Japan's shares decline

Note: This section contains information in English only.
Source: Bloomberg
© Scanpix/Agence France-Presse
Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average declined, slipping 19%, and it almost entered the bear market as the Japanese currency appreciated to its strongest versus the greenback in more than eight weeks. The Nikkei 225 dropped 5.6% to 12,547.96 at 12:39 p.m. Tokyo time, making it the third decline of more than 5% in previous month. The index slid 6.6% today, the biggest decline since stocks in Japan fell on May 23.
Back to articles

Actual Topics

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:00:06 GMT

Yields will stabilize without intervention, BoJ says

The BoJ governor Sayuri Shirai expects Japanese government bond prices to stabilize without any intervention by the central bank. He predicts that economic growth will resume in the middle of 2013, while achieving the goal of 2% inflation will take time. The BoJ decision to keep its monetary policy steady and speculations on Fed's withdrawal of its QE significantly contributed

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:43:10 GMT

Australian and New Zealand Dollars fall

The Australian and New Zealand currencies fell versus its most-traded peers after market volatility triggered selling. The Aussie depreciated 0.4% to 94.49 U.S. cents at 1:53 p.m. Sydney time after advancing 0.4%. The Australia's Dollar reached 93.26 on June 12, its lowest level in almost three years, while the kiwi dropped 0.9% to 79.15 U.S. cents.

Subscribe to "Fundamental Analysis" feed

Subscribe
Per scoprire di più sulla piattaforma di Dukascopy Bank per Forex/CFD, sul SWFX ed altre informazioni relative al trading,
la preghiamo di contattarci o richiedere di essere contattato (callback request)
For further information regarding potential cooperation,
please call us or make callback request.
To learn more about Dukascopy Bank Binary Options / Forex trading platform, SWFX and other trading related information,
please call us or make callback request.
Per scoprire di più sulla piattaforma di Dukascopy Bank per Forex/CFD, sul SWFX ed altre informazioni relative al trading,
la preghiamo di contattarci o richiedere di essere contattato (callback request).
To learn more about Crypto Trading / CFD / Forex trading platform, SWFX and other trading related information,
please call us or make callback request.
To learn more about Business Introducer and other trading related information,
please call us or make callback request.
For further information regarding potential cooperation,
please call us or make callback request.