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Asian shares rise slightly in choppy trade as investors attempted to interpret the
U.S. Federal Reserve's statement overnight.
SHOWS:
TOKYO,
JAPAN (JANUARY 28, 2016) (
REUTERS -
ACCESS ALL)
1. TOKYO
STOCK EXCHANGE (
TSE) BUILDING
2.
SIGN READING (
English): "
JPX, TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE"
3. ELECTRONIC STOCK
BOARD SOUNDING THE CLOSING OF TOKYO STOCK
4. ELECTRONIC STOCK BOARD SHOWING NIKKEI 225 STOCK AVERAGE CLOSING AT 17041
.45 DOWN 122.47 POINTS
5. TOKYO MARKET CENTER
6. VARIOUS OF TSE WORKERS
7. REVOLVING STOCK
PRICE TICKER
8. TSE CENTER
HONG KONG ,
CHINA (JANUARY 28, 2016) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
9. EXCHANGE
SQUARE
10. HONG KONG AND CHINESE
FLAGS
11. HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE AT CLOSING BELL
12. VARIOUS OF
SCREEN SHOWING HANG
SENG UP 0.75 PERCENT
13. STOCKS TICKER
14. TRADERS PRINTING OUT
RESULTS
SHANGHAI, CHINA (JANUARY 28, 2016) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
15. VARIOUS OF INVESTORS INSIDE A BROKERGE
16. STOCK INFORMATION ON SCREEN
17. INVESTOR LOOKING
18. SCREEN SHOWING STOCK INFORMATION
19. INVESTORS INSIDE A BROKERAGE
20. STOCK INFORMATION ON SCREEN
21. INVESTORS LOOKING
22. SCREEN SHOWING STOCK INFORMATION
23. INVESTORS INSIDE A BROKERAGE
SEOUL, SOUTH
KOREA (JANUARY 28, 2016) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
24.
CARS DRIVING ALONG SEOUL STREET
25.
PEOPLE WALKING
ACROSS STREET
26. INTERIOR OF TRADING ROOM AT
KEB HANA BANK
27. ELECTRONIC BOARD SHOWING KOREA COMPOSITE STOCK PRICE
INDEX (
KOSPI)
28. VARIOUS OF TRADERS WORKING
29. ELECTRONIC BOARD SHOWING KOSPI AND
USD/
KRW EXCHANGE
RATE
30. MORE OF INTERIOR OF TRADING ROOM
SYDNEY,
AUSTRALIA (JANUARY 28, 2016) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
31. EXTERIOR OF SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE BUILDING
32. VARIOUS OF ELECTRONIC BOARD DISPLAYING STOCK GAINS, LOSSES AND GRAPH
33. ELECTRONIC BOARD DISPLAYING
S&P; 50 GRAPH AND
S&P; / ASX 200 GRAPH
34. ELECTRONIC BOARD DISPLAYING S&P; / ASX 200 GRAPH
35. VARIOUS OF ELECTRONIC BOARD ROTATING DISPLAYING STOCK GAINS AND LOSSES
STORY: Asian shares rose slightly in choppy trade on Thursday (
January 28) as investors attempted to interpret the U.S. Federal Reserve's statement overnight, and oil prices fell back after climbing in the previous session.
The U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday (
January 27) and said it was "closely monitoring" global economic and financial developments, signaling it had accounted for a stock market selloff but wasn't ready to abandon a plan to tighten monetary policy this year.
However,
Japan's Nikkei, which also swung between gains and losses, ended the day down 0.7 percent at 17,
041.45, while the broader
Topix fell 0.6 percent to 1,
392.10.
In
Hong Kong, shares were firm despite renewed panic selling on the mainland.
The
Hang Seng index rose 0.8 percent, to 19,195.83, while the
China Enterprises
Index gained
0.9 percent, to 8,028.58 points.
China stocks slumped again to a fresh one-year low as panic selling resumed.
The
CSI300 index of the largest listed companies in
Shanghai and
Shenzhen fell 2.6 percent, to 2,853.76, while the
Shanghai Composite Index lost 2.9 percent, to 2,655.66 points.
In
South Korea, shares reversed sharp early declines to close higher while the country's currency pared losses against the dollar as the investor appetite for risk assets regained momentum.
The
Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed up 0.
5 percent on the day at 1,
906.94, representing a sharp 1.6 percent rebound from its session low of 1,877.78.
Australian shares bucked a poor performance by
Wall Street to edge 0.6 percent higher, aided by a hunt for dividend yield and more merger action.
The
S&P;/ASX 200 index rose to 4976.20 at the close of trade. The benchmark gained 0.6 percent.
- published: 05 Feb 2016
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