• MTS Futures News_PM_20160729

    29 Jul 2016 | SET News

Asian shares slipped after touching a near one-year peak on Friday and the yen strengthened as the Bank of Japan's fresh stimulus measures disappointed markets, although Japanese stocks recovered on higher purchases of exchange-traded funds.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS pulled back 0.4 percent after hitting the highest level since Aug. 11, leaving it on track for gains of 0.9 percent for the week, and 5.4 percent for the month.

July 29 Tokyo stocks rose in volatile trade on Friday as banks and insurers gained, offsetting disappointment the Bank of Japan's policy easing fell short of investors' high expectations.

The Nikkei ended 0.6 percent higher to 16,569.27, recovering from an 1.8 percent drop to 16,174.35 after the BOJ's policy decision was released.

China stocks closed lower on Friday as investors dumped small counters amid signs of a fresh regulatory clampdown on rampant speculation, which will hit excessively valued small caps.

The CSI300 index of the largest listed companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen fell 0.5 percent, to 3,203.93, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.5 percent to 2,979.34 points.

Reference: Reuters

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