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Chinese inflation exceeds 3% target
June 11, 2010--Chinese inflation rose in May above the 3 per cent target set by the government for the year, at a time when wage pressures in the economy are also rising. But other indicators released on Friday suggested growth in the economy was lower.
Consumer price inflation increased to 3.1 per cent from 2.8 per cent the month before, while factory gate inflation was also higher at 7.1 per cent in May, up from 6.8 per cent.
The continuing rise in consumer prices comes as an outbreak of strikes in several industrial areas of the country is raising the prospect of wage inflation.
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Source: FT.com
Sensex up 185 points in opening trade
June 10, 2010--The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex surged by another 185 points in the opening trade today on sustained buying by funds, taking cues from firming global markets.
The 30-share index, which had gained nearly 305 points in the previous two trading sessions, edged higher by 184.67 points, or 1.09 per cent, to trade over 17,000-points level at 17,106.75 points.
Stocks of oil and gas, auto, realty and metal sectors were front-runners, extending support to the benchmark Sensex.
Likewise, the wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty rose 54.85 points, or 1.08 per cent, to 5,132.95 points.
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Source: The Times of India
Korea : Economic Survey
June 10, 2010-- The OECD’s latest economic survey of Korea, to be published on Tuesday 15 June 2010, looks at some of the major challenges facing the country. They include getting more people into work, improving competition, reforming the financial and health sectors and promoting green growth.
A news briefing will be held at 10.00 a.m. the same day in the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Government Complex, Gwacheon, Korea. It will be presented by Randall Jones, senior economist at the OECD. To register for this event, journalists should contact Ms. Sun-young Park of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance (; sypark@mosf.go.kr).
A Policy Brief with the main conclusions will be freely accessible in pdf format (in English, Korean and French) on the OECD’s web site at www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/korea. You are invited to include this internet link in reports on the survey.
Source: OECD
Korea Exchange: Trading Volume Of KOSPI 200 Option And Single Stock Futures Set A New Record
June 10, 2010-Trading volume of KOSPI 200 Option was 37,284,508 contracts on June 10, setting a new record. The trading volume on the last trading day surged because of increasing demand of investors to liquidate positions and to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities.
Also, trading volume and value of Single Stock Futures set a new record of 386,295 contracts and KRW 194.2 billion, respectively on the same day. Investors actively traded HYNIXSEMI, KIA MTR and WOORI FINA which accounted 70.8% of total trading volume to roll over their positions. The previous record trading volume was 353,809 contracts, set on May 19, 2010 and the same of trading value was KRX 182.2 billion, set on March 10, 2010. (KRX).
Source: Online News
Investments ebb in gold funds
June 9, 2010--Investment in gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) has slowed down significantly over the past few months as record prices of the yellow metal have led investors to book profits rather than making fresh buys.
Gold ETFs are paper securities traded on the stock exchanges and have physical gold as the underlying asset. They track the price of physical gold. “Over the last couple of months, we have witnessed a slowdown in incremental inflows into gold ETFs, while redemption requests have increased,” said Lakshmi Iyer of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company.
Iyer, who also manages Kotak Gold ETF, said, “Since gold prices in the domestic and international markets are surging to newer highs, investors are probably postponing their investment decisions for a better entry point.
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Source: The Telegraph
Backlash over India minimum float rule
June 9, 2010--India is facing a growing private sector backlash against a rule change that will lead to a flood of more than $50bn of new shares being listed over three years.
There are concerns that the move could damage the country’s stock market and hamper economic growth.
The Finance Ministry has ordered companies to raise the portion of their shares that are publicly held from the current 10 per cent to 25 per cent.
This implies that total share issuance in India this year could reach nearly double the previous annual record of $17.7bn in 2007, analysts say.
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Source: FT.com
SGX First In World To Trade Nikkei Dividend Index Futures The move came after its unit, Singapore Commodity Exchange, and Tokyo Commodity Exchange said on Tuesday they have signed an agreement that will pave the way for the cross-listing of the two exchanges' contracts.
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Batbold said Chinese enterprises are welcome to expand investments in Mongolia, and participate in the development of mineral and energy resources. China is Mongolia's largest trading partner and biggest source of investment, estimated to represent 40% of foreign investment in Mongolia.
Wen also met with Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj and Damdingiin Demberel, chairman of the State Great Hural (parliament) of Mongolia. The two countries had been expected to sign a number of agreements during Wen's visit to Mongolia.
The Chinese premier said China will import more dairy and agricultural products from Mongolia, which lost 8.2 million animals or nearly a fifth of all livestock in Mongolia, perished this past winter. A third of Mongolians are herders, who measure their wealth by livestock ownership. read more DB Index Research -- Weekly ETF Market Review -- Asia-Pacific
Assets Under Management To request a copy of the report New FTSE ST Supersector And Sector Indices Boost Market Analysis
With this introduction, there are now 19 Supersector and 39 Sector indices based on the FTSE ST All-Share universe bringing the total number to 77 indices.
Subscribers of the FTSE ST Index Series will enjoy extra benefits with the new indices being added to the existing data package. A full list of the Industry, Supersector and Sector indices can be found in the Appendix.
For more information about the STI and FTSE ST Index Series including index ground rules, please visit www.ftse.com/st. If you are looking for a particuliar article and can not find it, please feel free to contact us for assistace.
June 2, 2010--Singapore Exchange
The SGX Nikkei Dividend Index futures will be based on the Nikkei Stock Average Dividend Point Index, a calculation of accumulated dividends received by investors from constituent companies of the Nikkei Stock Average over a calendar year.
Source: Yahoo News
May 2, 2010--Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao concluded a two-day official visit to Mongolia today, calling for a feasibility study on a China-Mongolia free trade area, and the adoption of trade and economic cooperation in the development of mineral and energy resources.
Wen, a former geologist, held talks with Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaataryn Batbold to promote cooperation in mineral resources development, infrastructure construction such as transportation development, finance, energy, and environmental protection.
Source: MineWeb
June 1, 2010--Highlights
Market Overview
There are 220 equity based ETFs in the Asia Pacific region with 308 listings across 12 countries and 15 exchanges. Japan has the largest market share by AUM accounting for 41.96% of the whole market, whilst China has the largest market share by turnover with 37.39%.
There was one new listing last week. Fortune SGAM Fund Management offered its first ETF which tracks the SSE 180 Value Index. This was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange
Turnover
Monthly average daily turnover rose 3.9% in the last week. Turnover for the previous week was USD 1187m. The largest ETF by turnover was the China 50 ETF issued by China Asset Management with USD 219 m accounting for 18.5% of total turnover.
AUM remained at about the same level in the previous week. AUM as of May 28th was USD 60.0 bn. The largest ETF by AUM is the iShares Asia Trust - iShares FTSE/Xinhua A50 China Tracker managed by BlackRock with AUM of USD 6.2bn.
Source: Aram Flores and Shan Lan -DB Index Research
June 1, 2010--Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), Singapore Exchange (SGX) and FTSE Group (FTSE) announced today the launch of new Supersector and Sector indices to complement the family of FTSE Straits Times (ST) Indices which includes the Straits Times Index (STI). This will provide investors with the most comprehensive set of tools available for in-depth analysis of the Singapore market.
Similar to the existing indices, these new sets of indices are based on the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB), which has been adopted extensively by exchanges, investors and institutions to become the global standard in sector classification of stocks. The ICB classification structure allows for a deeper understanding of market drivers and facilitates cross-border analysis so investors can make like-for-like comparisons of specific industries and sectors between Singapore and other markets. The new indices can also be used as the basis for sector-specific funds and other index-linked products to execute sector-based investment strategies.
Source: FTSE
