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Asian Stock Swing From Gains to Losses on Fed Stimulus Outlook

Written By Kontak Perkasa Futures on Friday, December 6, 2013 | 9:20 AM


Bloomberg, (06/12) -- Asian stocks swung between gains and losses, with the regional benchmark index set for its biggest weekly drop since August, as improving U.S. economic data fueled speculation the Federal Reserve may bring forward stimulus cuts.

Hanjin Shipping Co. dropped 1.7 percent after a report that South Korea’s largest container carrier is among shipping lines being investigated by the European Union for allegedly influencing prices in Europe. Nufarm Ltd. slid 1.4 percent after Credit Suisse Group AG cut its rating for Australia’s top supplier of farm chemicals. Advantest Corp. jumped 6.4 percent on a newspaper report that the Japanese maker of semiconductor equipment’s cost cuts helped reduce its break-even point.

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index added 00.1 percent to 139.63 as of 9:41 a.m. in Tokyo, reversing a loss of 0.1 percent. Fed policy makers meet Dec. 17-18 after minutes of their October gathering showed they may reduce $85 billion of monthly bond buying should the U.S. economy improve as anticipated.

The U.S. posted the fastest annualized growth last quarter since the start of 2012 and jobless claims unexpectedly fell as the focus turns to today’s November non-farm payrolls, projected to rise by 185,000 workers. Malaysia publishes trade data today while protesters in Thailand have said they’ll resume rallies.

Japan’s Topix index rose 0.3 percent, while South Korea’s Kospi index was little changed. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index lost 0.7 percent percent and New Zealand’s NZX 50 Index slipped 0.5 percent. Markets are yet to open in Hong Kong and China
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