Showing posts with label Asia Pacific Index. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Asia Pacific Index. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Bounce - and drop

MONTREAL - Asian equity markets were down sharply last week, and volatility was very highly (0.91) correlated with the extent of individual indexes' move.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Asian Stocks Rebound on Economic Outlook From Japan, U.S., Profit Growth

Asian stocks rebounded this week after U.S. and Japanese central banks raised their growth outlooks and companies posted better-than-estimated earnings, boosting confidence in the global recovery.

Toshiba Corp. and Elpida Memory Inc. rallied more than 3 percent in Tokyo after Dell Inc., the world’s third-largest personal-computer maker, reported profit that topped forecasts. Qantas Airways Ltd. jumped 6.3 percent after Australia’s biggest airline quadrupled net income. AMP Ltd. rose 4.3 percent as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. recommended the asset manager citing “solid” earnings results.