All exchanges tread softly on tiptoe

Most stock markets in Asia were up on Thursday, but fears that the increasing loss of jobs in the United States can spend outside the rail recovery of the economy, leaving investors on edge.

In China, shares continued to trade up after sharp sell off on Monday. Profits in the region were limited by a report showing that the largest economy in the world has lost more jobs than expected last month.

News gave investors more reasons to worry about rising unemployment, which hit on consumer spending, which in turn represents about two-thirds of economic activity in the United States may stumble and economic growth. The report also reduced expectations for the key government figures on the labor market, which goes on Friday.

At the moment the mood of the market is quite cautious, analysts say. Recent indicators retain the assumption that we will see little recovery in the U.S. and especially in terms of consumer spending.

Markets now depend on certain fundamental factors when looking at all the uncertainties and doubts complement analysts.

Asian stock markets

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 off 0.4% to 10 237.53 points. Australian and South Korean Kospi index also had a major downward.

All other markets advanced, with the main Chinese Shanghai index added 3.2 percent to 2 803.00 points and the index of the Hong Kong Hang Seng rose by 1% to 19 715.38 points. The market in Taiwan jumped 0.8 percent, a benchmark in Singapore added 0.5 percent.

Wall Street

Still a worsening labor market in the United States nervous market participants, as Wall Street shut down for the fourth consecutive trading session on Wednesday.

Dow Jones fell 0.3% to 9 280.67 points, a four onachava decrease of 300 points or 3.1%. S & P 500 fell 0.3 percent to 994.75 points while the Nasdaq down by 0.1% to 1 967.07 points.

Raw

Oil prices traded at the ceiling in Asia after having closed almost unchanged at night. Crude for October delivery added 17 cents to $ 68.22 a barrel.

Gold fell from its peak of over three months of speculation that his greatest increase of more than five months now may spur some investors to raprodavat metal and to collect profits.

Gold with immediate delivery fell 0.4 percent to $ 974.37 an ounce and was trading around $ 977.20 in Singapore.

Among other precious metals silver with immediate delivery was up by 0.4% to 15.46 an ounce, while platinum jumped 0.5 percent to $ 1 237.25 an ounce.

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Re: All exchanges tread softly on tiptoe
«Posted on September 3, 2009 18:35:59»
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Great article on international capital and commodity markets. The title that all exchanges tread on toes is spectacular, but I think it is not true. Stock exchanges, their steps with a „very heavy steps coming bulls. Oil prices are about twice smaller than during the economic crisis and the war in Iraq. These prices are a sure sign that the world economy has overcome the period of recession and is in the process of growth. In the smaller double-oil prices on commodity exchanges, increases Indices will be significant. The price of oil is one of the criteria for future trends in the movement of stock indices.