ASEAN Markets

ASEAN Will Open Lower‏

ASEAN will open lower today after a slow day in New York. A weaker USD and higher Oil prices will weigh on local investors today.

The DJIA .DJI was off 6.3 pts, or 0.05%, at 12,393.90.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index .SPX was minus 0.24 pts, or 0.02%, at 1,332.63.
The NAS Composite Index .IXIC was up 2.0 points, or [...]

Strong Week in ASEAN‏

Wall St will touch a high point this coming week, the highest point it has seen in nearly three years after more positive signs from the jobs market, and an ever sinking dollar. but think before you buy.
At these levels you will not be able to just stick a pin in the [...]

Asean Market News‏

ASEAN Markets will consolidate today.
After a good week of gains ASEAN Markets will have a slow start to Q2. Over night in the USA;
The DJIA fell 30.88 pts, or 0.25% to 12,319.73.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 dipped 2.43 pts, or 0.18%, to 1,325.83.
The NASDAQ edged up 4.28 pts, or 0.15%, to 2,781.07.
On the Month, the [...]

ASEAN Equity News‏

ASEAN Equities will head to record highs today. Strong local earnings and a brighter outlook for many sectors combined with a new optimism on Wall St will see ASEAN at 2011 highs.
ASEAN Currencies will continue their rally as well and that my temper local gains to some extent.
Overnight in the USA,
The DJIA .DJI [...]

ASEAN Agricultural Companies to Rally‏

Strong demand from Asia is placing a strain on the world’s food economy.
Prosperity from the growing economy across Asia has seen a shift in local appetite from staple grains toward more diversity.
As this situation develops North America is shifting more of its harvest towards Biofuel. Government mandates and incentives for more renewable [...]

ASEAN Equity Outlook‏

This week we bid farewell to Q1 2011 and welcome in Q2 and markets remain strong despite the Japan and Mid Eat issues. The VIX volatility index is back down near levels not seen since before the Egyptian unrest began stirring the oil markets.
Wall St is heading back to 2011 highs but [...]

ASEAN to Consolidate‏

ASEAN Markets will consolidate the recent rally today, over night US stocks extended gains Thursday just as the markets in Asia and the EU, aided by good prospects for earnings, and player buying of this Quarter’s high fliers. The S&P 500’s closed above 1,305.00, a Key resistance level, auguring further gains.
Based [...]

ASEAN Equity News‏

ASEAN stocks are in for a good day, most have already reached our weekend targets bu the rally will take them beyond that towards new highs.
Wall Street moved u broadly as miners, energy offset MENA unrest.
US stocks hit session highs Wednesday as a rise in mining and energy shares offset worries about unrest in the [...]

Expect a slow start in ASEAN‏

Expect a slow start in ASEAN but markets may not sell off. buying early looks like the best strategy as the world markets are proving resilient to events in Japan and the Middle East.
The CBOE Volatility Index fell 2.7 per cent to 20.05, not far from its level before the crisis in Japan sparked a [...]

A Wild Week in ASEAN‏

A Wild Week in ASEAN
Prepare for the wildest week the markets around the world have seen for sometime. It is a fact that the sudden increase in uncertainty had caused a corresponding rise in trading based on emotion rather than facts or fundamentals.
The best thing to do is not follow the crowd this week. My [...]