Asian stock markets in trouble
The week promises to be even difficult for Asian Scholarships. On Monday, all the financial centers of the region are in red. In Tokyo, the Nikkei ended in decline by 0.74% to 10,512.69 points while the Topix fell by 0.67% to 934.59 points. This is the lowest level in a month. The technology sector was battered after Google results found disappointing. And the strength of the Japanese currency, which was trading at 90.26 yen to the dollar, worries the export sector.
Investors also expect further losses on Wall Street after the positions recorded last Friday across the Atlantic. On the eve of the weekend, the U.S. places had finished strong decrease of 2.13%, while the Nasdaq let go of 2.68%, 2205 points and the S & P 500, 2.22% to 1092 points. Google was not pleased the markets and had sealed the general mood by winning of 5.66%.For its part, Advanced Micro Devices (ADM), which was announced Thursday evening having completed its first quarter in the black for three years, has still declined by 12.12%, to 7.9 million.
The sector should also be monitored in the coming days as the markets await U.S. publications from Texas Instrument (fourth quarter) and Apple (first quarter). The firm at the apple must also Wednesday presented its "last creation," probably the digital tablet.
As for statistics, markets will also pay attention to resale figures for new homes in December, released on Monday to 16 hours in the United States.
Exchanges in the region behind
In the wake of Tokyo, all other Asian places are displayed in red.The flagship index of Hong Kong, the Hang Seng 0.89% cowardly to 20,542 points.
In Shanghai, the Shanghai Composite lost 0.57% to 3110 points.
In South Korea, same story. The KOSDAQ index fell by 1.40% to 1321 points.
Finally, in Australia, the S & P / ASX 200 lost 0.69% to 4714 points.