By Steffen Gosenheimer
Dow Jones-Due to the stock market in Japan, a clearer correction after two record highs in a row, the other stock exchanges of the region and in Australia showed themselves on Thursday with smaller movements on both sides. In many cases, the actors are likely to have held back because later the US generator prices for July are pending and could cause a stronger impulse. If you have increased more than expected, this could put a dampers to the interest rate scenario and thus also the shares. In addition, many looks at Friday and the meeting between US President Trump and the Russian President Putin for the war in Ukraine.
The Nikkei-225 index in Tokyo gave 1.4 percent to 42,649 points. The headwind came from the firmer yen because the dollar with the continued fully intact interest reduction fantasy in the USA weakens on a broad front. As a result, exports of Japanese companies are more expensive into the dollar space. In addition, dealers spoke of profit.
The Kospi in Seoul recovered in the course of small losses and minimal castle. In Shanghai and Hong Kong (late trade), the indices each lost 0.5 percent.
In Sydney, the S&P/ASX-200 made up for the minus from the previous day with an increase of 0.5 percent. After weak bank stocks had pressed on Wednesday after the quarterly number of the Commonwealth Bank, various well -fashioned corporate messages now caused a boost again. New business figures from Westpac were rewarded with a plus of the 6.3 percent share. National Australia Bank rose by 1.9 percent. Commonwealth Bank, on the other hand, gave up by a further 1.1 percent.
A new forecast of the energy supplier Origin Energy was well received, the stock was more expensive by 6.3 percent. The telecommunications company Telstra reported a 4.6 percent increase in profit in the financial year and announced a share buyback. However, the profit forecast missed market expectation. The share gave up by a good 2 percent. The insurer Suncorp increases its final dividend and announced a share buyback. The course attracted 3.6 percent.
In Hong Kong, Lenovo lost 5.7 percent, although the world’s largest PC manufacturer has more than doubled its net profit in the first business quarter and thus increased significantly more than expected. The stock had already gone well recently.
Index (stock exchange) last +/- % % YTD end
S&P/ASX 200 (Sydney) 8,873.80 +0.5% +8.2% 08:00
Nikkei -225 (Tokyo) 42,649.26 -1.4% +7.1% 08:30
Kospi (SEOUL) 3,225.66 +0.0% +34.4% 08:30
Shanghai-Comp. 3,666.44 -0.5% +9.4% 09:00
Hang -Seng (Hongk.) 25.484.79 -0.5% +24.6% 10:00
Last +/- % 00:00 Wed, 9:47 % YTD
EUR/USD 1.1688 -0.2 1.1706 1.1709 +13.0%
EUR/JPY 171.12 -0.8 172.42 172.70 +5.9%
EUR/GBP 0.8600 -0.3 0.8623 0.8644 +4.2%
GBP/USD 1.3590 0.1 1.3574 1.3546 +7.9%
USD/JPY 146.42 -0.6 147.30 147.49 -6.0%
USD/KRW 1,383.40 0.3 1,379.78 1,379.09 -6.5%
USD/CNY 7.1259 -0.1 7.1315 7.1263 -1%
USD/CNH 7.1740 -0.1 7.1796 7.1784 -2.1%
USD/HKD 7.8478 -0.0 7.8487 7.8499 +1.0%
AUD/USD 0.6539 -0.1 0.6544 0.6552 +5.8%
NZD/USD 0.5960 -0.3 0.5975 0.5984 +6.7%
BTC/USD 121.741.30 -0.7 122,593,20 119,377.15 +26.7%
Row oil last VT closing +/- % +/- USD % YTD
WTI/Nymex 62.97 62.65 +0.5% +0.32 -13.1%
Brent/ICE 65.97 65.63 +0.5% +0.34 -12.5%
Metals last the last day +/- % +/- USD % YTD
Gold 3,364.85 3,354.60 +0.3% +10.25 +27.7%
Silver 38.49 38.525 -0.1% -0.03 +31.3%
Platin 1,152,15 1,147.29 +0.4% +4.86 +31.0%
Copper 4.49 4.50 -0.3% -0.01 +9.1%
YTD based on the final course of the previous day
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(End) Dow Jones Newswires
August 14, 2025 03:19 ET (07:19 GMT)
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