Asian and Australian Stocks While You Were Sleeping
Jul 20, 2018
Japanese Stock Market
- Japanese stocks finished higher, with the Nikkei 225 -0.29%
- Telecommunications (+1.14%), consumer staples (+0.42%), and health care stocks (+0.23%) were the best performers in the Nikkei 225
- Information technology (-1.15%), materials (-0.67%), and industrials stocks (-0.60%) were the most significant laggards
- Market breadth for the Nikkei 225 was decidedly negative with 72 stocks advancing compared to 145 declines
- Volume in the Nikkei 225 was relatively in-line with usual levels (+0.13% above its 10-day average)
- Japan’s June core CPI grew 0.8% Y/Y, which was in-line with the consensus
Chinese Stock Market
- Chinese and Hong Kong stocks advanced across the board, with the Hang Seng +0.76%, the CSI 300 +1.88%, and the Shanghai Composite +2.05%
- Utilities (+1.48%), energy (+1.08%), and financials stocks (+1.07%) were the biggest outperformers in the Hang Seng
- Consumer discretionary (-0.33%), consumer staples (-0.24%), and information technology stocks (-0.16%) declined the most significantly
- Market breadth for the Hang Seng was notably positive with 37 out of 50 stocks finishing higher
- Volume in the Hang Seng was 46.27% above its 10-day average
Indian Stock Market
- Indian stocks were higher across the board, with the Nifty 50 +0.48%, and the Sensex +0.40%
- Market breadth for the Sensex was positive with 20 stocks advancing compared to 11 declines
- Volume across Indian equity markets was 6.05% below its 10-day average
Australian Stock Market
- Aussie stocks were in the black today, with the ASX 200 +0.37%
- Health care (+1.31%), telecommunications (+1.12%), and energy stocks (+0.91%) provided the highest returns in the ASX 200
- Materials stocks (-1.06%) were the only stocks in the ASX 200 to finish in the red
- Market breadth for the ASX 200 was positive with 132 out of 200 stocks finishing higher
- Volume across Australian equity markets was 10.07% below its 10-day average
Highlights from the Asian and Australian Stock Market
- Chinese treasuries are selling-off, with the yield on China’s 10-year up 7.5 basis points to 3.504%
- Hong Kong sovereign treasuries are rallying today, with the yield on the Hong Kong 10-year down 2.1 basis points to 2.034%
- Yield on the India’s 10-year is up 0.8 basis points to 7.785%
What is Going on with Asian and Australian Currencies?
- AUD$ is 0.29% stronger to AUD$/USD$ -- 0.7385
- JPY¥ is up 0.32%, to JPY¥/USD$ -- 0.0089
- CNY¥ is down 0.14%, to CNY¥/USD$ -- 0.1474
- INR is 0.30% stronger, to INR/USD$ -- 0.0145
*Data in Price Return; Source: Stockdio
Nikkei 225 Movers
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Outperformers |
Ticker |
Price |
Chg |
% Chg |
Volume |
Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd |
TSE: 4568 |
4798 |
131 |
2.81% |
3.23M |
Konami Holdings Corp |
TSE: 9766 |
5700 |
140 |
2.52% |
887.00k |
Kirin Holdings Co Ltd |
TSE: 2503 |
3047 |
63.5 |
2.13% |
2.73M |
Concordia Financial Group Ltd |
TSE: 7186 |
550 |
9 |
1.66% |
6.60M |
Chubu Electric Power Co Inc |
TSE: 9502 |
1745 |
27 |
1.54% |
2.56M |
Underperformers |
Ticker |
Price |
Chg |
% Chg |
Volume |
Dentsu Inc |
TSE: 4324 |
4705 |
-345 |
-6.83% |
4.74M |
SUMCO Corp |
TSE: 3436 |
2292 |
-99 |
-4.14% |
9.12M |
Toho Zinc Co Ltd |
TSE: 5707 |
3725 |
-160 |
-4.12% |
244.90k |
Furukawa Co Ltd |
TSE: 5715 |
1544 |
-54 |
-3.38% |
314.20k |
Advantest Corp |
TSE: 6857 |
2444 |
-80 |
-3.17% |
3.59M |
Hang Seng Movers
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Outperformers |
Ticker |
Price |
Chg |
% Chg |
Volume |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd |
SEHK: 1398 |
5.56 |
0.15 |
2.77% |
571.02M |
Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd |
SEHK: 2007 |
12.66 |
0.34 |
2.76% |
97.36M |
China Resources Power Holdings Co Ltd |
SEHK: 836 |
15.24 |
0.40 |
2.70% |
12.61M |
Hong Kong & China Gas Co Ltd |
SEHK: 3 |
16.22 |
0.42 |
2.66% |
36.02M |
Henderson Land Development Co Ltd |
SEHK: 12 |
41.50 |
1.00 |
2.47% |
3.09M |
Underperformers |
Ticker |
Price |
Chg |
% Chg |
Volume |
Sunny Optical Technology Group Co Ltd |
SEHK: 2382 |
136.00 |
-4.10 |
-2.93% |
11.62M |
AAC Technologies Holdings Inc |
SEHK: 2018 |
100.00 |
-1.60 |
-1.57% |
9.28M |
WH Group Ltd |
SEHK: 288 |
6.26 |
-0.10 |
-1.57% |
35.06M |
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd |
SEHK: 688 |
23.40 |
-0.25 |
-1.06% |
28.20M |
CK Asset Holdings Ltd |
SEHK: 1113 |
59.65 |
-0.45 |
-0.75% |
6.84M |
Sensex Movers
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Outperformers |
Ticker |
Price |
Chg |
% Chg |
Volume |
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd |
NSEI:SUNPHARMA |
559.90 |
14.80 |
2.72% |
224.10k |
Infosys Ltd |
NSEI:INFY |
1348.35 |
31.80 |
2.42% |
816.45k |
Reliance Industries Ltd |
NSEI:RELIANCE |
1128.55 |
24.65 |
2.23% |
446.80k |
ICICI Bank Ltd |
NSEI:ICICIBANK |
266.00 |
4.80 |
1.84% |
4.26M |
Axis Bank Ltd |
BSE:532215 |
534.45 |
7.15 |
1.36% |
156.70k |
Underperformers |
Ticker |
Price |
Chg |
% Chg |
Volume |
Bajaj Auto Ltd |
NSEI:BAJAJ-AUTO |
2841.10 |
-271.70 |
-8.73% |
327.05k |
Vedanta Ltd |
NSEI:VEDL |
202.60 |
-5.70 |
-2.74% |
628.93k |
Hero MotoCorp Ltd |
BSE:500182 |
3373.15 |
-85.75 |
-2.48% |
48.10k |
Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd |
NSEI:ONGC |
157.85 |
-3.55 |
-2.20% |
366.93k |
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd |
BSE:500247 |
1333.45 |
-16.80 |
-1.24% |
93.00k |
ASX 200 Movers
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Outperformers |
Ticker |
Price |
Chg |
% Chg |
Volume |
Afterpay Touch Group Ltd |
ASX: APT |
14.38 |
0.85 |
6.28% |
6.70M |
Pilbara Minerals Ltd |
ASX: PLS |
1.03 |
0.05 |
4.57% |
4.57M |
Boral Ltd |
ASX: BLD |
6.78 |
0.24 |
3.67% |
4.87M |
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd |
ASX: TWE |
18.62 |
0.65 |
3.62% |
1.61M |
Ramsay Health Care Ltd |
ASX: RHC |
56.94 |
1.51 |
2.72% |
504.80k |
Underperformers |
Ticker |
Price |
Chg |
% Chg |
Volume |
CSR Ltd |
ASX: CSR |
4.05 |
-0.35 |
-7.95% |
11.17M |
Lynas Corp Ltd |
ASX: LYC |
2.02 |
-0.12 |
-5.61% |
10.18M |
Alumina Ltd |
ASX: AWC |
2.75 |
-0.12 |
-4.18% |
16.36M |
Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd |
ASX: SAR |
1.99 |
-0.08 |
-3.86% |
6.26M |
Western Areas Ltd |
ASX: WSA |
3.33 |
-0.13 |
-3.76% |
2.98M |