• MTS Futures News_PM_20180131

    31 Jan 2018 | SET News


• European stocks opened slightly higher on Wednesday morning, as investors monitored the release of economic data and corporate earnings.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.15 percent shortly after the opening bell, with most sectors and major bourses in positive territory.

• Asia stocks pulled further back from record highs on Wednesday as the recent rise in global bond yields weighed on equities, while the dollar steadied ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision.

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added to the previous day’s losses and dipped 0.2 percent, after reaching a record high on Monday.

• Japan’s Nikkei share average fell for a sixth straight day on Wednesday in choppy trade, with most sectors in negative territory, while large-cap stock Advantest soared after raising its profit forecast.

The Nikkei ended 0.8 percent lower to 23,098.29, falling for six straight days, after flirting with positive territory earlier.

• China stocks ended mixed on Wednesday, with the blue-chip index recouping earlier losses to close higher, aided by a bounce in real estate and consumer firms.

At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was down 6.50 points or 0.19 percent at 3,481.51.

The blue-chip CSI300 index was up 0.48 percent, with its financial sector sub-index higher by 1.22 percent, the consumer staples sector up 2.59percent, the real estate index up 2.86 percent and healthcare sub-index up 0.37 percent.

Reference: Reuters,CNBC

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