Global Markets Rise Slightly to Start the Week -- Update
January 14 2018 - 10:42PM
Dow Jones News
By Kenan Machado
Asia-Pacific stocks were mostly higher, even in Japan, where a
stronger yen failed to put a damper on gains.
The Nikkei was recently up 0.4%, as some large financial
companies have continued to benefit from gains in bond yields.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng hit its highest intraday level since
2007, surpassing the previous record set on Oct. 25, 2007,
according to FactSet. The benchmark was last up 0.7% as Tencent
Holdings rebounded 0.7%.
Stock benchmarks in Australia, Korea and Singapore were also
higher, while New Zealand's NZX 50 was just 0.1% up. In China, the
CSI 300 index, which tracks the biggest stocks in Shanghai and
Shenzhen, was up 0.3%.
The yen hit a four-month high in Asian trading versus the U.S.
dollar at Yen110.85, even after Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda
failed to offer anything new for market participants looking for
signs of monetary tightening.
Commodity prices have also benefited from a weaker dollar
recently.
"Commodity markets are painting a positive picture for shares,"
said Michael McCarthy, chief market strategist at CMC Markets. But
it isn't just a currency play.
"The clear evidence of improving activity goes some way to
justifying the ongoing global share rally," Mr. McCarthy said.
Oil futures were down slightly in Asian trading but shares of
Australia mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto hit fresh
multiyear highs, rising about 1%.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 14, 2018 22:27 ET (03:27 GMT)
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