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Asian Stock Markets Fell Sharply In Early Trading On Friday.

2011/8/19 15:05:00 38

Asian Stock Markets Tumbled

Asian stock markets fell sharply in early trading on Friday as fears of a global economic slowdown triggered by weak US economic data and dragged down overnight in the US stock market.


  

Gold price

Hit a new high, as investors hedge risk to buy gold.


The Nikkei index fell 2%, the Australian S&P/ASX 200 index fell 2.6%, the Korea composite index fell 3.9%, and the New Zealand NZX-50 index fell 1%.

China's Shanghai Composite Index dropped 1.56% at 2519.65.


The electronic trading system shows that

Dow Jones

Industrial stock index futures fell 46 points.


In the foreign exchange market, the US dollar was 76.77 yen against the Japanese yen and 76.57 yen on Thursday in New York foreign exchange market.

The euro is 109.91 yen against Japanese yen and 109.75 yen on Thursday in New York.

The euro traded at US $1.4318 against the US dollar, and New York's foreign exchange market ended on Thursday at $1.4334.

The euro traded 1.1381 Swiss francs against the Swiss franc, and the New York foreign exchange market ended on Thursday at 1.1380 Swiss francs.


September Japan

National debt

Futures rose 0.21 to 142.82; 10 - year Japanese bond yields fell 2 basis points to 0.975%.


The spot gold price was quoted at $1833.90 an ounce, up 9 dollars compared with the New York market clearing price on Thursday.

New York Mercantile Exchange September crude oil futures fell 93 cents to 81.45 dollars per barrel.


 
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