Asia
Japan
NKY-0.72%, TPX -0.41%
NKY fell after weaker-than-expected US employment data pressured stocks on Wall Street and the dollar/yen fell to the 85 handle. Turnover on the TPX fell to 1.08 trillion yen from 1.19 trillion yen last Friday
Stocks fell across most sectors led by tech, industrials, oil & gas, exporters and financials. Utilities and health care rose
Exporters fell on a strong yen: autos -1.33%, CE -0.74%, precision -1.53%
Traders -0.74% after metal prices fell, shippers -1.16% on concerns of slower global economic growth
Best performing sectors on the TPX: airlines +2.92%, pulp & paper +0.89%, rubber products +0.83%; worst performing sectors: nonferrous metals -2.13%, precision -1.53%, electric appliances -1.26%
Hong Kong
HSI +0.57%; HSCEI +0.53%
Stocks rose lifting the benchmark index to its highest close in more than 3 mths, on optimism about the local real-estate market and strong earnings. Turnover on the HSI rose to HK$22.20B from HK$16.25B last Friday
China has ordered more than 2,000 companies in 18 industries including cement, coking, iron, paper and dyeing to shut outdated manufacturing capacity by the end of September
Local property developers rose
Autos fell after report Chinas passenger-car sales to dealerships rose at the slowest pace in July since Mar09
China
SHCOMP +0.53%; SZCOMP +1.34%
Stocks rose as consumer staples extended rally and cement producers jumped on government capacity curb. Trading was range-bound, however, as investors await July economics data. Turnover on the SHCOMP rose to 121.40B yuan from 113.10B yuan last Friday
Stocks rose across most sectors led by health care, materials, tech, consumerand industrials. Telecom, oil & gas and financials fell
Food producers +1.01% after recent floods boosted food prices
Resources +1.67% after report the government has ordered more than 2,000 companies in 18 industries including cement, coking, iron, paper and dyeing to shut outdated manufacturing capacity by the end of September
Banks -0.23% on concerns of asset quality China Everbright Bank IPO will divert funds from existing equities
Autos -0.25%. Chinas passenger-car sales to dealerships rose at the slowest pace since Mar09. Wholesale deliveries of cars, sport-utility vehicles and multipurpose vehicles increased 13.6% YoY to 946,200 in July, compared with 19% growth in June, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers reported