h 58 min
Mild Upside Seen For Taiwan Stock Market
The Taiwan stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last five trading days since the end of the two-day losing streak in which it had given up more than 640 points or 2.3 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just beneath the 27,950-point plateau and it may tick higher again on Thursday.
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Pred 2 h 6 min
U.S. Dollar Falls Against Franc, Canadian Dollar
The U.S. dollar fell against the Swiss franc and the Canadian dollar in the New York session on Wednesday.
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Pred 2 h 22 min
Win Streak May Continue For Singapore Stock Market
The Singapore stock market has finished higher in back-to-back sessions, gathering more than 80 points or 1.8 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now sits just beneath the 4,570-point plateau and it's expected to bounce higher again on Thursday.
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Pred 2 h 36 min
