Seoul, South Korea (AP) - Global stock markets rose, began to rise Thursday, the mood in the U.S. housing and solid corporate earnings cheered.
Investors believe that economic recovery in the housing report, an increase of approximately pessimistic message flow antidote prompted Europe, China and the United States Commerce Department said that builders of new homes and apartments in June, October 2008 the highest level since.
From the industry leader, such as IBM and strong profitability eBay after the announcement, U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday to encourage investors to look for bargain after recent waterfall. The high-tech giant IBM's profit exceeded analysts' expectations, eBay said its quarterly net profit more than doubled year-on-year growth of 6%, sent its shares in after-hours trading.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 0.8 percent to 8,795.55 and South Korea's Kospi index rose 1.6 percent, to 1,822.96 points.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 1.7% 19,559.05 and China's Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.8 percent to 2,184.84 points. Australia's S & P / ASX 200 index rose 1.9 percent, to 4,236.36.
Investors snapped up shares of this reflecting overnight gains in the U.S. technology sector technology companies in Asia. Surged 3.6 percent, the world's largest producer of memory chips, televisions and mobile phone manufacturers, Samsung Electronics in Seoul. Japan's Toshiba rose 1.5%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company shares rose 3.6 percent.
Corporate earnings reports sent stocks higher in Europe. Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.1 percent, Germany's DAX index rose 0.6 percent to 5,693.66 points to 6,722.47 points. The French CAC-40 index rose 0.4 percent to 3,248.5.
Futures indicates that another of Wall Street's rise. The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 0.3 percent to 12,903 points, the S & P 500 index futures rose 0.3 percent, to 1,371.20.
The benchmark crude oil futures prices for August delivery rose 40 cents a barrel and $ 90.27 in the New York Mercantile Exchange electronic trading. Contract increased by 65 cents, to $ 89.87 a barrel in New York the end of Wednesday.
In the currency market, the dollar fell 0.2 percent to 78.61 yen, the euro against the U.S. dollar rose 0.1 percent, to $ 1.229.


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