Asian shares rises on Profit Outlook

By HY Markets Forex Blog

Shares in the Asian market were seen climbing on Tuesday, recovering from the previous fall from the last session.

The broader Topix closed 2.1% higher at 1,196.89, while the Nikkei 225 gained 2.60% at 14,472.90.

The Hong Kong Hang Seng climbed 0.53% to 20,692.86, while the Chinese Shanghai Composite gained 0.31% at 1,963.71.

The S&P/ASX 200 rose 1.66% higher at 4,889.30, while in South Korea, the Kospi index closed 0.74% higher at 1,830.35 at the time of writing.

Aluminum company Alcoa, shifted earnings of ¢7 per share, while the revenue for the company dropped to $5.85 billion in the second quarter, compared to previous record of $5.96 billion last year.

In China, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) advanced by 2.7% in June year-on-year, increased by 2.1% from previous month, according to the reports released by the National Bureau of Statistics.  Although there have been a rise in prices, analysts predict China is not likely to attain its target of 3.5% for the year.

Yellow Metal in China advanced to $1,254.67 an ounce, highest since July 1 and exceeding yesterday’s 1.1% increase.  While silver rose 1.5% to $19.3874 an ounce.

The MSCI Market Index rose 0.5%, recovering from its 14 percent loss for the past two days.

Meanwhile, investors are looking forward to the outcome of the upcoming Fed mid-June meeting due on Wednesday. The meeting may possibly hint the next step the US Federal Reserve plan to take with the slowdown of its asset-purchase program.

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