{"id":50002,"date":"2017-11-01T05:49:07","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T05:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=50002"},"modified":"2017-11-01T05:49:07","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T05:49:07","slug":"asia-shares-hit-10-year-high-on-strong-economy-oil-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/business\/asia-shares-hit-10-year-high-on-strong-economy-oil-gains.html","title":{"rendered":"Asia shares hit 10-year high on strong economy oil gains"},"content":{"rendered":"

Asia shares hit 10-year high on strong economy oil gains<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Asia shares hit 10-year high on strong economy oil gains: MSCI\u2019s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.6 percent, led by 1.1 percent gains in South Korea while Japan\u2019s Nikkei gained 1.4 percent.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHopes of U.S. tax cuts, a slight easing in U.S. long-term bond yields since late last month and a rise in oil prices are all positive for Asian shares,\u201d said Yukino Yamada, senior strategist at Daiwa Securities.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLast month, there were major inflows to high-tech shares in Korea and Taiwan. And GDP of these countries were also strong, showing the strength is spreading to the entire economy, not just within the high-tech sector,\u201d she added.<\/span><\/p>\n

South Korea\u2019s economic growth accelerated to its fastest growth in seven years last quarter while growth in Taiwan during the same period was the strongest in 2-1\/2 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

The advance reading of U.S. GDP for July-Sept also showed healthy growth of 3.0 percent, well above the average of just above 2.0 percent since the financial crisis in 2008-09.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wall Street\u2019s three major indexes ticked up on Tuesday to end October with their biggest monthly gains since February.<\/span><\/p>\n

Investors are focused on the progress of a U.S. tax-cut plan being developed by President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans and on Trump\u2019s announcement of the next head of the Federal Reserve. The White House said he will reveal his Fed pick on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tax legislation had been expected on Wednesday, but sources said Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will delay the release for a day as lawmakers try to overcome differences involving the treatment of retirement savings accounts and state and local taxes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf the negotiation gets derailed, that would have a negative impact on markets so we need to be careful,\u201d said Masahiro Ichikawa, senior strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s decision on the Fed chair is upstaging the start of its two-day policy meeting in Washington on Tuesday, although it is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged in its statement on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump is likely to pick Fed Governor Jerome Powell, who is seen as more dovish on interest rates and thus relatively stock market friendly, sources have told Reuters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Expectations that Powell will lead the Fed have helped to drive down U.S. bond yields and the dollar this week.<\/span><\/p>\n

The dollar\u2019s index against a basket of six major currencies stood at 94.66 from last week\u2019s three-month peak of 95.15.<\/span><\/p>\n

The euro was little moved at $1.1635, though it kept some distance from its three-month low of $1.1574 touched on Friday after the European Central Bank\u2019s stance was perceived to be more dovish than expected.<\/span><\/p>\n

The dollar fetched 113.86 yen, up slightly on the day but off Friday\u2019s high of 114.45 yen.<\/span><\/p>\n

The biggest mover in early Wednesday trade was the New Zealand dollar, which jumped 0.7 percent to $0.6897 after the country\u2019s jobless rate sank more than expected to a nine-year low of 4.6 percent.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bitcoin hit another record high on Tuesday after CME Group Inc, the world\u2019s largest derivatives exchange operator, said on Tuesday it will launch a futures contract for bitcoin later this year, marking a major step in the digital currency\u2019s path toward legitimacy.<\/span><\/p>\n

It last traded at $6,395.52, down 0.6 percent in early Asian trade, compared to Tuesday\u2019s high of $6,449.78.<\/span><\/p>\n

Oil prices extended a rally which began in early October, largely driven by hopes that oil producing countries will agree to extend output cut at their meeting the end of this month.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brent crude futures hit a two-year high of $61.41 per barrel on Tuesday and stood at $61.16 per barrel in early Asia trade on Wednesday, up 0.4 percent.<\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. crude futures held at $54.87 per barrel, near its eight-month high of $54.85 hit on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The spread between the two contracts reached $6.99 on Tuesday, hitting the widest in more than two years, due to worries about supply disruption from Kurdistan.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOil prices may have risen a bit too much already on expectations of the production cut extension. I would say Brent is likely to ease below $60 early next year,\u201d said Tatsufumi Okoshi, senior commodity economist at Nomura Securities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-global-markets\/asia-shares-hit-10-year-high-on-strong-economy-oil-gains-idUSKBN1D1392<\/span><\/p>\n

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