(ANSA) – MILAN, JULY 22 – The main stock exchanges in Asia and the Pacific moved in no particular order in the wake of yesterday’s closing of the Western markets, after the unsurprising inflation rate in Japan and with the dollar raising its head . The greenback rose to 137.75 yen and reduced the rate on the euro to 1.019 and 1.197 on the pound sterling.
Tokyo gained 0.4%, Taiwan 0.08% and Seoul lost 0.67%. Little Sidney moved (-0.04%), with the jump of gold (+ 2.07% to 1,717 dollars an ounce) and other metals. Hong Kong (-0.01%), Shanghai (-0.62%), Singapore (+ 0.93%) and Mumbai (+ 0.38%) are still open.
Futures on Europe and on Wall Street were negative pending the SME indices of France, Germany, Eurozone and Great Britain.
The monthly report from the German Central Bank is also on the way. The composite and tertiary SME indices are also arriving from the US. US crude oil rose (WTI + 1.54% to 97.85 dollars a barrel), which remained below 100 dollars, while natural gas leapt in Amsterdam (+ 3.47% to 161 euros per MWh).
On the Tokyop market, Honda (-1.56%) and Subaru (-1.79%) took profits, Toyota (+ 0.41%) did not move much, Sony (+ 2.65%) and Nikon (+) did well. 0.32%), sluggish Panasonic (-0.07%) and Sharp (-0.07%).
In the Nomura flat banking sector (+ 0.04%), Mitsubishi Ufj is more lively (+ 0.18%). (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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