U.S. Stocks Slip as Transports Decline Offsets Consumer Gains

KPF Jogja -  U.S. stocks retreated after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index climbed within four points of a record, as a drop in transportation companies offset gains in consumer shares.

The Dow Jones Transportation Average dropped after railroad Kansas City Southern cut its outlook. The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index fell 2.2 percent after setting a record Friday.

The S&P 500 slipped 0.2 percent to 2,104.44 at 4 p.m. in New York. The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 0.3 percent.

The S&P 500 and Dow are less than 1 percent from records they last reached on March 2. The Nasdaq Composite jumped on Friday to a 15-year high, almost erasing its losses since the end of the dot-com bubble. The S&P 500 rose 2.7 percent last week, with the dollar weakening, as concern eased about an interest-rate increase.

Source : Bloomberg

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 8:34 AM

Japan Stocks Fall First Time in Three Days on U.S. Rate Outlook

KPF Jogja - Japanese stocks fell for the first time in three days as the yen held two days of gains amid speculation the Federal Reserve won’t hurry to raise interest rates.

The Topix index declined 0.3 percent to 1,587.30 as of 9:02 a.m. in Tokyo, after closing yesterday at a seven-year high. More than two stocks fell for each that rose. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 0.2 percent to 19,702.42. The yen traded at 119.75 per dollar after Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said there won’t be a “smooth upward path” for U.S. interest rates, even with the first increase potentially warranted by late 2015.

Global equity values climbed by more than $2.4 trillion last week as Fed policy makers signaled a more gradual pace of monetary tightening than previously estimated. San Francisco Fed President John Williams speaks to economists in Sydney Tuesday after Fischer’s comments Monday to the Economic Club of New York.

E-mini futures on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index added 0.1 percent after the underlying equity measure lost 0.2 percent Monday in New York.

Source: Bloomberg

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 8:30 AM

Most Asian Stocks Retreat as Investors Await China Factory Data

KPF Jogja - Most Asian stocks fell, following a drop in U.S. equities, as industrial companies declined and investors awaited manufacturing data from China.
 

About three shares dropped for every two that rose on the MSCI Asia Pacific Index, which traded little changed at 148.77 as of 9:03 a.m. in Tokyo. The measure closed yesterday at its highest since Sept. 4, and traded at 15 times estimated earnings, the highest multiple in almost five years. Preliminary manufacturing data due today in the region may be mixed, with a private report from China expected to show growth is slowing and a purchasing managers’ index from Japan likely to signal accelerating expansion.

Japan’s Topix index slid 0.3 percent. South Korea’s Kospi index sank 0.2 percent. New Zealand’s NZX 50 Index fell 0.2 percent. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index gained 0.3 percent. Markets in China and Hong Kong have yet to open.

Chinese equities were cut to neutral from overweight by strategists at Bank of America Corp.’s Merrill Lynch led by Ajay Kapur, who said the weakening property market and intensifying anti-corruption campaign will crimp consumer spending. The Shanghai Composite Index advanced 2 percent Monday, gaining for a ninth day to cap the longest winning streak since April 2007.

Source: Bloomberg

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 8:26 AM

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 3:00 PM

Dollar Holds Losses as Investors Await Fed Speeches for Clues

KPF Jogja - The dollar held losses against the euro and the yen as investors look to speeches by Federal Reserve officials for clues on monetary policy.

A gauge of the greenback against major peers dropped the most since October 2011 last week as banks including HSBC Holdings Plc said the currency’s surge since August is coming to an end. Officials scheduled to speak on Monday include Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester, a non-voting member, and San Francisco Fed President John Williams, who does vote on policy.

The dollar traded at $1.0832 against the euro at 8:46 a.m. in Tokyo from $1.0821 Friday, after slumping 3 percent last week. It was little changed at 120.03 yen after sliding 0.6 percent on Friday.

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.1 percent to 1,194.12, after tumbling 2.2 percent last week.
Hedge funds trimmed their bullish dollar futures positions to the least since December, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission data. Net futures position betting on a stronger greenback versus eight major peers in this category reached a record 448,675 contracts in January.

Source : Bloomberg

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 9:46 AM

Indeks Saham Berjangka China Menguat Pasca Kenaikan Mingguan Kedua

KPF Jogja - Indeks saham berjangka China catat penguatan setelah indeks acuan Shanghai diperdagangkan pada level tertinggi sejak 2008 lalu.

Kontrak berjangka pada Indeks CSI 300 yang berakhir pada bulan April, merupakan kontrak paling aktif, naik 1,5 % ke level 3.959 pada  pukul 9:20 pagi waktu setempat. Saham China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, yang dikenal sebagai Sinopec, mungkin aktif setelah membukukan laba tahunan terendahnya sejak 2008 lalu. Saham China Coal Energy Co. dapat bergerak setelah laba bersih sesuai perkiraan. Gemdale Corp mungkin aktif setelah membukukan keuntungan yang lebih baik dari yang diharapkan.

Indeks Shanghai Composite naik 1 % ke level 3,617.32 pada hari Jumat. Indeks CSI 300 naik 1,4 %. Sementara Indeks Hang Seng China Enterprises Hong Kong naik 0,3 % dan indeks Hang Seng melemah 0,4 persen. Indeks Ekuitas Bloomberg China-AS, naik 1,9 % di New York.

Nilai perdagangan gabungan di bursa saham Shanghai dan Shenzhen melampaui 1 triliun yuan ($ 161.4 miliar) untuk hari keempat pada hari Jumat, menurut data yang dikumpulkan oleh Bloomberg.
Pedagang Margin meningkatkan kepemilikan saham yang dibeli dengan uang pinjaman untuk hari keempat pada hari Jumat lalu, dengan saldo utang marjin di Bursa Efek Shanghai naik 1,7 % ke rekornya senilai 927 miliar yuan. (vck)

Sumber: Bloomberg

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 9:42 AM

Emas Lanjutkan Kenaikan Mingguannya Pasca Dolar Anjlok Tajam Sejak 2011

KPF Jogja - Emas menuju gain terpanjang sejak Oktober lalu, naik untuk hari keempat berturut-turut, akibat dolar catat performa mingguan terburuk pasca Federal Reserve menurunkan proyeksi kenaikan suku bunga AS.

Bullion untuk pengiriman segera naik sebanyak 0,4 persen ke level $1,187.31 per ons dan berada di level $1,186.68 pukul 8:01 di Singapura, menurut harga generik Bloomberg. Logam meningkat sebesar 2,1 persen pekan lalu, rebound dari level terendahnya dalam tiga bulan terakhir pada jumat lalu, seiring dengan pelemahan indeks Dolar Bloomberg sebesar 2,2 persen.

Ketua The Fed Janet Yellen menyarankan pekan lalu bahwa bank sentral AS tidak akan terburu-buru dalam menaikkan suku bunga, bahkan seiring dengan pernyataan pasca pertemuan kebijakan menunjukkan para pejabat otoritas menjatuhkan janji untuk bersabar terkait pengetatan kebijakan moneter. Pedagang telah melepas emas dalam mengantisipasi biaya pinjaman yang lebih tinggi, yang biasanya mengirim investor beralih pada aset dengan prospek hasil yang lebih baik seperti saham.

Para Pejabat The Fed pada 18 Maret lalu menurunkan perkiraan mereka untuk biaya pinjaman pada akhir 2015 menjadi 0,625 persen, dari perkiraan bulan Desember yang sebesar 1,125 persen. Perdagangan emas berbanding terbalik dengan mata uang AS.

Emas untuk pengiriman April ditransaksikan pada level $1,186.30 di Comex dari level $1,184.60 pada penutupan pada jumat lalu.

Perak untuk pengiriman segera naik sebesar 0,5 persen ke level $16,834 per ons, memperpanjang kenaikan menjadi 7 persen pekan lalu. Spot platinum naik sebesar 0,1 persen menjadi $ ,140.13 per ons, sedangkan paladium turun sebesar 0,1 persen ke level $ 776,10 per ons. (izr)
Sumber: Bloomberg

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PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 9:36 AM